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Oct 20

Main Session 1

Main Session 2

Tues

Oct 21

Main Session 3

Main Session 4

Wed

Oct 22

Main Session 5

Bonus workshops are streamable on demand instantly after registration.

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Monday

Main Session 1

You do not want to miss the first session of SALT 2025. This one will include a must-see opening experience. All main sessions include worship, host moments, and powerful keynote experiences. 

Miles McPherson

Pastor | Rock Church

Tim Timmons

Singer, Songwriter, Musician

Andy Erwin

Film Producer | Erwin Brothers

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Monday

Main Session 2

It’s session two of SALT 2025. All main sessions include worship, host moments, and powerful keynote experiences. 

Rick Dempsey

FMR. SR. VP at Disney | President of Snocone Productions

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Tuesday

Main Session 3

Session three at SALT 2025 is usualy a ministry-focused extended night of Worship. We have some amazing things we’re working on for this session that you won’t want to miss. All main sessions include worship, host moments, and powerful keynote experiences. 

Cass Langton

FMR. Creative Lead | Hillsong

Bella Taylor Smith

Worship Leader | Artist

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tuesday

Main Session 4

Session four at SALT 2025 takes us into the kick off of our last day in person. All main sessions include worship, host moments, and powerful keynote experiences. 

Siran Stacy

Fmr. Alabama Tail back | NFL Europe MVP

Kris Kimlin

2nd Unit Director | House of David

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wednesday

Main Session 5

It’s the last session of SALT 2025. Don’t miss this closing moment. All main sessions include worship, host moments, and powerful keynote experiences. 

Natalie Runion

Best Selling Author  |  Raised to Stay

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Workshops

Available NOW!

Creative Process

From Striving to Flow: Unlocking Your God-Given Creative Potential

Katlyn Bishop

Founder | Monarch Collective

Every creative hits a wall—doubt, burnout, imposter syndrome, or just feeling stuck. But what if that’s the moment right before you hit your stride? In this workshop, we’ll explore how to overcome internal resistance, rediscover the passions God placed in you, and unlock the unique rhythm where your creativity flows best. Through personal reflection, spiritual insight, and practical strategies, you’ll learn how to move from striving to Spirit-led flow, so you can create with confidence, clarity, and conviction. This isn’t just about identity—it’s about activation.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how to recognize and break agreement with imposter syndrome by rooting your identity in Christ
  • Identify your natural gifting and passion patterns to clarify where you thrive creatively
  • Discern the difference between striving and working in God’s flow, so your creativity becomes effortless and Spirit-led
  • Take action with boldness—stop overthinking and start trusting that God gave you that idea for a reason.

Film & Design

How to Create Compelling Personal Stories on Film

gary molander

Owner/President | Floodgate Creative

Drawing out the stories of real people takes skill and intention. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to prepare with purpose, and set the right relational climate during filming. Ideal for storytellers, marketers, and filmmakers who want to capture the human experience with excellence and authenticity. With 20 years of experience interviewing on film, Gary’s learned what works—and what doesn’t—and will give attendees the tools that storytellers wish they had from the start.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn the essential steps of pre-production that set storytellers up for success
  • Learn how to shape the interview space for openness and trust, and walk away with all the footage needed
  • Learn how to move into editing with a clear vision and a practical framework for creating the best story possible.

Leadership

Host Effective 1:1’s with Your Team

Dustin Pead

Creative Process Coach & Consultant | Chief Creative Consultants

A transformative workshop that explores the art of meaningful one-on-one meetings in creative environments, no matter if you have staff OR volunteers that report to you. Participants will learn proven strategies for turning routine check-ins into powerful moments of connection, growth, and creative development. The session includes practical frameworks for structuring conversations and building trust through intentional leadership.

Key takeaways:

  • Master the Four-Part 1:1 Structure that balances personal wellbeing, progress review, growth planning, and creative inspiration.
  • Learn how to craft powerful questions that unlock creative potential and adapt your questioning style to different personality types.
  • Create effective pre-meeting practices that ensure productive conversations and respect different thinking styles.

