Filo Podcast

Todd sits down with James Jaskowiak, the production manager at Willow Creek's Huntley campus where Todd serves on the production team. They talk about living life with people versus just serving with them and how important it is to continually stretch the skills of our volunteers. Show Notes: I Love Jesus But I Hate Christmas: This book by Todd Elliott is an owner’s manual for how to live the abundant life of a technical artist in the local church. Learn more about it and order yours today at filo.org/book. FILO 2023 Conference: The Conference is right around the corner on May 2nd and 3rd!  Learn more at filo.org/filo2023.  Subscribe to the FILO Podcast: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the FILO Podcast on your favorite podcast platform and be alerted any time we launch a new episode. Leave a review of the FILO Podcast: Your ratings and reviews help spread the word about the FILO Podcast to others. We'd appreciate your help! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Have ideas for the FILO Podcast? Email

Todd gets to chat with Jon Jorgenson, Creative and Teaching Pastor at Soul City Church, and FILO 2023 Main Session speaker. They talk about Jon's journey with FILO and about the things he's learned going from a lone creative person to working with a team to execute a service. Show Notes: FILO 2023 Conference: The Conference is right around the corner on May 2nd and 3rd! Be sure to take advantage of the Early Bird registration rates that are available through March 27th. Learn more at filo.org/filo2023. We hope you join us and today’s podcast guest, Jon Jorgenson, at FILO 2023. Bonus Learning Opportunities at FILO 2023: If you're attending the conference In-Person, consider attending one of our pre-conference Tuesday Intensives or Wednesday Lunch & Learn events. Registration required. (Lunch & Learn events are available to Live-Stream participants and do not require registration.) Subscribe to the FILO Podcast: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the FILO Podcast on your favorite podcast platform and be

Todd talks with Pete Wright from Sun Coast Church, or as you probably know him @sweetpete.w on Instagram. They talk about how important it is to take care of ourselves if we hope to last long term. Show Notes: FILO 2023 Conference: The Conference website has been updated! Check out the schedule, discounted hotels, faculty, […]

Todd is joined by Megan Fate Marshman, Teaching Pastor at Willow Creek Church and Main Session Speaker at the upcoming FILO 2023 Conference. They talk about the importance of humility and not just understanding who God is, but who we are. Show Notes: FILO 2023 Conference: Prices go up on February 15th, 2023 on all […]

Todd has a conversation with Lyndsey Van Wyk, the Service & Event Producer at Soul City Church in Chicago. They talk about producing events, volunteering at church and working through change with the whole team. Show Notes: FILO Advent: Recenter yourself after the heavy lift of Christmas by revisiting our Advent devotional series. You can […]

Todd talks with Blaine Hogan about his new book “Exit the Cave”. They cover a wide range of topics from neoscience, portfolios and the Hogan family rules. Show Notes: Blaine’s New Book: Learn more and buy a copy of Blaine’s new book “Exit the Cave” on Amazon. Hogan Family Rules: Sign up for Blaine’s e-news and receive […]

Christina Pendleton joins Todd on the FILO Podcast to talk about leading volunteers, adapting a follower style based on the leader and setting the example for our production volunteers. Show Notes: FILO Advent: Our new Advent devotional series launched yesterday! Each day features a new short devotional, which you can access on YouVersion, our YouTube […]

Todd sits down with FILO Podcast Alumni, Rusty Anderson. They talk about video production in the local church and how Rusty approaches directing whatever the event. Show Notes: Connect with Rusty:  Reach out with any questions or to chat about the coaching he offers on his Instagram: @RustyAnderson_ FILO Advent: To make sure that you […]

Todd sits down with Toby Walters of Church Gear and they talk about gear in church. Show Notes: FILO Cohorts: FILO recently launched our last Cohort of 2022. Sign up on the Cohort Waitlist and be the first to know when we launch new ones at the turn of the year. FILO 2023: We are looking forward […]

Todd is joined by Christina Reid, worship leader at Forest City Church. They talk about the differences between worship leaders and tech people and what we can do to work toegether better. Show Notes: FILO Book: “I Love Jesus But I Hate Christmas” by Todd Elliott is a great resource for you and your teams to […]

Ryan Loche from The Church Collective and the acedemic director of The Belonging Co. College joins Todd on the FILO podcast. Ryan has a really unique perspective as someone who has done everything: Worship Leading, Audio, Lighting, Communications…all of it. And they talk about all of it! Show Notes: Christmas Spotify Playlist: Need a playlist for […]

Todd sits down with Jeremy Bagwell from the Worship Production division at Ross Video. They talk a lot about vacations, hobbies and community, as well as what Ross Video has to offer those of us doing production work in the local church. We are grateful for Ross’ support of this podcast episode. Visit rossvideo.com to start a conversation today! […]

Jesse O’Brien talks with Todd about broadcast audio, creating a consistent sound across all campuses and all the other cushy parts of being an audio person in the local church today. Show Notes: Willow Creek Message by Albert Tate: Todd references a recent message titled “How We Love Matters”. Check it out on Willow Creek’s YouTube […]

Todd has a conversation with Cassandra Langton, the Global Worship and Creative Pastor at Hillsong. They talk about how to create culture in a multi-site church model and well has how to keep your faith personal and not just a requirement for your job. Show Notes: Cassandra Langton’s Main Session Talk: In 2021, Cassandra taught […]

Joshua Hoegh joins Todd on the FILO Podcast to talk about staying connected to who we were created to be, not just going through the motions or mindlessly copying what other people are doing. Show Notes: FILO Coaching Cohorts: Todd is leading a new Coaching Cohort that launches next week! Spots are still open. Register […]

Todd sits down with Alex Sawyer, TD at Third Church in Richmond, VA and FILO Cohort Leader to talk about what church production looks like in a smaller, more traditional setting. Show Notes: FILO Coaching Cohorts: Registration for our next round of Cohorts is live! Check out all of the options at filo.org/coaching. Today’s podcast guest […]

FILO Cohost Aubrey Wentz joins Todd on the podcast to talk about working through change. Big change. Little change. All the change. Show Notes: FILO 2022 Chicago Conference: The Conference is NEXT WEEK! Today’s guest, Aubrey Wentz, is a Stream Session speaker and host of the Conference. Get 10% off your ticket purchases by using […]

Todd is joined by Andreas Pantli, the founding pastor of ICF Hamburg in Germany and main session speaker at this year’s FILO Conference. From his experience as the arts and production pastor at ICF Church in Zürich, Switzerland, one of the most influential churches in Europe, he and Todd talk about production and creativity from […]

Clay Scroggins joins Todd and they talk about leaving their jobs with no plan for the future. They ask the question of when to stay or when to leave a place, when God is really calling us to larger questions. Show Notes: FILO 2022 Chicago Conference: We are just a couple months away! Today’s guest, […]

Todd sits down with Ashlee Eiland one of the main session speakers for the FILO Conference this year. They talk about her journey from service producer to co-lead Pastor of Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, MI. Show Notes: FILO 2022 Chicago Conference: We are just a couple months away! Today’s guest, Ashlee Eiland, is […]