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Carl Barnhill

Carl Barnhill

Carl has served on staff at some of the largest churches and organizations in the country. He served as Media Director at Precept Ministries International, Video Production Director at Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS, and most recently, Video Coordinator for Newspring Church in South Carolina. He currently serves as Creative Director and Owner of [twelve:thirty]media, a company that serves churches and ministries all over the world through motion graphics content and church media coaching.
Carl Barnhill

Carl Barnhill

Carl has served on staff at some of the largest churches and organizations in the country. He served as Media Director at Precept Ministries International, Video Production Director at Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS, and most recently, Video Coordinator for Newspring Church in South Carolina. He currently serves as Creative Director and Owner of [twelve:thirty]media, a company that serves churches and ministries all over the world through motion graphics content and church media coaching.

The Win

Love your team. Show them how to be excellent, but don’t lose sight of The Win.

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The Role of a Live Video Producer

You’re more valuable when you work yourself out of as many jobs as you possibly can. Raise up leaders like a Volunteer Video Producer to help you and the team execute your Sunday worship services with excellence.

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Pastor First.

This is the secret sauce to building a dynamic volunteer culture at your church.  You have to care more about who your volunteers are becoming

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Leading Lyrics

We’ve all been there – you’re singing along and you’re 2 lines into the next slide before the operator advances to the next slide of lyrics. It?s brutal. I mean brutal.
It feels like the congregation is on a roller coaster ride of singing together.
Being late on leading lyrics halts the worship of your people.

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How to Win the Hearts of Your Volunteers

I’m a broken record when it comes to the number one thing you can do as a leader to grow your volunteer team – Pastor Your People First. You have to put the emotional and spiritual needs of your volunteers over the excellence of your experience. You must care more about who your people are becoming than what they do on your team. You must focus on their heart condition more than the button they push.

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How to Schedule your Volunteers

One of the keys to a dynamic Volunteer Team is scheduling your volunteers in such a way that there is a clear expectation of who is serving when. Planning is key. A ‘fly-by-your-seat, chasing down people to serve every week’ approach is a recipe for confusion and burnout – both for you and your volunteers.

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