What 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 Director at First Naples, audio engineer, production videographer, and one of the most recognizable content creators in the church-tech space. BlackBox is Lee Fields, Brad Bramer, Tyler Kerpsack, and Shep.

Channing shares his journey from traveling in full-time music ministry to leading production in Naples, Florida, and building an online audience around the honest, funny, and occasionally chaotic realities of church production. The conversation covers content creation, social-media strategy, authenticity, audio engineering, worship technology, leadership, and plenty of hot takes from Naples’ finest.

Whether you lead a church production team, mix live audio, create content, or simply enjoy an unfiltered conversation about the AVL world, this episode of the BlackBox Podcast is for you.

BlackBox 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 & Tyler Kerpsack get back to the fundamentals of production leadership: developing people, building healthy teams, investing in volunteers, and creating technical environments where others can grow.

BlackBox exists to equip the local church as an independent advocate, trusted partner, and creative collaborator. From audio, video, lighting, and systems integration to leadership development and production strategy, we help churches make confident decisions, strengthen their teams, and build healthier teams and ministries.

Whether you’re a production director, worship leader, technical artist, integrator, or church volunteer, this conversation is about leading people—not just managing equipment.

In 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 stories—from stadium shows to high-pressure environments—where cues get missed, plans change mid-song, and you’re forced to make decisions in real time. There’s some Kanye conversation in here, but more from the lens of what’s actually happening behind the scenes and how teams carry those moments.

We also hit on the tension of working in spaces where your values get tested—and what it looks like to stay grounded in the middle of it.

This one’s about composure, awareness, and learning how to respond when the pressure’s on.