Podcasts about digital church

The start of a new season and school year allows us to reboot. Even if we no longer have kids in school, it's a chance to turn a page in the calendar and start fresh. But let's be honest…it can also be incredibly overwhelming. This is why Ordering Your Priorities is the perfect study for this time of year. Join Lisa and Laura as they walk us through Ordering Your Priorities, an eight-week Walking with Purpose Bible study. Here's the truth: not all things are urgent, and some good things can remain undone. If the thought of not getting it all done makes your heart race, this series is for you! In today's episode, Lisa and Laura discuss Lesson 1, Talk 1: Building the Good Life, setting the stage for the weeks ahead. Tune in now, and let's start building the good life together! Open your Heart to our key Scripture. Matthew 7:24–27: Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it. Open your Bible to other Scriptures referenced in this episode. Psalm 33:11: The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations. (NIV) Psalm 32:8: I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Luke 11:28: Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it. Luke 14:28–30: For which of you, deciding to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, “This man began to build, and was not able to finish.” Jeremiah 6:16: Thus says the Lord, “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls.” 2 Corinthians 4:18: Because we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal Invite Him in with this episode's questions for reflection. In which relationship are you feeling the scrape of the chisel? Are you feeling tempted to pull back and isolate? Invite God to reveal to you if this is actually an opportunity to grow more like Him. Show mentions. St. John Paull II. Man cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it. This, as has already been said, is why Christ the Redeemer “fully reveals man to himself.” Flourish: The Art of Being Human. Register here. Benjamin Windle, Digital Church in a Lonely World. We all carry brokenness, personality quirks and the ability to make choices that hurt others. However, the potential pain of being in community is not simply an unwanted by-product; it is a key part of the purpose of community. It is the very fact that community costs us something that makes it valuable. Beth Moore: If we only choose to be around those who require virtually nothing hard from us, what will prompt us to change? God often uses others as the chisel to carve true integrity into our rough personalities. A chisel that never scrapes the stone is useless. Using code OYPBOGO, purchase one Ordering Your Priorities and get a second one at 50% off. Limit one use per customer. This offer ends October 31, 2024. Let's stay connected. Don't miss an episode. Subscribe to our podcast on your favorite platform.  Want to keep the conversation going? Join our private Facebook community. Stay in the know. Connect with us today.  We are committed to creating content that is free and easily accessible to every woman—especially the one looking for answers but unsure of where to go. If you've enjoyed this podcast, prayerfully consider making a donation to support it and other WWP outreach programs that bring women closer to Christ. Learn more about WWP on our website. Our Shop. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.

Love the flexibility of attending digital church services from your sofa? Get skeptical. With Jay Y. Kim, discover why it impacts worship and community. Show Notes and Resources Connect with Jay Y. Kim and catch more of his thoughts at jaykimthinks.com and listen to his podcast jaykimthinks.com/podcast and follow him on Instagram and Facebook. And grab Jay Y Kim's book, Analog Christian on our shop. Intrigued by today's episode? Think deeper about our phones in our FamilyLife episode, How Are Screens Influencing Us? Or we'll send it at no cost to you with a donation of any size this week, as our way of saying a huge "Thank you!" for partnering with us toward stronger families around the world. Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Love the flexibility of attending digital church services from your sofa? Get skeptical. With Jay Y. Kim, discover why it impacts worship and community. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/84/29

Had some short thoughts about churches using Threads, X, and text based platforms vs photo based ones. Digital Church is all about helping church creatives and busy pastors with the online side of church - the Toolbox podcast is a resource to help with practical ideas and online church ministry marketing philosophies.Audio Episodes: https://digitalchurch.co/podcast/Learn more about the team or download free resources: http://digitalchurch.coSubscribe to our email newsletter: https://digitalchurch90646.activehosted.com/f/3

The CVS near me was recently remodeled, and it was amazing...until I actually needed something. Let's talk about how that connects to church!Digital Church is all about helping church creatives and busy pastors with the online side of church - the Toolbox podcast is a resource to help with practical ideas and online church ministry marketing philosophies. Video episodes available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOR3iaxYehl8Q5XcqgsPztA9dSqVEU0dXLearn more about the team or download free resources: http://digitalchurch.coSubscribe to our email newsletter: https://digitalchurch90646.activehosted.com/f/3

