leadership
Learning to Be More Flexible
Don’t fight it. It’s inevitable. Gear will break. Volunteers will quit. The set list will change last-minute. We can’t become such rigid creatures of habit that we refuse to embrace change and learn to bend with the challenges of tech ministry. Read more
How to Deal with Confrontation
Technical ministry involves dealing with people, and people can be hard to deal with. Here are tips from a seasoned tech director on how to handle tech team conflict with grace and humility. Read more
Tech Team Building: Are You a Mirror, a Manager or a Leader?
Leaders understand that a team of one is a team of none, which means you must believe in multiple people to accomplish your task. And to do that, you must continually seek God's guidance. Read more
Tech Leader Insight: 5 Minutes With Sean McDermott, LCBC Church
From a few people meeting in a garage to a multisite with 14 campuses, LCBC is on the move. Sean McDermott shares how he keeps pace and keeps growing personally. Read more
6 Ways Church Techs Inadvertently Blow it with Leadership
Church technical leadership takes a high degree of practical skill, but no one trains you how to navigate the political, emotional, and social awareness issues. Most of us learn it by accidentally stepping on someone’s tripwire. Read more
Are Your Techs' Methods Consistent?
How to develop and cultivate a technical standard of excellence for all your church's services. Read more
What Church Techs Need to Know About Communicating with Millennials and GenZ
Most of our church technical teams are made up of Millennials with GenZ just entering the volunteer base. Yet church leadership is largely Boomer and GenX. Here’s what church technical professionals on both sides of the gap need to know. Read more
The Top 5 Traits of a Successful Church Tech Director
Do you have what it takes to be successful in the role? The job involves technical know-how and a talent for logistics, for sure, but there are other critical ingredients, including intrinsic motivation--or the call to ministry. Read more