Worship

God’s Design for Your Voice

Jeff Mathena

Founder | The Unhindered Voice

Discover the connection between vocal transformation and spiritual formation. In this session, we’ll explore how the design of your voice reflects God’s intentionality—physically, spiritually, and prophetically. Using the framework of Revelation, Response, and Reign, we’ll uncover how belief shapes sound and how your voice is meant to carry both identity and authority.

Key Takeaways:

  • Your voice was intentionally designed by God to carry both identity and authority
  • Most vocal struggles aren’t due to lack of talent, but a lack of clear, accurate understanding of how the voice actually works
  • When you respond to God’s revelation with your voice, you partner with Him to release His reign on the earth

Foundations

using production to build the church

Stephen Sheppard

Video Engineer | Former Elevation

Production isn’t just about pushing buttons and making Sundays look good, it’s about building systems that serve people and extend the mission of the church. In this workshop, we’ll unpack how intentional broadcast and production workflows can actually help grow your church, reach new people, and create sustainable rhythms for your team. Whether you’re a volunteer, staff member, or leader, you’ll leave with practical ways to leverage production as a tool for ministry, not just technology.

Key Takeaways:

  • How Production Can Fuel Growth – Learn how clear systems and broadcast strategy can help your church reach more people in the room and online
  • Building Sustainable Workflows – Discover ways to reduce stress on your team while increasing excellence and consistency in services
  • Investing in the Right People – Identify which roles and leaders to prioritize so production strengthens the ministry, not just the event
  • Where to Find Help – Walk away with resources and frameworks to know where to get answers, support, and practical tools for your next step

Creative Process

Try This! Breakthrough Ideas for Creative Teams

Phil Bowdle

Author  |  Coach

Stuck in a rut individually or as a team? Need fresh ideas to level up your creative work and your leadership? Try this. If you want simple, practical, and breakthrough ideas that you can try as a team, this session is for you. We’ll challenge what’s working, what’s not, and explore small but powerful shifts that can breathe new life into your creative process—no matter your role.

Key Takeaways:

  • Simple shifts to help your team break out of the Sunday-to-Sunday grind
  • Hacks to level up your leadership of yourself and others
  • Fresh ideas of what’s working (and what’s not) across creative teams across the country
  • Quick, actionable ideas you can implement right away

Production

Worship Leading Behind a Console

Brenton Miles

Audio Director | Belonging Co

You don’t need a microphone or a spotlight to lead worship. In this session, we’ll explore the powerful truth that worship leading also happens behind the console. As audio engineers and techs, you’re not just mixing sound—you’re shaping an atmosphere where people can encounter God without distraction.

We’ll dive into the heart and skill behind what it means to lead from the booth, from understanding your role in the worship team to making technical decisions that support, not compete with, what’s happening on stage. Whether you’re balancing a mix, troubleshooting on the fly, or navigating feedback from the congregation, this workshop will help you lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose.

Key Takeaways:

  • Whether you’re on stage with a microphone or behind the console, you have the power and responsibility to lead worship
  • Discover best practices for building and maintaining a healthy, consistent, and sustainable worship team or staff
  • Learn practical techniques for creating a balanced mix with a live band and vocalists—plus, get your questions answered during a dedicated Q&A session

digital media

Strategy + Creativity: The Strategic and Creative Approach to Designing Beautiful, Effective Websites

Sarra Herring

Web & Graphic Director | CREATR

Zech Nelson

Founder & Director | Saltless Digital

This workshop will show you how to create digital web experiences that are both visually stunning and strategically effective. Together, Sarra and Zech will walk you through the tools, creative approaches, and key strategies churches and organizations can use to make their websites feel personal, engaging, and purposeful. You’ll leave with clear action steps to help you build a web presence that truly serves your mission.

Key Takeaways

  • Learn how to design a website that communicates the right message through visuals, tone, and user experience.
  • Discover how to define clear on-ramps and next steps for visitors so your website moves people from curiosity to connection.
  • Understand how to avoid common pitfalls: like stock photos, poor mobile design, and forms that drop into a black hole and replace them with best practices.
  • Walk away with practical tools and frameworks to build a site that’s both beautiful and strategically effective for your church or organization.