Welcome to an updated / rebranded show, where Luke dials in to some concepts, theories, and ideas about church online and reaching people on social media. Video episodes available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOR3iaxYehl8Q5XcqgsPztA9dSqVEU0dX

In Part 4 of the Church Trends Series, ProChurch Tools founder Brady Shearer outlines the social media trends for 2024. Brady talks about how TikTok is massively disrupting social, why most platforms on social media now cater to different age groups and generations, the best social media strategy for your church, and the new metrics for digital church.  Show Notes Free 2024 Church Trends Team Guide On The Rise Newsletter Preaching Cheat Sheet Watch on YouTube Follow @careynieuwhof Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork   This episode is sponsored by: WESTFALL GOLD What if generosity was part of the DNA of your church? I partnered with Westfall Gold and leaders like Craig Groeschel and Chris Hodges to create Advance, a master class video series to help pastors and church leaders grow the courage and skill to unleash generosity.    CHURCH.TECH Are you still hesitant about using AI? Church.Tech and I partnered to give you a free guide debunking 8 myths about AI & the Church & why you need to leave these old ways of thinking behind. Use Code Carey2024 for 10% when you sign up for Church.Tech   Brought to you by The Art of Leadership Network

Today's HeadlinesTrauma center assists women overcoming nightmares in NigeriaIranians turn to satellite TV for answers about GodIs “disconnecting from the news” a biblical response?

John Vandervelde, Simone Halpin, Kelly Brady, & Matt Marron respond to questions from John and Kelly's sermons on Sunday Nov. 5, 2023.

Caleb & Nick welcome guest co-host Garrett Vandenberg as they discuss the ethics, theology, practical application, and potential future of Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and AI generated music all within creative, faith-based spaces. Episode Timestamps:4:53 - The Ethics and Theology of AI Generated Music45:31 - The Future of AR/VR ChurchJoin the Blackbar Discord to keep the conversation going:http://discord.blk.bar/

Whether you listen to The Link in your car via podcast or in your living room on YouTube, it's an online forum.  Today online is where the next generation [and many of us now] engages with the world around us. It's where we find answers to our questions, a place to talk about tough and relevant topics. So, how can we engage this area with the Gospel? On this episode of The Link, Pastor Chris sits down in the studio - all the way from Australia - with author and pastor Dave Adamson to discuss how we can leverage the digital space to help bring the Gospel to those outside of our church walls. Resources:Meta Church by Dave Adamson - https://tinyurl.com/45c2aw5sSupport the show: https://woodsidebible.org/listen/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do church metrics and California Raisins have in common? Dr. John Harris tells us in this great conversation, including a lot about the digital church and how we make disciples online. What gets me excited is how Dr. Harris is taking advantage of the digital medium and building something unique and wonderful. He also gets very real about metrics that really matter. Get his book Sharing Jesus Online: Helping Everyday Believers Become Digital and Metaverse Missionaries! Continue this conversation on our Substack (https://beyondsunday.substack.com/) and our Facebook Group (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/betterontheinside⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Please rate and leave a 5-star review on the Podcast app of your choice! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterontheinside/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterontheinside/support

Welcome to the Hybrid Ministry Podcast, where we explore the ever-evolving landscape of ministry in the digital age. In this enlightening episode, we dive deep into the emerging Generation Alpha and its future implications for pastors and church leaders.

