The Making Sunday Happen Podcast

We are in PART THREE of our 4 part series on ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry. If you missed  Part One  with Alex Lyons or  Part Two  with Ryan Frank, jump back and listen or watch those episodes. We also released a  Bonus Episode  with Rob Laughter and Jason Moore on MidJourney and using AI Imagery for Ministry - be sure to check that episode out as well. It’s all at  MakingSundayHappen.com We’v...

We are in PART TWO of our 4 part series on ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry. If you missed Part One with Alex Lyons, jump back and  listen or watch that episode . We talked about ways Alex and his team are using ChatGPT along with other tools at the SC Baptist Convention including how they are taking conference breakouts and turning them into multiple pieces of training content for churches. We w...

We are starting a 4 Part Series on ChatGPT and AI Tools for Ministry.  We recently released a bonus episode of the podcast with Rob Laughter and Jason Moore recently as we discussed MidJourney and AI Imagery. Give that a listen if you are interested in that topic. Originally we were going to have several folks together in one episode to talk about ChatGPT, but the content is so rich that we decide...

Today, we welcome back a friend to the show Katie Allred. Katie has worked in church world at Brentwood Baptist Church, she is the founder of the Church Communications Facebook Group, and the author of  Church Communications - Methods and Marketing . She’s a great friend and today we are going to dive into the why you need a Communications strategy to reach people in your community. We’ll talk abo...

Lately we’ve been talking all things AI. If you missed last week’s BONUS Episode, go and check it out! Today on the show you don’t have to an AI pro to join in. We’ll be talking with Daniel Gourley from 5 Words Media. He is here and we’re looking into how to purchase LED Walls for your church. What should your thought process be, how much should you expect to spend, where should you put them in yo...

Welcome to this bonus episode of Making Sunday Happen. We wanted to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to talk about AI technology with some friends of the show. Rob Laughter, Jason Moore and our host, Carl Barnhill, have been playing with AI artwork over the last few months they wanted to give a report on their findings. What they’ve toyed with and some insight into how AI can be imple...

Today we’re talking with Greg Shields. He is the Lead Singer of the band Kashed Out - their Butter the World Tour is making its way across the country right now to sold out crowds. Greg is a singer, songwriter and a performer using InEarz Audio Monitors. We’re talking with Greg about the basics of In Ear Monitors, why you should use them in worship, the best models to use, and more. SHOW NOTES

Hey friends, welcome to the podcast. This is episode number 400 of our show, and thats a pretty big deal! It has been quite a journey. We started this podcast in 2015, so we’ve been at this for about 8 years bringing you weekly episodes of our show and we have some really exciting guests coming this year.  Today we have the privilege of talking with artist Chris Tomlin, who is the most sung Christ...

Today we welcome Elliott Wood. Elliott is a Strategic Technologist from Enable Ministries. They are a technology service provider - like an outsourced IT team that helps churches choose, implement and manage technology and software. We're talking about Church Management Software and what it can do for you on Sunday. How can technology and software help you move people into discipleship. SHOW N...

Today on the show we welcome two great people. Our good friend Mark MacDonald is on today. We're talking with Mark about how to make Google your Best Evangelist. How can you adjust your website and SEO for google to drive visitors to your church. Also, we'll chat with Reed Verdesoto. Reed talks about using the model of Hulu to better organize your website. Great stuff as you think about ho...

Today we have two great people on the show. First up is Simon Osamoh who is the leading security specialist focused on risk management for houses of worship and is the founder of both Kingswood Security Consulting and the Worship Security Academy.  He is an expert when it comes to securing your church operations for safety teams. If you're going to make Sunday Happen, you need to be prepared f...

Today we have a special guests Todd Smith and Allan Hall from the group Selah. Selah's music has more than half-a-billion streams, they have sold over 4 million albums, and have 11 GMA Dove Awards to their credit. Selah’s Allan Hall, Amy Perry and Todd Smith have earned a reputation for not only delivering compelling new anthems but also for reviving great hymns of faith.  They have also popul...

