The Producer's Seat
The Producer's Seat is for church media leaders who are ready to stop reacting and start leading. Each episode explores what it really takes to think like a producer — and build a media operation that serves your church without burning you out.
The Producer's Seat
Latest Episodes
The Lies We Believe About Our Own Job
Most church media leaders hold at least one belief about their role that works against them. In this episode, Dan Wathen names six of the most common — and cracks them wide open with personal stories and real responses from media leaders across...
Lost in Translation: Why the Pastor's Vision Never Makes It to the Screen
Have you ever finished a project — put real work into it — and then the pastor saw it and it was completely off?Not because you did bad work.Because somewhere between his vision and your edit, something got lost.In this ...
Stop Trying to be the Big Church
Copying Elevation isn't a strategy. It's an identity crisis.In this episode, Dan challenges one of the most common — and quietly destructive — impulses in church media: the moment your pastor comes back from a conference and says "I want...
Church Media Budget Rejected? Here's Why
The problem usually isn't your budget. It's your pitch.In this episode, Dan shares two real stories from his career that reframe how church media leaders should approach budget conversations — and six practical strategies for walking out...