Where church leaders, techs, and creatives get practical tools and real talk to lead with excellence every Sunday. Hosted by the MxU team and special guests, we dive into worship, production, leadership, and everything in between.
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August 24, 202645 min
Why Church Techs Seem Grumpy
We confront the pride and self-importance that can undermine church production teams, contrasting technical leaders who make others feel valued with those who seek recognition, titles, gear, or influence. We examine the grumpy church tech stereotype, insecurity, prayer, volunteer care, gossip, leadership by influence, and the temptation to build a public platform while neglecting local ministry. Along the way, we offer worship and technical arts leaders an honest framework for evaluating their priorities and team culture. 👉 Sign up for a free trial of MxU https://getmxu.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=worship-tech-budget-262&utm_medium=social 🆓 Discover free resources https://getmxu.com/resources?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=worship-tech-budget-262&utm_medium=social 👥 Join the community https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app
August 17, 202640 min
The Worship Team Spent Our Budget
We tackle a recurring church leadership tension: how should worship and production share a limited budget? Examining when technical systems should take priority over instruments, tracks, custom in-ears, and team expenses; why hidden infrastructure needs are difficult to communicate; and how equipment inventories, capital planning, and honest assessment can prevent emergency gear requests. This episode offers practical guidance for worship leaders, technical directors, and church executives who want to fund people and systems with greater clarity and stewardship. 👉 Learn more about MxU: the All-in-One app for worship & tech teams https://getmxu.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=worship-tech-budget-262&utm_medium=social 🆓 Discover free resources https://getmxu.com/resources?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=worship-tech-budget-262&utm_medium=social 👥 Join the community https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app
August 10, 202639 min
Worship vs. Production: How Church Teams Build Trust and Communicate
Why worship leaders and church production teams often struggle to understand each other—and how shared purpose, stronger relationships, and a common language can close the gap. The conversation explores identity and status, vague creative feedback, unhealthy team culture, leadership responsibility, and the practical work required from musicians, audio engineers, and technical arts leaders to build trust and collaborate well. 👉 Learn more about MxU: the All-in-One app for worship & tech teams https://getmxu.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=worship-production-gap-261&utm_medium=social 💻 See MxU in action: book a demo call https://savvycal.com/mxu-team/MxU-Demo 🆓 Discover free resources https://getmxu.com/resources?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=worship-production-gap-261&utm_medium=social 👥 Join the community https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app
August 3, 202644 min
The "Sixth Dude" of Dude Perfect: How Their Live Show Really Works
Behind every Dude Perfect show is a team making the impossible look easy. In this episode, we talk with Jeff about live sound, touring, and the systems and mindset that help create consistently great experiences. 👉 Learn more about MxU: the All-in-One app for worship & tech teams https://getmxu.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=sixth-dude&utm_medium=social 💻 See MxU in action: book a demo call https://savvycal.com/mxu-team/MxU-Demo 🆓 Discover free resources https://getmxu.com/resources?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=sixth-dude&utm_medium=social 👥 Join the community https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app
July 27, 202620 min
Pastor Ignored the Timer. Again.
Should your church use timers—or are they doing more harm than good? In this episode, we talk through the purpose of timers, how they can help production teams, worship leaders, and communicators stay aligned, and why the goal isn't sticking to the clock—it's serving people well. Plus, we share practical ways to use technology to make Sunday mornings smoother without losing flexibility. 👉 Learn more about MxU: the All-in-One app for worship & tech teams https://getmxu.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=timers&utm_medium=social 💻 See MxU in action: book a demo call https://savvycal.com/mxu-team/MxU-Demo 🆓 Discover free resources https://getmxu.com/resources?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=timers&utm_medium=social 👥 Join the community https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app
July 20, 202617 min
How to Build Church Systems That Actually Serve People
Building great church systems isn't about automation—it's about people. In this episode, we discuss why your systems should create more margin to train, care for, and serve your volunteers instead of becoming the focus of your ministry. 👉 Learn more about MxU: the All-in-One app for worship & tech teams https://getmxu.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=peoploversystems&utm_medium=social 💻 See MxU in action: book a demo call https://savvycal.com/mxu-team/MxU-Demo 🆓 Discover free resources https://getmxu.com/resources?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=peoploversystems&utm_medium=social 👥 Join the community https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app
July 13, 202652 min
The Real Reason I Left My Church
Cody recently left his church—but not because of conflict, burnout, or scandal. In this episode, we talk about discerning God's direction, honoring your leadership, involving your family, and how to navigate a church transition with wisdom and humility. 👉 Learn more about MxU : https://getmxu.com ?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=codyleft&utm_medium=social Book a free demo: https://savvycal.com/mxu-team/MxU-Demo FREE RESOURCES Take advantage of all the free resources for worship and tech teams that MxU has to offer (growing weekly): https://getmxu.com/resources ?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=codyleft&utm_medium=social JOIN THE COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app WHAT IS MxU? Train volunteers, plan services, and run Sunday — from one app built for worship and production teams. https://getmxu.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=codyleft&utm_medium=social
July 6, 202634 min
How to Scale from 18 to 50 Production Volunteers
