FILO's Todd Elliott on Valuing your Time and Trying New Things

The ChurchGear Podcast

Apr 28 2022 • 48 mins

What if we’re the ones putting pressure on ourselves to work 80 hour weeks?



Todd Elliott joins us to discuss how to value your own time in the production process, how to try new things and how he realized the church tech community had similar problems and needed more community.


Todd Elliott is a writer, speaker, technical artist in the local church and the founder of FILO.


  • 1:05 “There was murder in my wife’s eyes” story from Toby
  • 5:30 Todd Elliott tells the first lie of his life.
  • 12:30 Kindergarten Todd is held at gunpoint
  • 13:45 Todd “runs into” the CEO of General Motors
  • 15:28 Todd realized all Church Techs have similar problems and lacked community
  • 22:28 The content, speakers and breakouts to look forward to at FILO’s conference
  • 26:40 “I Love Jesus but I Hate Christmas” Todd on Tech Director’s being overworked
  • 29:09 Near Death Disaster Story: Failing to counter balance correctly can be deadly
  • 32:40 Live Sound Disaster Story: Running for the score (Prop problem)
  • 34:43 Weighing your time, health and standing up for yourself
  • 39:55 Tech Takeaway on being brave enough to suck at something new



Plugs

  • 43:02 Join the FILO Conference May 10th and 11th
  • 43:40 Download the “I Love Jesus but I Hate Christmas” book
  • 44:18 Sign up for the FILO cohort training on leading volunteers, communicating with your pastor, saying no , etc.



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