Pay Series 2.0 - Salary Negotiating & Market Rate Determinators [Johnny Ragin]

If you are currently working in ministry, how do you actually negotiate for better pay?

We're joined by Johnny Ragin, the founder of the massively popular Worship Sound Guy platform. We dive deep into the taboo topic of church finances, discussing Johnny's starting church tech salary, and debate if churches have to consider touring/corporate AVL jobs when they look at the market rate for church techs salaries. 

In this episode you'll hear: 

0:00 Intro: Toby’s Gear Flipping Origin Story

7:00 Johnny Ragin (Worship Sound Guy) Joins the Podcast!

11:00 The Reality of Starting Salaries in Church Tech

20:10 Who Actually Sets the Market Rate for Church Tech Salaries?

27:00 Why the Role of Technical Director Has Gotten Significantly Harder

31:30 The Disconnect: Job Description Demands vs. Offered Salary

35:00 The Case for (and against) Hiring Highly Skilled, Part-Time Church Techs

40:00 Strategy: How to Ask for a Raise Without Getting a Promotion

46:30 Should You Bring Personal Life Circumstances into a Salary Negotiation?

55:00 Keep Sundays Running: Why Johnny Actually Left His Church Role

1:00:00 Church Tech Confessional: An AI Translation Disaster

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