FILO Podcast

We rarely ever get to hand-pick our volunteers, right? So often in church production ministry, we are meeting people where they are at just like the other ministries of an organization. Some come in hurting, needing community, or just a place to belong and be cared for. Sorry, I am getting ahead of myself, let me first

Todd sits down with Nate Aguilar, the brains behind all the technology used to pull off the FILO Conference. They talk about streaming, using Willow Creek infrastructure and setting up the volunteers up to succeed as we streamed 8 Breakouts simultaneously. Show Notes: FILO 2025 Highlight Video FILO 2026: Live Stream an

Imagine this: you are having a conversation with your friend about something important. Just as that friend starts to talk, another friend walks up and also starts talking to you. Then, your phone rings. Amidst these three people needing your attention, you are also late for a meeting.  This type of stressful situation

 I’ve always been a doer, a self-proclaimed productivity ninja. I was thriving on the rush of completing tasks, but as I dove deeper into my role as a Production Director I realized that my obsession with productivity was hindering the team's growth.I started as many of us do: a passionate sound engineer, eager to twea

Brian Taylor joins Todd to talk about how to show up fully in our roles as technical artists, and how our perspective can help completely change our environments. Show Notes: FILO 2025 Conference: Today’s guest will be joining us at the Conference that kicks off next week, on May 6th! And it's not too list to join us I

I’m no stranger to the need for a cultural reset for production teams. When I was placed at our main campus in 2019, I inherited a team that had no clear bullseye, struggled with pride, and who were like sheep without a shepherd. I was a 20-year-old female who was placed in the middle of this already established team a