Leadership

Effectively Recruiting & Onboarding New Volunteers

Jessica Bealer

Director of Family Ministry Services at Generis | Coach

Healthy teams ebb and flow, but operating from a volunteer deficit for a prolonged period of time will limit your ministry’s growth and impact. In this session we’ll be discussing practical steps to help you keep your rosters full.

Key Takeaways:

  • Systemize your recruitment strategies to ensure a consistent influx of volunteers
  • Make your ministry attractive
  • Effectively communicate the value of serving
  • Find alignment in onboarding and acclimating new volunteers

Foundations

Demystifying Compression

Jeff Mayer

Lead Audio Engineer | Long Hollow Church

Ever wondered why compression is often misunderstood or misused in mixing? Do you really know what your compressors actually do? Many church techs struggle with when, why, and how to apply compression—sometimes using it too much, too little, or for the wrong reasons. This class aims to demystify compression by giving you a solid understanding of what compressors actually do, how they react to audio, and how you can use them intentionally and creatively to bring clarity, impact, and polish to your mix.

Key Takeaways:

  • Gain a better understanding of how different types of compressors work
  • Using compression with intention
  • How to use compression creatively

Film & Design

Designing a Campaign That Connects

Mallory Nall

Sr. Graphic Designer | Brentwood Baptist Church

Explore the creative process behind crafting a large-scale church campaign like Christmas. This breakout will walk you through the strategic steps of aligning art direction with the sermon plan, while keeping the church’s mission and vision front and center. Attendees will gain insight into how to build cohesive visuals, collaborate across teams, and create campaigns that resonate deeply with their congregation.

Key Takeaways

  • Creative Strategy Meets Sermon Planning. Learn how to ensure visual elements align with the sermon series and overall mission of the church.
  • Building Cohesive and Impactful Visuals. Discover techniques for creating unified design assets that resonate with the congregation and maintain consistency across platforms and materials.
  • Effective Team Collaboration. Gain insight into working collaboratively with pastors, other communications team members, and ministries to develop campaigns that are both creative and mission focused.

WORSHIP

Producing & Publishing Worship in-House

Stephen Brewster

Owner of Harmony Group | Creative Coach

Does your church release music? Is that something that you would like to do in the future? This session will help you understand the purpose, strategy, and execution of improving what you are already doing or how to get started releasing music.

Key Takeaways

  • You will learn about publishing, distribution, marketing, social media, radio, advertising, and how to talk about music with your leadership in a way they will understand.

Foundations

ProPresenter Essentials: A Practical Guide to Presenting Confidently

Brad Zimmerman

Pro-presenter guy | Founder of Church Media Drop

Running ProPresenter doesn’t have to feel overwhelming! Whether you’re a volunteer suddenly asked to take it on, or a staff member juggling it along with countless other tasks, this session will give you the tools and confidence you need. You’ll learn how to set up screens, keep playlists organized, and use shortcuts like macros and templates to make ProPresenter run smoothly every week. By the end, you’ll know how to simplify your system so anyone—yes, even a brand-new volunteer—can walk in and run it stress-free.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to configure ProPresenter for reliable Sunday mornings (screens, stage displays, playlists)
  • Time-saving tricks like actions, macros, and templates to make last-minute changes simple
  • A “Sunday Morning Survival Guide” with the checks, quick fixes, and hand-off tips every team needs

Film & Design

Faster Together: Building a Shared Workflow in DaVinci Resolve

Shelby Cavener

Film Director | Belonging Co.

