FILO Podcast

Todd and Jeff talk about MxU and FILO, along with topics such as balancing family and work, how to stay true to who we are as Christ Followers and what it means to thrive as a technical artist in the local church.

Freelance filmmaker Blaine Hogan sits down with Todd to talk about making ideas a reality. From their almost 10 years of working together at Willow Creek, they talk through budget and time constraints, collaboration and mutual empathy.

Todd sits down with Mike Foster to dive deeper into the topics of relationships and handling failure.

Brad Zimmerman, Creative Director at Watermark Church in Western Michigan, sits down with Todd to talk about doing production ministry, boundaries and innovation.

This episode features FILO 2019 main session speaker Ryan Howell, the Director of Production at Watermark Church in Dallas. Todd and Ryan hit all kinds of topics including team values, Easter and Top Golf. Watermark's Production Values: Create Collaborate Cultivate Circulate One Team Mentality Be a Host, Not a Guest Monday Conversations (feedback) Solution Oriented Flexibility Over Frustration

The FILO crew went to Minsk, Belarus to interview Ola Melzig, the head of production for the Eurovision Song Contest for one of the main sessions for FILO 2019. We talk about our great experience with the Eurovision crew, Belarusian food, and riding in the Minskerbus!     JON AND DAVE ON THE PLANE MINSK AIRPORT ON THE MINSKERBUS MINSK ARENA WALKIN LOADING DOCK RIGGING OLA WITH LIGHTS FANCY DINNER GASTON'S PUB BEAR CLAW HARTMUT JON LOUNGING LENIN CHICKEN OF THE PEOPLE THE MALL ELEVATOR RIDE UGLY BUILDING               BEEF AND BEER BORSCHT BEEF AND BEER           PODCAST RECORDING FILO BAG LEFTOVER RUBLES                        

Todd chats with Reid Wall, one of the production managers for Hillsong Church in Australia. Their discussion ranges from how Hillsong production builds teams to building the foundation of your ministry on mission and values.  

In this episode of the FILO Podcast, Todd talks with Debbie Keough. She is a freelance technical artist, specializing in audio. Debbie shares her insights on how to recruit with inclusivity, how to serve with a heart to train, and the challenges and benefits of Virtual Soundcheck.

In this episode of the FILO Podcast, Todd talks team culture with John Cassetto, leader of the worship ministry at Saddleback Church.

Todd talks with former Willow Creek co-worker, Jim Sippel about color temperature, camera aperture settings, and everything to do with lighting for video. It's basically a bunch of science, which we could all use a little more of!

Todd talks with Chris Wheat, the operations director at Soul City Church in Chicago, about project managing a new building program. They talk about dreams early in the process and figuring out what was most important for the new space, as well as lessons learned along the way. Juggling the new building project with your full-time job, how much to work to take on yourself versus hiring professionals to get it done, and many other topics.

Christmas is coming! Are you ready? Have you been preparing all the details? Have you prepared yourself? Your family? Todd goes back to Christmas pasts to talk to one of the OG crew at Kensington Church Kristin Twilla, about the journey from less than healthy Christmas processes to the version it is today.

From the outside looking in, it seems like Church on the Move has unlimited funds to do whatever they want. In this conversation with Andrew Stone, we look at how to work with limited resources.

If you've been to the FILO Conference, you know Todd's guest Dave Hunter as the MC of FILO and the leader of Green Room Improv, who performed at FILO in 2016. Dave and Todd talk about all kinds of things, some interesting and some not so interesting, but mainly about storytelling through the medium of video. Dave shares some of the values he follows as he tries to tell the most effective story possible.

On this episode, Todd sits down with Sara Emmerson, the Creative Pastor at Soul City Church in Chicago, to talk about pretty much everything. Soul City Church just finished a new 800 seat auditorium, so Sara and Todd talked about the challenges and excitement that comes from leading a team into that new space, collaborating with senior pastors and creating a culture where there is freedom to fail. It's a good one!