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Ministry Burnout, Hard Conversations & Powering Through [Christ Community’s Caleb Loeppky]

Season 1 Episode 10 Published 4 years, 4 months ago
Description

How do you keep church tech directors from burning out in ministry before age 30? 


Caleb Loeppky consistently counsels church techs on how to have hard conversations, how to change jobs, and how to stick it out in a tough season.



Caleb is the Tech Director for Christ Community Church and he also works with Slingshot Group to help churches find church tech director talent.


You'll hear: 

  • 1:05 A missed train stop nearly kills the ChurchGear crew in Chicago. 
  • 7:13 We introduce Caleb Loeppky (Technical Director at Christ Community Church) 
  • 8:58 Caleb lies to us (chest tattoos, being stalked, & 21 Pilots) 
  • 13:15 Missing the Mix: Caleb could have mixed for 21 Pilots 
  • 16:19 Caleb’s rapid climb in his Church Tech career
  • 20:04 How young church tech directors can prevent burnout in ministry 
  • 26:06 Counseling Church Tech directors through tough ministry moments(Slingshot)
  • 27:59 Amplio systems gives Christ Community Church an upgrade
  • 31:00 Why you need a tent over your monitors. (Oh Crap moment)
  • 36:10 Worst Sunday Service moment Caleb’s ever experienced 
  • 41:58 How Caleb counsels church techs experiencing burnout 
  • 44:20 Hard conversations with your pastor (Death by meetings)
  • 49:00 Scratching your creative itch & making more money with contract work 
  • 50:45 Tech Takeaway on finding professional and personal satisfaction outside of work



Links for the Guest

  • Slingshot(56:20) Reach out to Caleb at cloeppky@slingshotgroup.org to talk about how he can help your church find a tech director for you. 


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