HeyJaredHouse Lights Podcast
House Lights is a podcast for church production staff and volunteer leaders. We explore the intersection of technical excellence and pastoral care—because leading behind the scenes requires both. houselightspod.substack.com
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Ep 19: Lead Yourself First (opens the original)
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Closing our summer series through Todd Elliott's I Love Jesus But I Hate Christmas (FILO.org) — Part Four, on production leadership. Get your copy of the book here!Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4wn3rDV Or Order directly from FILO: https://filo.org/book/ This episode: why clear mission, vision, and values are the foundation of leading a team; why celebrating specific wins out loud matters as much as catching mistakes; why complaining about decisions from leadership above you erodes trust
Ep 18: Become A Linguist (opens the original)
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Continuing our series through Todd Elliott's I Love Jesus But I Hate Christmas (FILO.org) — Part Three, on collaboration. Get your copy of the book here!Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4wn3rDV Or Order directly from FILO: https://filo.org/book/ This episode: why trust with your creative and worship teams isn't accidental, and has to be built on purpose; why saying "I don't know, give me a minute" builds more trust than a hasty yes or no; why shooting down every idea in a brainstorm becaus
Ep 17: Bring the Note, Not the Solution (opens the original)
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A shorter, single-idea episode this week — inspired by a recent audio training on how production leaders partner with contracted pro audio engineers. You don't need to out-technical the expert on your team. You need to know how to name what you're experiencing and trust them to find the fix. One idea, one takeaway, in about 15 minutes. Have a question or topic you are curious about? Reach out to me at Gabe@houselightspodcast.com. I’d love to hear from you! This is a public episode. If you would
Ep 16: Wait Five Minutes, Then Freak Out. (opens the original)
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Continuing our series through Todd Elliott's I Love Jesus But I Hate Christmas (FILO.org/book/) — Part Two of the book, on production values. This episode: why a clean, organized stage builds trust and makes troubleshooting faster; the 80/20 rule for live production (nail everything you can know, and stay ready to bob and weave with the 20% you can't); why waiting five minutes before you let yourself panic changes how your whole team responds to a crisis; and why enjoying the work — even though
Ep 15: Are You Just Support, or Are You an Artist? (opens the original)
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Kicking off a summer series where I'm working through Todd Elliott's I Love Jesus But I Hate Christmas (FILO.org) as a discussion partner, not a lecturer — sharing my honest take on his ideas and discussion questions so you can reflect alongside me before getting your own copy. Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4wn3rDV This episode: my own origin story in church production, why Todd's definition of "artist" — a skilled, creative person — includes production people whether we've claimed that title
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