How do you grow a production team from 18 volunteers to 50 in just two years? In this episode, we sit down with Cody, who actually did it. If you've ever said: "We can't find volunteers." "The same people serve every week." "Nobody wants to join production." ...this conversation is for you. We break down the exact mindset shifts, systems, and leadership principles that helped grow a healthy production team without relying on constant recruiting or church-wide growth. You'll learn: Why most churches struggle to recruit volunteers The biggest mistakes leaders make when building teams How to create a culture people actually want to be part of Practical ways to retain volunteers and avoid burnout The leadership habits that create long-term growth Whether you're leading worship, production, or your entire volunteer culture, you'll walk away with practical ideas you can apply this week. 👉 Learn more about MxU : https://getmxu.com ?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=18to50&utm_medium=social Book a free demo: https://savvycal.com/mxu-team/MxU-Demo FREE RESOURCES Take advantage of all the free resources for worship and tech teams that MxU has to offer (growing weekly): https://getmxu.com/resources ?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=18to50&utm_medium=social JOIN THE COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app WHAT IS MxU? Train volunteers, plan services, and run Sunday — from one app built for worship and production teams. https://getmxu.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=18to50&utm_medium=social
June 29, 20261 hr 3 min
We've Got BIG News
About six months ago, Spencer called Cody out of the blue from a gym treadmill — and that call turned into the biggest move in MxU's history. In this episode, Spencer and Cody sit down right after the keynote to walk through the full story of how MxU and ProdLink joined forces, what Cody was actually building when he first developed ProdLink (a producer's dashboard he built for his own church, because he was running a multi-view, a stream deck, a remote iPad, and a stack of printed-out Planning Center sheets all at once), and why the answer to "is this just AI slop?" matters more than most people realize. They get honest about the tension every worship and tech leader feels — every new tool sounds nice in isolation, but volunteers are already drowning in apps, and "just another thing to download" is a real reason great products never get adopted. They unpack what's actually inside MxU now: dashboards (the old ProdLink producer view, with live ProPresenter slides, Planning Center order of service, timers, notes, and team messaging all on one screen), tasks and checklists, messaging — all rebuilt from the ground up inside MxU, not bolted on, with the full MxU engineering team behind it. Spencer makes the case that this isn't a feature update — it's MxU 2.0, and the company is heading in a new direction built around solving a much bigger problem than just training. They also talk about what ProdLink becomes going forward: a home for free production tools that don't necessarily fit inside the MxU paid platform (starting with the Draw on Slides iPad app), so churches with no budget still have something to use. They close by addressing the question everyone keeps asking — no, you don't need to download two apps, no, ProdLink isn't going away, and yes, this took six months of rebuilding because you can't shortcut the work of doing it right. 👉 See the new MxU: https://getmxu.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mxu-prodlink FREE RESOURCES 🆓 Take advantage of all the free resources for worship and tech teams that MxU has to offer (growing weekly): https://getmxu.com/resources/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=mxu-prodlink&utm_medium=social IMPROVE YOUR SUNDAY SERVICES 🎓 1,000+ Training Videos: https://getmxu.com/training?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=mxu-prodlink&utm_medium=social 🖥️ Volunteer Training Tool: https://getmxu.com/learning-management-system?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=mxu-prodlink&utm_medium=social 🚀 Personalized Coaching: https://getmxu.com/coaching?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=mxu-prodlink&utm_medium=social JOIN THE COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/app.mxu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app/ WHAT IS MxU? MxU is an online training platform for church leaders to train and equip their worship and tech volunteers: https://getmxu.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=mxu-prodlink&utm_medium=social
June 22, 202621 min
Pilots Use Checklists. Why Don't Worship Teams?
Most churches don't document any of their weekend process — it lives in the heads of a few key volunteers, and that's the entire reason you can't take a vacation, can't trust a backup operator, and keep getting Galatians spelled wrong on the slides at 9:58am on a Sunday. They get into why the conversation about checklists usually loses people in the first ten seconds (it sounds like "monkey work," it sounds bureaucratic, it sounds like a pilot's pre-flight that has nothing to do with worship) and why every one of those objections is actually the point. Dillan walks through the pastor who texted him after a "train wreck" weekend — no real disasters, just a stack of small, completely avoidable mistakes that no one caught because no one was checking — and uses it as the anchor for the rest of the conversation. They unpack what should actually be on a pre-service checklist beyond the technical stuff (greeting the band on stage, confirming lighting colors match the worship backgrounds, coordinating with ushers on doors), and Dillan makes the case that the leader's checklist is the one most churches skip entirely — and that leaders who can't remember to pray before rehearsal need that prompt more than they think. They get into why putting prayer on a checklist isn't unspiritual, it's honest, and why the documented version of your process is what lets you take a vacation, lets a key volunteer take a few months off when life gets hard without you treating them like a betrayal, and lets a backup operator step in without burning down the Sunday. They close with a walkthrough of the new checklists feature inside MxU — recurring checklists auto-assigned to whoever's scheduled in Planning Center, completion timestamps visible to the leader, accountability built in — and a Chernobyl reference that, depending on your tolerance for hyperbole, is either a stretch or exactly right. Check out our FREE Team Night Guide: https://getmxu.com/resources/team-night-guide/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=checklists FREE RESOURCES 🆓 Take advantage of all the free resources for worship and tech teams that MxU has to offer (growing weekly): https://getmxu.com/resources/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=checklists&utm_medium=social IMPROVE YOUR SUNDAY SERVICES 🎓 1,000+ Training Videos: https://getmxu.com/training?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=checklists&utm_medium=social 🖥️ Volunteer Training Tool: https://getmxu.com/learning-management-system?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=checklists&utm_medium=social 🚀 Personalized Coaching: https://getmxu.com/coaching?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=checklists&utm_medium=social JOIN THE COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MxU.app Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxu.app/ WHAT IS MxU? MxU is an online training platform for church leaders to train and equip their worship and tech volunteers: https://getmxu.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=checklists&utm_medium=social
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