We bumped into our good friend Ben Stapley, making rounds of the conferences, just like us. CFX, SALT and more! We hung out at CFX for a few minutes and talked through the entire Worship Experience and where the best places to use video in your services would be and also give you some tips and ideas on ways you can use video that you might not have thought of. SHOW NOTES

This week, we chat with Development Executive Laura Woodworth from Cooke Media Group in Burbank, CA. Laura is a Writer, Producer, Director. She is a multi platform screenwriter for VR, film, TV and new media.  She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors based in Los Angeles. Award winning producer with experience and education in multiple aspects of production in film, television, new media...

Today on the podcast we welcome our friend Donnie Haulk from AE Global Media. AE Global is a world leader in audio, video, acoustic and lighting technology applications. They design and build technology systems for major facilities such as churches, entertainment, education and sporting venues. They design, develop and produce events including concerts, touring, seminars, sports, corporate an...

Today on the podcast, we're diving in deep into church lighting with two experts on the subject. Tom Stanziano is an experienced Lighting Designer in the entertainment industry. He specializes in theater, houses of worship, concerts, trade shows cruise ships and more. He has an extensive knowledge of lighting for the Church and we'll be talking to Tom today about using color to enhance your lighti...

Today on the podcast, we have David Leuschner from Digital Great Commission Ministries. This interview was recorded at the Church Facilities Conference and Expo a few months ago in front of a live audience so you're going to hear that and also we talk questions from the audience live. We're talking about the differences in copyright and streaming licenses. What you can do and what you can't do. We...

This week, we welcome a very special guest back on the show, actress Roma Downey. Roma played Monica the angel in the CBS series Touched by an Angel airing from 1994 to 2003. She produced the mini-series The Bible for the History Channel and also appeared as Mary, mother of Jesus. She has performed on stage on and off broadway. She is the President of Lightworkers Media, the faith and family divis...

This week on the show, we welcome Michele Barnett. Michele oversees the Leadership Accelerator Training Program at the Multiply Group. Our friend Mac Lake was on the show a few months ago, and he runs the Mulitply Group - Michelle works with Mac as they help leaders be better leaders. Today we’ll talk about how to motivate your team, how to lead disciple makers, how to value the personalities on y...

Welcome to the podcast. So, today, we’re diving deep into the world of Virtual Reality. We’ve done a couple of episodes on VR over the last year. One with two pastors, Jason Poling and Gerald Faulkner and their experience learning and preaching in VR. Another with DJ Soto who is the pastor of arguably the largest and most influential church in the Virtual space - VR Church. We got some good feedba...

Today on the show, we welcome Worship Leader John Marc Kohl. John is with the Worship Initiative and has a brand new album out called Still . We’re going to be talking about how to break through Spiritual Depression. John Marc has an incredible story of coming out of a really dark season in his life and God’s faithfulness. We’ll also hit on the major struggles of Worship Leaders and the hurdles of...

On the show today we welcome Mac Lake who is the founder of The Multiply Group . Mac and our host, Carl Barnhill, have known each other for a number of years. He is an incredible leader himself and is well known among pastors and church planters in helping leaders lead. Through his E-Courses, books, workshops and consulting he has helped many become better leaders. We'll first share a short 2 minu...

Today on the show, director Jon Erwin will be joining ua. His most recent project, Jesus Revolution hits theaters February 24th. Jon is a great guy. He is a filmmaker, and the CEO of Kingdom Story Company. We'll be diving into talking about the movie and how you can use it at your church. How you can support it, and how you can build worship experiences around it. They have provided all types of r...

We welcome on the show, Thad Austin and Katie Comeau from the Ormond Center at Duke Divinity School. They have done an immense amount of research on how pastors and leaders are cared for, why folks are leaving the ministry, and what we can do to care for pastors and leaders. We'll give some biblical background on caring for leaders, we'll examine why it matters that pastors are cared for, we'll lo...

Today on the show we have a great veteran of the Worship space - Dave Dolphin. Dave has been a Worship Leader for a long time at multiple churches. His popular Practical Worship YouTube channel has been a staple in the space for years. We'll be talking with Dave about all kinds of topics - volunteers, struggles Worship Leaders face, excellence, rehearsals, mixing for the room vs mixing for the Liv...