Black Box Podcast
by Black Box
Latest episode
Women, Volunteers & Leaving Church Staff Well (feat. Danielle Iselin)
Women, Volunteers & Leaving Church Staff Well (feat. Danielle Iselin)
About this podcast
Honest conversations at the intersection of church, production, and excellence.
The Black Box Podcast is where high standards and honest talk meet. We explore what it really takes to pursue excellence in the church production world—from leadership and culture to gear, systems, and the people behind it all. This isn’t surface-level chatter or recycled advice. It’s thoughtful, unfiltered conversation for those who care about doing the work well, building healthy teams, and raising the bar for what’s possible in the Church.
Episodes
- Women, Volunteers & Leaving Church Staff Well (feat. Danielle Iselin) · 1 h 21 min · Season 2 Episode 3Lee Fields, Stephen “Shep” Sheppard, Brad Bramer, and Tyler Kerpsack are BlackBox—an independent team helping churches strengthen production systems, develop healthy teams, and…
- Content Creation Hot Takes (feat. Channing Dubbeld) · 1 h 27 min · Episode 9What does it take to create content that people actually want to watch? Tyler Kerpsack, Stephen “Shep” Sheppard sit down with Channing Dubbeld—Creative + Worship Production…
- Investing In The Young Bucks · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 1BlackBox is stepping into a new season—with new conversations, fresh collaborators, and guests from across the church & production industry. In this episode, Shep, Brad Bramer &…
- Kayne and Excellence in Worship - PT I · 1 h 13 min · Season 2 Episode 7In this episode, Lee Fields, Shep, Tyler Kerpsack, and Brad Bramer get into what it really looks like to operate at a high level when things go sideways. We talk real…
- Stop Mixing to Target Curves · 1 h 4 min · Episode 8BlackPod is a no-fluff podcast for church production leaders, live audio engineers, and creatives who care about doing it right. Hosted by Lee Fields, Shep, Tyler Kerpsack, and…
- DAW vs Consoles, Leaders Who Do vs. Leaders Who Don’t, and New BlackBox Offerings · 1 h 1 min · Episode 7Hosted by Lee Fields, Stephen “Shep” Shepherd, Tyler Kerpsack, and Brad Bramer, the BlackBox Podcast is unfiltered conversation for church production teams, worship leaders, AVL…
- Merry Christmas, Contractors, Services, Reflections and more · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 4In this episode, Lee Fields, Tyler Kerpsack, Shep, and Brad Bramer are back together talking through the realities of church production during the Christmas season. The…
- Production Content, Launching Podcasts, and Designing Worship Centers · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode, Lee Fields, Tyler Kerpsack, Shep, and Brad Bramer are back together talking all things church production, worship technology, and creative leadership. The…
- White Balance, Political Disagreement, and Line Checks · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this episode, Lee Fields, Shep, Brad Bramer, and Tyler Kerpsack break down the real-world challenges production leaders face today. We hit highlights from the ChurchFront…
- Kick Mics, Summer Projects and Lee’s Wedding — Season 2 Kicks Off · 1 h 14 min · Season 2 Episode 1Brad, Tyler, Shep, and Lee kick off Season 2 talking weddings, kick mics, time management, and what’s been going down this summer. Honest, funny, and full of practical takes for…
- Pet Peeves, Get Gigs, and Be Better · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 6In Episode 6, the BlackBox crew dives deep into what it really takes to thrive in church production and creative ministry. We kick things off with a sneak peek at Service…
- AI Is Coming, But Do We Really Care? · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 5On this episode of the BlackBox Podcast, we cover everything from AI in audio to fundamentals—and whether any of us will still have jobs in five years. Shep’s going beast mode on…
- Kick Mics, Trust, and Mr. Beast · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 4This week on BlackBox, we’re covering a lot of ground: How to build real leadership — and what to do when you have to rebuild trust and culture from scratch. Do you actually…
- NAB, Coachella, & Easter · 1 h 39 min · Season 1 Episode 3We go full throttle through some of the biggest production moments of the season—NAB, Coachella, and Easter. From cinematic broadcast trends in church to the sheer scale and…
- Excuse My Mediocrity · 1 h 29 min · Season 1 Episode 2We’re coming in hot with a conversation that matters: excellence in church production and creative leadership. Too often, mediocrity hides behind spiritual language. But let’s be…
- Disrupters Win · 1 h 29 min · Season 1 Episode 1In this kickoff episode, Lee, Tyler, Shep, and Brad sit down to unpack what Black Box is all about—how it started, why it matters, and where it’s heading. If you’re a church…
