Leading Between the Songs
Kristian Stanfill, Sean Curran, and Trip Lee

What occurs in the 30-60 seconds between two songs can shift the tone of your entire setlist. Hear the thought process of a few leaders who have been refining their approach for several years.

A Conversation Around Songwriting
Kristian Stanfill, Brett Younker, Sean Curran, and Jeff Johnson

The writers of Passion’s latest album “Follow You Anywhere” and other anthems which include “Worthy of Your Name”, “Glorious Day,” “Build My Life,” and “How Can It Be” share their journey of writing music over many years and what they’ve learned along the way.

Worship for Kids Environments
Melodie Malone, JD Myers, and Ji Lee

Instilling a worship culture that believes children can encounter God at a young age. Learn how the Passion team crafts a musical experience that is engaging to children.

Vocal Workshop
Melodie Malone, Jourdan Johnson, and Kenny West

Three of Passion’s strongest vocalists discuss ways to improve your voice, work within a music group, and lead the people in the room.

Massive Drums, Less Effort
Paul Whittinghill

Upsize your drum sounds from passive-to-massive as we dive into the nitty-gritty details of technique, tuning, and playing with heart.

Crafting Great Guitar Tone
Chris Donovan and Brian Carl

Elton John said, “I’ve always wanted to smash a guitar over someone’s head. You just can’t do that with a piano.” Come learn how to get the tone in your head into the ears of the people.

Bassists, Donuts, and Coffee
Ray Coury

A wise man once wrote, “I don’t know nothing about no jungle and bass.” (Timbaland) Learn what it takes to lay down a solid foundation and stay classic.

Software Based Keyboard Techniques
Jeff Lawson

See an in-depth setup of virtual instruments, host software, and gear used by Passion, and learn how to utilize its strengths in your approach to playing.

Advanced Playback for Ableton Live
Jeff Lawson and JD Myers

Learn how to use both session view and arrangement view to your advantage, create flexible song arrangements, organize a library, and distribute files among multiple rooms and locations.

Fundamentals of B-Roll, Promos, + Recaps
Kevin Collins and Cameron Kirschner

Discover the ways that you can celebrate and promote a gathering through well-produced b-roll footage, including: preparation, shooting systems, in-camera visual techniques, post-production workflow, and stylized editing.

Advanced Filmmaking Techniques
Kevin Collins and Cameron Kirschner

Budgets, locations, scripts, shot lists, cast, crew, set design, costuming, original music: it takes a lot to pull together even the shortest of on-screen stories. This breakout focuses on video teams who are producing original stories.

Building a Photography Team
Kendra Harrell and Brooke Greene

Whether building a photo team of 2 people or 22 people, there are a few ways you can prepare your team to capture great content, stay energized, and give others a glimpse of your ministry.

Creating Artwork for Sermon Series
Leighton Ching and Meg Brim

From pitching comps to final installations, the Passion Design Team aims to create designs with longevity and adaptability in many formats beyond the projector screen.

SMPTE Synchronization
Jason Dyba and Chase Hall

Connect live music, video playback, and lighting cues with the use of longitudinal timecode (LTC). Learn a few shortcuts for building custom files and establishing a workflow for your church.

Live Audio Fundamentals
Nick Geiger

Walk through the steps to achieve great tones out of the most basic of situations, from gain staging to EQ, compression to effects, and more.

Advanced Audio Systems
Nick Geiger

Take an in-depth dive into advanced mix processing, PA optimization via non-linear target curves, creating moments within your mix, and more.

Lighting & Set Design
Chase Hall, Davis Kornegay, and Noah Hawley

Explore some of Passion’s recent set designs, the practical steps taken to fabricate and scale them, and learn some tips and tricks for improving the lighting in your own environment.

Live Video Directing
Taylor Charboneau

Cover the basics of framing, pacing cuts, directing for IMAG vs Broadcast, and other areas related to live video directors.

Production Team Culture
Taylor Charboneau and Makenzie Albracht

Production teams can be culture-setters, too. How we communicate our values will influence the way our teams lead and serve.