Should Your Church Be Remote Mixing?

Is mixing your church's livestream remotely a brilliant workflow upgrade or a recipe for disaster? And how do you handle communication with your senior pastor when tensions and frustrations are running high? In this episode, we are joined by James [Last Name], who shares his incredible journey from doing high-level production for NASA to serving in church tech. We unpack exactly what the church can learn from aerospace-level production before diving into a massive debate on Remote Livestream Mixing. James breaks down the actual logistics of how remote mixing works, the philosophical question of whether online audiences are actually engaging in worship or just watching a sermon, and if your church should make the transition to a remote setup. We also discuss practical leadership strategies for communicating with a frustrating pastor, recap our FILO 2026 hijinks, and finally reveal the details of the infamous "Clayton Gregory Incident." Topics Covered: Lessons from NASA production applied to church tech The logistics, pros, and cons of remote livestream mixing Engaging online church audiences in worship How to communicate effectively with your senior pastor when frustrated The importance of fellowship in sustaining church production volunteers Timestamps: 0:00 Intro: FILO 2026 Conference Hijinks 6:45 James [Last Name] Joins the Podcast 8:00 From NASA to Church Tech: Production at the Highest Level 11:00 The Big Debate: Should Every Church Remote Mix? 19:45 Online Engagement: Are People Actually Worshipping at Home? 25:45 The Logistics: How Remote Mixing Actually Works 27:15 Should Your Church Transition to Remote Mixing? 38:30 Storytime: The Clayton Gregory Incident 47:30 How to Communicate with Your Pastor When You're Frustrated 50:15 Church Production Disaster Story 55:15 Keep Sundays Running: The Power of Fellowship