Thought Leader Connect is an online conversation where you can join together with other production designers, directors, programmers, and technicians from within the Worship Tech Community to sharpen your skills as a technician on stage and a leader within your organization.
Joining Thought Leader Connect means collaborating with experienced industry leaders who care about your success, connecting with other worship leaders who have been in your shoes, sharpening your technical ability as tools advance, and building life-long relationships along the way.
Thought Leader Connect is here to align ourselves with you, to encourage and facilitate positive growth that will strengthen the Worship Tech Community. Enjoy the incredible experiences Thought Leader Connect offers you, and we promise to maintain a safe and respectful environment for all. Thought Leader Connect is a safe place to share your ideas and experiences with people who understand where you’re coming from and where you want to go.
We ask that in all your words and actions you promise to be respectful and kind to all members and leaders within the platform, to be present and active at Thought Leader events and conversations, and to believe in yourself and your ability to make a positive impact within your organization, and on your congregation.
Sr. Thought Leader
Sr. Thought Leader
Andy Bentley joined Elevation Church full time in 2011 as a Lighting Designer where he designed and programmed for weekends and special events, in addition to several live recordings and tours for Elevation Worship. In 2018 he stepped into the role of Central Production Director, helping oversee production teams across the church and develop a production staff both technically and culturally.
Sr. Thought Leader
Sr. Thought Leader
Daniel has been serving with Fellowship Church since 1998. He later joined the staff as a Video Producer before transitioning to the live production as a Lighting Designer. He now serves as the Production Designer overseeing the live design and engineering teams.
Sr. Thought Leader
Sr. Thought Leader
Griffin joined the Church of the Highlands staff full time in 2017 after being an active member for several years. He attended Highlands College with a Technical Arts study which led to his first position as a Central Lighting Technician at Highlands. In 2018 he moved into the Broadcast Lighting Director role, which allows him to oversee programming and operation of the main broadcast campus at highlands, which broadcasts to over twenty campuses across Alabama and Georgia, as well as supporting the online experience.
Thought Leader Connect was created for you. After nearly three decades in production and fourteen blessed years of service in the Worship Tech Community, I know what it takes to develop into the leader you want to be for your ministry — and it takes community.
Without the support and guidance of mentors, friends, and peers, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Sharing experiences, asking questions, connecting for a greater purpose, it all happens when you choose to connect and grow, both as an individual and an industry leader.
I truly hope you join us in Thought Leader Connect today we can take you and your ability to serve The Great Commission, to the next level, together.
See you inside!
— Daryl Sutton, Director of Thought Leader and Host of the Thought Leader Connect Community
— DARYL SUTTON, Director of Thought Leader
Thought Leader Connect was created for you. After nearly three decades in production and fourteen blessed years of service in the Worship Tech Community, I know what it takes to develop into the leader you want to be for your ministry — and it takes community.
Without the support and guidance of mentors, friends, and peers, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Sharing experiences, asking questions, connecting for a greater purpose, it all happens when you choose to connect and grow, both as an individual and an industry leader.
I truly hope you join us in Thought Leader Connect today we can take you and your ability to serve The Great Commission, to the next level, together.
See you inside!
— Daryl Sutton, Director of Thought Leader and Host of the Thought Leader Connect Community
Here at Thought Leader Connect we take leadership seriously. After all, decades of personal and industry experience have shown that your strength as a leader and level of technical skill has a deep impact on your team, yourself, and your congregation.
That’s why Thought Leaders Connect is full of support, know-how, proven strategies, and skill building. Your personal and professional development matters and you can go so much further in a community than you can on your own.
From lighting up a stage to growing the level of service you and your team can bring to serve your senior leaderships vision, Thought Leader Connect is the place for you. Come together with like-minded Worship Tech Community pros to develop skills, build relationships, and foster fruitful opportunities that can help to guide you from where you are now, to where you want to go next.