Should church techs go to college if they’ve already got a job offer? If they’re halfway through college, should they drop out for a job offer to be a church tech full time? Ryan Loche is the academic director at the Beloningco college and a PhD student at Liberty University. He joins us to discuss education’s role in a church tech director’s life. In this episode you'll hear: 0:40 Toby’s college years4:36 We introduce Ryan Loche at the FILO conference8:23 Running 1,500 light cues at once 10:20 Meeting Weird AL Yankovic12:20 The Belonging Co Origin Story 14:10 The next generation of church tech directors 22:05 Should church techs go to college? 25:12 The practical side of college for church techs 27:15 Post covid burnout for church techs 31:00 Hard conversations course 34:00 What we miss out on by dropping out of college 35:30 Tech Takeaway on having fun as a team & forgiving mistakesPlugsThe Belonging Co collegeRyan's Instagram The Church Collective podcastResources for your Church Tech MinistryDoes your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.Connect with us: Follow us on FacebookHang out with us on InstagramSee all the ways we can serve your church on our WebsiteGet our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early Service