Churchfront Show 2025 NAB Special

Release Date: 04/25/2025

Light Your Church Like a Pro | Pro Church Lights

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Follow us! About This Week’s Guest This episode features Frank and Wade from Pro Church Lights, teaching from the Churchfront Conference in Melbourne Beach, Florida. They help churches build practical, volunteer-friendly lighting systems that support worship, hospitality, and ministry impact. Church lighting is not about manipulating emotion. It is about setting the table so people can walk into a space that feels intentional, welcoming, and ready for worship. In this episode, Frank and Wade explain why lighting matters from both a biblical and practical perspective, then walk...

Why We Don’t Give Churches AV Bids

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Follow us! In this episode, Jake Gosselin and Luke Jackson unpack why Churchfront does not start AVL projects by handing churches a quick bid or quote. They explain the difference between an estimate, bid, quote, proposal, and RFP, and why accurate pricing for church AVL work depends on design, engineering, site context, system goals, and clear specifications. Jake and Luke also walk through Churchfront’s pre-design and consulting process, including the on-site visit, discovery conversations, inventory, program report, budget ranges, phasing recommendations, and the path from...

The Church Production Debate Ends Here | Nathan Finochio

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Follow us! About This Week’s Guest Nathan Finocchio is a speaker, teacher, and longtime worship leader who brings a sharp, theological perspective to conversations about worship, church leadership, and the role of the Holy Spirit in the gathered church. In this Churchfront Conference keynote, Nathan Finocchio makes a bold case for why church production matters. Rather than treating lights, sound, video, and AVL systems as distractions, Nathan argues that production can help facilitate the first ministry of the church: worshiping God. Nathan unpacks the biblical language of praise,...

Why is Church AV So Expensive?

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Follow us! Why Is Church AV So Expensive? In this episode, Jake Gosselin and Luke Jackson break down why professional church AVL projects cost more than many churches expect. They explain the hidden work behind a reliable system, including engineering, logistics, insurance, software, support, staffing, travel, procurement, and long-term operational stability. Jake and Luke also talk about why Churchfront does not try to be the cheapest AV integrator. Instead, they explain how accurate pricing protects churches from risky shortcuts, underbuilt systems, poor support, and unstable...

Reggi Beasley Churchfront Conference Keynote Session | Getting a Graceful Rhythm

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Follow us! About Reggi Beasley Reggi Beasley is a worship leader and ministry builder who helps churches build healthy, thriving worship teams. In this Churchfront Conference keynote, he brings a pastoral word of encouragement for worship, production, and church leaders who are doing good work but feeling weary in the middle of it. In this episode, Reggi reminds ministry leaders that a sustainable life of service starts with receiving three simple but deeply needed truths: God sees you, God loves you, and God wants to spend time with you. Through the stories of Hagar, the prodigal...

Stephen Sheppard | Former Elevation Church Broadcast Engineer Teaches the Biggest Lessons He Learned

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Follow us! Former Elevation Broadcast Engineer on Building a Healthier Church Production Team About This Week’s Guest: Stephen “Shep” Sheppard is a church production leader, content creator, and freelance broadcast/production specialist who has served in production roles at Elevation Church, Hope City Church, and multiple portable church environments. His experience spans volunteer leadership, broadcast engineering, campus launches, livestream systems, and coaching churches on how to build healthier production teams. In this episode, Shep shares practical lessons from years of...

The Biggest AV Mistake Churches Make During Construction Projects

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Follow us! The Biggest AV Mistake Churches Make During Construction Projects In this episode, Jake and Sean explain why church AV should not be treated like gear you add at the end of a construction project. AV is a specialty construction trade that affects structural planning, electrical requirements, HVAC coordination, sightlines, cabling, equipment racks, control systems, and long-term volunteer usability. They unpack when churches should bring AV into the process, why pre-design consulting matters, how realistic budgets are built, and why you cannot accurately quote a system...

How to Build a Thriving Worship Ministry from Scratch

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Follow Churchfront on Instagram or TikTok: @churchfront Follow on Twitter: @realchurchfront Musicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN Spirit, Skills, and Systems: The Formula Behind a Thriving Worship Ministry Key Topics The three pillars of a healthy worship ministry Jake explains why thriving ministries are built on three essential foundations: the Spirit of God moving through the church, skilled leaders who elevate the ministry, and healthy systems that sustain long-term growth. Missing any one of these creates unnecessary limitations and frustration. How Rock Harbor grew from a...