This workshop will be a dive into the collaborative aspects of video editing using a Davinci Resolve-based workflow. From file organization all the way to final export, we’ll discuss how you can develop a process that works for your whole team, while maximizing efficiency and maintaining creative control.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how to use Davinci’s collaborative project features to share projects and timelines so you can make progress on multiple edits at the same time
  • Optimize the review process by exporting directly to Frame.io and see comments and revisions appear on your timeline as markers in real time
  • Whether it’s a 24-hour turnaround or a 12-month lead time, building a workflow with collaboration in mind streamlines the whole editing process, allowing you more time to focus on the creative
  • Then use all that time you’ve saved to take your color to the next level with Davinci Resolve’s industry-leading color correction and grading tools

Foundations

Train Your Video Volunteers Well

Killian Devine

Livestream and Lighting | Experience Church

Most volunteers come with plenty of willing hearts, but maybe not the professional skillsets to operate complex equipment. In this class, you’ll learn a framework to teach any volunteer in your ministry to operate video equipment from tripod cameras to TD/Directors.

Key Takeaways:

  • Get a step-by-step framework for creating a weekly rhythm for you that maximizes your productivity and helps you stay ahead
  • Learn best practices for creating a healthy and sustainable rhythm for your team
  • You will learn how to say NO without making everyone mad at you
  • Developing a volunteer culture that will invigorate your volunteers, not tear them down

Digital Media

Don’t Go Viral: Redefining Social Media Success in the Church

Becca Bogardus

Comms Director | Long Hollow Church

In a world where chasing views, entertainment, and shifting trends reign, the church is charged with a different scorecard. Anchor your digital presence in something deeper – to make Jesus known through His Church. This isn’t about growing a platform, it’s about stewarding one.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to define the scorecard of the Church’s social media platforms

  • Build a social strategy that flows from your mission, not the algorithm.

  • Learn how to turn Sunday moments into a digital movement through your content.

  • Leave with tools, templates, and a renewed conviction: your content can preach.

Tuesday workshops

Available oct 21

Wednesday workshops

Available oct 22

bonus workshops

on demand

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Enhance your church’s Visibility  through SEO

Bart Blair

Executive Director | Missional Marketing

In this workshop, we’ll explore SEO for churches. Learn how Google works to leverage your website and digital presence to reach more people and grow your church.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand how key elements of your church website interact with search engines so that you appear in search results
  • Learn how to rank up at the top of local search results in Google and Google Maps
  • Discern when it is appropriate to pay for ads vs. depend on organic search results to get new visitors to your church website

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Rhythms of a Healthy Soul in Worship Ministry

wade joye

Fmr Worship Leader  |  Elevation

In this class, Wade will walk you through the lessons he learned about cultivating a healthy soul while serving in a fast paced ministry as Worship Pastor at Elevation Church for 15 years. He will not only share the path for healing and health in your own soul as a worship pastor, but also will give you practical tools to pastor your team on the same journey.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn why the key to pastoring a healthy worship team begins with learning to pastor yourself
  • Discover how to be present with God, yourself, and your team even on a stressful Sunday
  • Leave empowered with practical steps to lead your team spiritually

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Straight Talk: The fine art of a performance review

Dr. Andrew Johnson

Creative Coach

Evaluating staff and volunteers’ performance is one of the toughest and least appealing parts of the job for most leaders but giving this kind of feedback and direction is essential to good stewardship and meaningful ministry. In this session, Dr. J demystifies the art of effective performance review and evaluation and prepares you to set and achieve high expectations for the individuals and teams you lead.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand the goals and impact of an effective review
  • Explore strategies to decrease the stigma and stress of performance review
  • Identify targets for evaluation that make sense and make a difference
  • Explore tips and tactics for better conversations about performance
    with Dr. Andrew Johnston, Leadership Coach

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The Art of the Interview in Short Films

Gary Molander

Owner/President | Floodgate Creative
A great short-film starts with a great script. But what does it look like when a personal story is told in interview format? Gary has interviewed over 100 top athletes and performers, creating short-films with the content results. He’ll help you discover timeless principles and practical processes to capture their best content, all in an interview setting where any subject feels safe, a little anxious, and courageous.
Key Takeaways:
  • Learn how to create a compelling story arch using interview questions
  • Identify interview questions that work, and questions that don’t
  • Discover the keys to creating a safe environment for interviewees to share
  • Learn how to shoot interview b-roll in the interview space.

