Stop teaching camera basics every Sunday.
Let us train your volunteers for you. A complete, self-paced camera course that turns nervous volunteers into confident operators — so you can focus on leading, not re-teaching the same fundamentals every week.
Built for the person you just handed a camera to — and the leader tired of re-teaching.
No production background required. If any of these sound like your team, this course was made for you.
What's inside.
Short, watchable lessons your whole team can go through together — or assign before a volunteer's first Sunday.
After this course, your volunteers can:
Hold a shot
Frame, move, and stay composed on a live camera — even when the room is loud and the moment is big.
Speak the language
Understand the director's calls, use clear comms, and know what's happening across the whole broadcast.
Own their Sunday
Run their pre-service checklist, show up prepared, and be someone the crew can count on.
Learn from the director's chair.
I'm Jesse Maitland — 25 years directing live broadcast, from volunteer church teams to stadiums and race courses, including years with Bethel Production. Every lesson in this course is something I teach my own crews, in the same words I use on headset.
More about me →"Volunteers don't need more pressure. They need reps, language, and a reason."
Put your whole team through it.
Volunteer 101 is hosted on Production Online — enroll once, train every volunteer the same way, every semester.
Enroll on Production Online →