Church Executive SEPT / OCT 2019 DIGITAL ISSUE | Page 10

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JOEL GUTHRIE / HOST, THE CHURCH ENGAGEMENT PODCAST / CONTENT MARKETER / WORSHIP LEADER / YOUTH LEADER / AUSTIN, TEXAS
Helping church leaders harness
tech trends to drive real-world
engagement, growth
By RaeAnn Slaybaugh
Joel Guthrie grew up attending church. In fact, his family
helped start one in Colorado Springs.
Since then, he has been on staff as a worship leader
and youth leader at a church in Bellevue, Wash., and is
currently one of the worship leaders and 10th-grade-
guys leaders at his church in Austin, Texas.
He has also studied audio engineering and has a career
working in marketing in the tech space, servicing large
tech companies, including Microsoft and Amazon.
His technical know-how and passion for helping
churches apply modern tools to grow and engage their
communities makes him the ideal host for The Church
Engagement Podcast.
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