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    The relationship of Worship Leader + Worship Director

    Evan Fernald

    Music Director  | Belonging Co

    David Dennis

    Worship Leader, Writer | Belonging Co

    Join us as we will give you the ins and outs of a worship leader and worship director dynamic. We will expound upon the individual responsibilities of each role and explain how it all comes together to create a spirit led atmosphere of worship.

    Key Takeaways:

    • You will learn how decisions are made from building a setlist together to who leads what song in a set
    • Learn what makes a healthy working relationship between the Worship Director and the Worship Leader
    • Find the overlap, if there is any, in the worship directing and worship leading roles

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    Mastering ProPresenter Themes, Looks and Screens

    Brad Zimmerman

    Pro-presenter guy | Founder of Church Media Drop

    Want your presentations to be beautiful but not take forever to create? Ever wish you could show different content on different screens? Or maybe you just need to get your pastor to stop using Powerpoint. Each one of these problems can be solved with themes, screens and looks. In this class we are going to skip past the basics and help you solve common problems while streamlining your content creation.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Learn how to create beautiful themes and streamline content creation
    • Create smarter themes to use on livestream or alternate screens
    • Learn how to send different graphics or videos to different screens
    • Design beautiful slides inside the ProPresenter editor even if you aren’t a designer

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    Lighting & Scenic Design for Worship

    Daniel Connell

    Founder | DC Pro LVA

    In this class, we’ll have a powerful discussion on the timeless fundamentals of design for stage and lighting that lasts beyond trends and styles.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Identify how to use color to direct attention
    • Explore the fundamentals of stage composition
    • Learn the importance of mood and emotion in design, over effects and gimmicks
    • Uncover how too much in your design reduces its impact

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    Crafting a more musical Mix

    Jeff Sandstrom

    Founder  |  MxU

    It’s easy to get bogged down in the technical details of systems, routing, input lists, patching, console workflows, and all the other things that an audio engineer must do. But once those things are sorted, how do you actually help the band lead worship? This session will get your head out of the technical and into the artistry of bringing out the music in your mix. You’ll discover more of how to partner with the leaders onstage as you work together as one team.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Bridge the communication gap between the booth and the stage
    • Learn how to anticipate interesting musical moments
    • Leveraging transitions for greater effect

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    Five ways to Level Up Your Design Chops

    GinaMarie Stewart

    Designer

    There’s a lot I wish I would’ve known at the beginning of my design career. If you didn’t go to design school, like me, or if you did and have a hard time verbalizing design basics to others, this is the breakout for you. From text hierarchy to choosing the right colors and fonts to set the tone, we need to learn the rules so we can begin to break them when the time is right.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Understanding the importance of text hierarchy in your piece
    • Selecting the right font to set the tone for your project
    • Learning color theory will help you choose the best colors for a project
    • Ways to create artwork that also communicates a solid message
    • Tips on staying inspired as a creative

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    Cultivating a Healthy Staff Culture

    Henry Seeley

    Pastor  |  Belonging Co

    Leading any size church team can be a challenge and leadership has to be intentional about creating a healthy staff culture. Learn how you can create the right culture for your staff and ways that you can benefit from their insights, wisdom, experience and spiritual healthiness.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Understanding church leadership roles
    • How to cultivate and sustain a healthy staff culture in your church
    • Develop strong leaders in your team

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    How to Survive as a one man team

    Brad Zimmerman

    Pro-presenter guy | Founder of Church Media Drop

    Is your job title a combination of multiple roles? Are you a part-time employee or volunteer juggling countless tasks? Then this breakout session is perfect for you. You’ll discover essential tools and resources to get the job done efficiently, strategies to stay creative despite a hectic schedule, and techniques for collaborating with less technical or creative individuals. Let’s dive into 10 simple tricks to thrive when you’re managing everything on your own!

    Key Takeaways:

    • Discover resources and tools to streamline and simplify your workflow
    • Implement simple organization principles to enhance productivity
    • Learn how to build and leverage a team, so you don’t have to do it all alone

    Streaming & 30-day replay access

    Enjoy the live broadcast with your team plus extended access to relive your favorite moments or catch anything you missed.

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