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Gear Follows Vision | A Church Leadership, Vision and Tech Systems Podcast

Summit Integrated Systems
Bleeding-Edge Technology
Church Audio Consoles
Audio Plugins
Church Production Teams
Leading-Edge Technology
Church Lighting Design
Dante
Church Technology
Margin
LED Walls
Church Audio Systems
Volunteer Compatibility
Audio Workflow
Volunteer Training
Church Sound Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Red Rocks Church
Resolume
Technology Risk Management
Studio Console Circuits

Gear Follows Vision is a podcast for pastors, leaders, tech directors, and church production teams who believe ministry starts with vision — not gear. Through real conversations with church leaders and production industry pros, we explore leadership, team culture, and project solutions, while digging into systems, budgets, audio, video, lighting, broadcast, and acoustics. Practical, honest, and mi... more

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What does a healthy church production team actually look like, and can AI tell you? This episode grades the answer and gets honest about where real margin comes from.

In Season 2 of Gear Follows Vision, Deron sits down with Cameron Fries, back on th... more

Church audio plugins can make a mix sound incredible – right up until the plugin server drops out in the middle of a worship set. So when should you actually reach for a plugin, and when is the console (or a simple mic swap) the better call?

In this... more

Should your church buy the speaker brand everyone's talking about, or the speaker system designed for your room? This episode helps church leaders know the difference before they spend a dollar.

In this episode, Deron sits down with Jake Cody (forme... more

Most churches pick a mixing console by chasing brand names, tour credits, and feature lists – and then wonder why their volunteers dread Sunday. Choosing a church audio console actually starts somewhere else entirely.

In Season 2, Episode 5 of Gear ... more

How do you tell the difference between technology your church actually needs and technology that just looks impressive in a demo? This episode gives church leaders a framework for spending wisely.

In Season 2 of Gear Follows Vision, Deron sits down ... more

What happens to church lighting design when a giant LED wall takes over the stage? Great lighting hasn't died – it's changing, and the best designers are the ones who treat that wall as one more fixture, not the whole show.

In Season 2, Episode 4 of... more

What happens when your church technology fails during a Sunday service? A reliable church AV system needs more than good equipment – it needs backups, redundancy, hardware protection, and a clear recovery plan.

In Season 2, Episode 2 of Gear Follows... more

How can your church build a stress-free Sunday for its tech team? It starts with preparation, clear processes, and technology designed around the volunteers who actually run it.

In Season 2, Episode 1 of Gear Follows Vision, Deron sits down with Gre... more

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Recent Guests

Cameron Fries
Church production leader with experience as a production director.
Summit
Episode: Is Your Church Production Team Healthy? We Asked AI – Gear Follows Vision, S2E8
Justin Hitch
Solution architect at Summit specializing in church audio and live production.
Summit
Episode: Church Audio Plugins: What to Use, What to Delete – Gear Follows Vision, S2E7
Jake Cody
Church production professional, formerly with Yamaha and Bayside Church.
Summit Integrated
Episode: Church Speaker Systems: Why Design Beats Brand – Gear Follows Vision, S2E6
Chase Donald
Summit project manager with years of worship lighting design and programming experience at Red Rocks Church
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Episode: Is Church Lighting Design Dying? What LED Walls Changed – Gear Follows Vision, S2E3

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Deron
Church audio, video, lighting, and production systems leader.

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Is Church Lighting Design Dying? What LED Walls Changed – Gear Follows Vision, S2E3
Q: What are some of the approaches that you did, maybe at Red Rocks, maybe at other concerts? How did you make that not just an ugly rectangle on stage?
Chase recommends building dimension and depth through lighting angles, intensity, and content, while using side light and giving cameras more visual information. He also describes controlling LED content and transitions from the lighting console.
Is Church Lighting Design Dying? What LED Walls Changed – Gear Follows Vision, S2E3
Q: What's your perspective on the journey you've seen from when you started in lighting design to today's modern infrastructure?
Chase says LED walls are a powerful but easily overused tool. He sees lighting design as evolving toward shaping people on stage and using the wall to support the experience rather than overwhelm it.
Bleeding Edge vs. Leading Edge: What You Actually Need in Church Tech – Gear Follows Vision, S2E4
Q: What do you tend to see as trends that would tell you, or conversations that would tell you, is the church gonna lean towards that leading edge technology or that bleeding edge technology?
Cody considers the church's appetite for risk, the specificity of its creative vision, and whether it has enough technical staff to support the system. Churches with limited support may need simpler, reliable systems, while teams with the capacity to manage failures can consider more experimental technology.
Bleeding Edge vs. Leading Edge: What You Actually Need in Church Tech – Gear Follows Vision, S2E4
Q: How do you help pull that vision and that concept out of people?
Cody starts by asking what the church is trying to accomplish and where it is frustrated, rather than focusing on the equipment it wants. He says many issues can be addressed through existing equipment or improved workflows.
How To Choose A Church Audio Console – Gear Follows Vision, S2E5
Q: What tips can you give people who need a console and don't know where to start?
Hitch recommends getting hands-on with different consoles, asking friends to spend time practicing on theirs, and working out what feels effective before making a major purchase.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Gear Follows Vision

What is Gear Follows Vision about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Practical conversations about church leadership, production teams, and the technology that supports worship and ministry. Regular host Deron speaks with church production leaders and industry professionals, including audio engineers, lighting designers, and technology project advisers. They discuss how to choose and manage sound, lighting, video, and broadcast systems while accounting for a church's goals, budget, staffing, volunteer skills, and capacity to handle technical risk. The emphasis is on dependable workflows, training, preparation, and thoughtful system design rather than buying the newest equipment or favoring a particular brand. Episodes pair technical detail, from audio processing and console choices to LED wall design, with g... more

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