From the Garoffice with Micah Foster

In episode 24 of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Paul Swearengin, a former church planter, tik-tok influencer, author, podcaster, and pastor of an online spiritual community of people who have been hurt by or ostracized by the evangelical church. He is also married to the former Mayor of Fresno, Ashley Swearengin. You can check out his links here: https://nonpartisanevangelical.com. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster

In episode 23 of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Joe Henkel, creator and owner of Create Wonder Media. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster

In episode 22 of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Jason Mayfield, a former pastor who went from reviewing bibles on YouTube to now hosting Grace for Life, a TV and YouTube ministry show. He also loves to remind people who lead snarky comments that he is "not their pastor." Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster

In episode 21 of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Jeremy Cole, the pastor of Mosaic Church Dubai. You can find all of the links here: https://anchor.fm/micahfoster Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKs————————

In episode twenty of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Kevin Wilson, a pastor in the San Diego area who is also a Tik Tok Superstar. His chai making tik toks have grabbed the attention of millions. As his account stands today, he has 180.4K followers and 3.9M likes. But what is most interesting is, many, if not most, of them are NOT Christians. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKs————————

In episode nineteen of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Wayne Wrz, a former youth pastor turned missionary with Sonlife Ministries. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKs————————

In episode eighteen, I catch up with Jon Silva, a church planter in Salem, OR. His church, yourcrosscreek.com, has been releasing weekly episodes of the Together #ForSalem show on YouTube for almost a year now. But our conversation takes twists and turns that we did not expect, which is why we're calling this the Most Dangerous Episode. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKs————————

In episode seventeen of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Casey Holloway & Quinton Porter, two youth pastors from different Life.Church campuses in two different states. Together they run the Switch channel on Twitch. They reach kids all across the GLOBE with their online youth ministry. You can contact them directly with any questions: Casey.Halloway@life.church (918) 864-0250 Quinton.Porter@life.church (316) 202-6646 They also mentioned something called AXIS for parents and youth leaders. Here is their website: https://axis.org/. Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Need a Virtual Assistant? I can help. https://dreamsupport.club ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKS————————

In episode sixteen of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Vaughn Sanders, a pastor in Chicago area. He is co-vocational, loves his church and serves his community. We talk about Clubhouse, ministry in the workplace, being the church outside the walls of a building and how his church has been using a Facebook Group to connect the needs of their city with people who can fill those needs! Listen to the podcast on your favorite audio streaming platform. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKs————————

In episode fifteen of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Dennis Poulette, a former missionary and student pastor. We talk about a new audio-only social media called Clubhouse, the rise (and fall?) of vlogging, using YouTube to help others and more. Find Dennis: https://www.dennispoulette.com/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/DennisPoulette TT - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMed3NNNB/ TW - https://twitter.com/drpoulette IG - https://www.instagram.com/drpoulette/ Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKs————————

In episode 14 of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Chris Shepperd, a online and college pastor at Brazos Fellowship in College Station, TX. We talk about digital ministry, college ministry, children's ministry and question all of it. Enjoy. Listen to the podcast on your favorite audio streaming platform. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKs————————

In episode 13 of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Chris Hoch, the pastor of New Life Cupertino, in Cupertino, CA. We talk about how his church has continued to reach people in their local context, despite the fact that they are not allowed to meet in person. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster Support my digital ministry: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/micahfoster ————————GEAR, MUSIC, and AFFILIATE LINKs————————

In episode twelve of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Joshua Verwers, a pastor in Iowa. He has a live-streaming show called #VlogPastors. Listen to the podcast on your favorite audio streaming platform. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster #DigitalMinistry #VlogPastors #Christian

In episode eleven of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Cody Wallace, pastor and church planter of The Journey Church, North County in Escondido, CA. The last time I spoke with Cody, he was on a trajectory to be lead his church to a completely online model of ministry, even post-pandemic. Well, he's learned some things and share them with us as he is now in the initial phase of a merger with The Station Church where he will become their online/digital/associate pastor. Check out my vlog channel here: https://youtube.com/c/micahfoster

In episode ten of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with the brand new pastor of Malibu Pacific Church, Andy VomSteeg. Andy was curious about what I'm learning as I lead Two Cities Church in a digital-only phase of ministry. I hope you enjoy.

In episode nine of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Jeff Reed, Stadia Church Planting Network's Director of Digital Church Planting. If his job title alone doesn't pique your interest, this isn't the podcast for you, lol. You can find Jeff and his work at thechurch.digital.

In episode eight of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk with Aaron Munoz, the pastor of The Shift, an Instagram church plant that started during COVID-19. They plan to create content exclusively for Instagram and create a community of Jesus followers through that platform.

In episode seven of the From the Garoffice Podcast, I talk withJohn Pita, a pastor and church planter in Rohnert Park, CA. His church, discoverychurch.cc, made a dramatic change in how they do ministry as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Towards the end of our conversation we also talk about teaching our kids how to be good digital citizens. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

In episode six, I talk with Jon Silva, a church planter in Salem, OR. His church, yourcrosscreek.com, made a dramatic change in how they do ministry as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how they are reaching people who would not or could not attend in person services, even in non-pandemic circumstances, by releasing weekly episodes of the Together #ForSalem show on YouTube.

In episode five, I talk with Justin Khoe, a digital missionary who is best known for a past project called "That Christian Vlogger." His current podcast show gives the audience a peek into his authentic friendships and conversations with unexpected people. He's challenging and insightful and I hope this episode helps you grow in your ability to be a better friend to others.

In episode four, I talk with Alex Dion Wilson, who started an online ministry called InstaChurchLive on Instagram. Since then, he's also started YouTube Church and Tik Tok Church. He's a pioneer in digital ministry. Enjoy.

In episode three, I talk with Pastor Matt Souza (@SouzyLive), who planted a church on Twitch.tv called GodSquad Church. He is a full-time game streamer and a Pastor. We talk digital ministry, streaming online, reaching gamers for Jesus and much more. Enjoy.

In episode two, I talk with Joe Marquez, who is one of the guys being The Podcast by The Sons of Technology. He is an EduTech guru and a legitimate expert and teaches educators how to find and implement the best technology tools to accomplish their educational goals. We also talk about technology in ministry, eSports and parenting. Enjoy!

In this very first video podcast, I talk with Morgan Herselman, the Lead Pastor of Southpoint Church in Cape Town, South Africa. We talk, at length, about transitioning our churches to digital ministries, or online ministries, during this global corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic.