Christian Magicians, Blind Tech Booths & Hosting SALT Conference

How do you handle the immense pressure of designing a creative live event specifically for creatives? And as technology rapidly evolves, should church production teams be embracing or avoiding Artificial Intelligence (AI)? In this episode, we are joined by Luke McElroy, the visionary founder of the SALT Conference and the SALT Community. Luke pulls back the curtain on the difficulty of live events, sharing the inspiring origin story of SALT and what it actually takes to run a massive gathering for church technical artists. We also zoom out to discuss the profound, eternal impact that worship and production teams have on their congregations every single Sunday. In this episode you'll hear: 0:00 The Reality and Difficulty of Live Events 4:00 Luke McElroy (Founder of SALT Conference) Joins 8:45 The Origin Story of the SALT Conference 15:30 Behind the Scenes: Running Events for Creatives 18:15 The Eternal Impact of Worship and Production Teams 22:50 The Pressure of Designing a Conference For Creatives 26:30 Storytime: The Christian Magicians Disaster 35:40 The Big Debate: Should Church Production Use AI? 45:20 Church Tech Disaster Story: "We Couldn’t See a Thing" Get expert help and care on your next integration project with our friends at HouseRight here. Hang out with us at The Mix in Vegas here! Get more money back in your budget and more space in your closet by selling us your used gear here. Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here. Connect with us: Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here. Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!