Ryan Visconti | Leading Through Growth, Culture, and Conviction

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Follow Churchfront on Instagram or TikTok: @churchfront Follow on Twitter: @realchurchfront Musicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN Guest background: Ryan Visconti is the Lead Pastor of Generation Church in Mesa, Arizona. A former Army officer who served in Iraq before entering ministry, Ryan brings a unique leadership perspective shaped by both military service and over a decade of leading a rapidly growing church. In this conversation, Ryan shares insights on church growth, staff culture, worship leadership, difficult personnel decisions, AI, and what it means to lead with conviction in an...

Lee Fields Churchfront Conference Workshop | Building Volunteer Mixing Systems That Actually Work

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Follow Churchfront on Instagram or TikTok: @churchfront Follow on Twitter: @realchurchfront Musicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN Churchfront Conference Workshop — Lee Fields | Building Volunteer Mixing Systems That Actually Work Guest background: Lee Fields is a front-of-house engineer, audio educator, and one of the most respected voices in live sound for churches. In this Churchfront Conference workshop, Lee demonstrates his practical approach to building repeatable mixing systems that help volunteer audio engineers succeed week after week. Drawing from decades of experience in live...

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Church Front Show - NAB 2025 & Church Architecture Insights

Episode Summary

Jake Gosselin shares his experience at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show 2025, highlighting innovative broadcast technology for churches. He and Matt Woltjer also discuss church architecture trends and why thoughtful building design matters for worship spaces.

Show Notes

Timestamps

0:08 - Welcome and introduction
1:12 - Church Front hiring announcement
5:28 - NAB Show 2025 overview
6:43 - Hollyland cameras for vertical video
7:12 - Lyntec power sequencing systems
11:14 - Canon CR-N100 PTZ camera
12:33 - Church Front's studio camera setup (CR-N500 & CR-N300)
15:05 - Canon RC-IP1000 PTZ controller
17:40 - Canon C400 cinema camera
20:31 - Allen & Heath AHM matrix mixing system
24:18 - DiGiCo Quantum mixing console
25:39 - Blackmagic Design booth and new gear
27:47 - SMPTE 2110 IP video protocol benefits
32:16 - Blackmagic Pyxis 6K camera
33:55 - ATEM Mini Extreme ISO G2 switcher
36:01 - ATEM Constellation switchers
41:02 - PTZOptics Hive Studio for remote camera operation
42:07 - Meeting PTZOptics team
43:07 - Santa Barbara church architecture discussion
44:45 - Why modern churches favor utilitarian buildings
48:15 - Economic factors affecting church construction
52:49 - Revitalizing vs. building new facilities
54:16 - Church growth strategies and building acquisition

Key Topics

Church Front Job Opening

AVL Technician position available at Church Front (Melbourne, FL)
Apply at churchfront.com/avl-technician
Responsibilities include equipment rack assembly and system deployment

NAB Show Highlights

Lyntec Power Sequencing

Integrates power sequencing into electrical panels
Offers motorized circuit breakers and remote control
Provides flexibility for system automation in new church builds

Canon Camera Technology

CR-N100: More affordable alternative to the CR-N300 (no SDI, but keeps NDI capability)
CR-N500: High-quality PTZ now used in Church Front studio
C400: Cinema camera alternative to the RED Komodo with Canon's color science and autofocus

Allen & Heath AHM

Matrix mixing system for simpler audio control
Perfect for events requiring basic microphone and playback functionality
Can bypass the main console for volunteer-friendly operation

Blackmagic Design Technology

SMPTE 2110 IP protocol for video distribution over CAT6 cables
Saves money compared to expensive 12G-SDI cabling ($2/foot)
Studio cameras with 10Gb ethernet for single-cable connectivity
Pyxis 6K camera at just $3,200

PTZOptics Hive Studio

Remote camera operation via internet
Allows volunteers to control cameras from home
Part of growing remote production trend

Church Architecture Discussion

Critique of modern "black box" utilitarian church buildings
Benefits of intentional, beautiful worship spaces
Economic factors (inflation) making quality construction more difficult
Strategies for church growth:
- Acquiring existing church buildings
- Building smaller (250-500 seats) beautiful spaces
- Multi-site approach vs. single large campus
Community formation in different sized worship spaces