We're both on holiday this week so we're bringing you an episode we first recorded in 2021 during the covid pandemic. It explores one of the most significant and potentially long-lasting ways the covid pandemic has affected church life – the shift to digital. Ever since the first lockdown began, churches of every shape and size and from every denomination have been forced to offer worship online. And even though it has been legal to re-open buildings since last summer, most have continued to livestream, pre-record or video conference their way through the pandemic alongside some physical gathering. Will this continue indefinitely even when covid is long gone? Are we really seeing digital church spark a revival among non-churchgoers? And what implications for our worship and our theology does this brave new online world pose? - Subscribe to the Matters of Life and Death podcast: https://pod.link/1509923173 - If you want to go deeper into some of the topics we discuss, visit John's website: http://www.johnwyatt.com - For more resources to help you explore faith and the big questions, visit: http://www.premierunbelievable.com

In Dave Ferguson we trust! Visionary Leader of Exponential as well as NewThing Network and lead pastor at Community Christian in Chicago, Dave has been a huge supporter of Digital Church! In fact, Dave let us borrow B.L.E.S.S. practices to be the framework for digital missionaries! I'm continually blown away by the love and support he shows to digital ministry and digital planting. (You'll catch a bit of this at the beginning of the podcast.) Now as we're talking how to take your Digital Ministry to the Next Level, Dave and Dr. John Harris (my co-author for Sharing Jesus Online) jump on a podcast to talk about the power of a digital missionary, and the potential to have that missionary reaching into digital community to connect with a digital person. As we explore the potential of taking your digital ministry to the next level, digital missionaries are a big step towards your church reaching people the buildings aren't reaching. Looking to release a team of digital or metaverse missionaries in your church. Jump in a Leadership Network Learning Community and find out how to take your church to the next level. http://leadnet.org/dlc - keyword “Tyler” for $100 off http://leadnet.org/mlc - keyword “Stunami” for $100 off --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechurchdigital/message

This convo, right here, may be one of my favorite podcasts we've done to date. Years ago “Church 3.0,” a book by Neil Cole, was heavily influential in my life. Understand, Neil didn't write the book in a digital context. When he wrote “Church 3.0,” very few people were doing anything in the digital ministry space. But when I read this book back in the early 2010s, all I could think about is how some of these practices could exist digitally. So, similar to our recent conversation with Leonard Sweet, I loved this opportunity to sit down with Neil Cole and talk to him about Digital Church. Mind you, we're taking Neil's ideas into a whole new realm, but I counted it a pleasure to talk with another pioneer in a unique space. We delved into it in the conversation, but Neil was a decade or two before his time! As many contemporaries today are praised for their work in micro church areas, Neil was criticized for his work in the space (and, to be honest, I can relate to that). We even brought into the convo Jason Morris, who arguably is the smartest man in all of digital ministry, who was also influenced strongly by Neil's book...So, looking for a conversation involving three out-of-the-box thinkers about a micro/digital approach to church, where we also talk about the turmoil of pioneering in church space? Check out this convo with Neil Cole, Jason Morris and myself, right here on The Church Digital Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechurchdigital/message

Brian and Aubrey catch up on good and not-so-good news from Easter weekend, chat about new research in Christianity Today on how the online church is doing, react to a David French tweet about political violence, and listen to audio from a Glen Packiam sermon. Follow The Common Good on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith ConradSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a new episode of Cookies and Beer! This week we talk about why rabbits are part of Easter, Love is Blind, and much more. I love you all, thank you! Andrew Wagner (DOTP - April 7th 1991) IG - cookiesandbeerpodcast  email - cookiesandbeer19@gmail.com

On this week's episode of The Church Planting Podcast, Greg talks to Jeff Reed about the current state and future possibilities of digital church planting and helping physical churches to develop an effective digital strategy. Jeff is founder of THECHURCH.DIGITAL and the DigitalChurch.Network. He helps churches and individuals with digital discipleship, digital mission, and starting multiplying digital churches.  Jeff also champions Digital and Metaverse Church development with Leadership Network, and works closely with Exponential, Media Impact International, He Gets Us GLOO, and others. He has written two books: VR & The Metaverse Church and Sharing Jesus Online. Connect with Jeff Reed: https://thechurch.digital/ Connect with Greg Nettle: https://www.stadia.org  

This week on Modern Church Leader, we are joined by the online campus pastor at Saddleback Church, Jay Kranda. Jay chats about the importance of churches embracing online platforms to expand their reach and connect with a broader audience. Jay shares his insights on how churches can leverage technology to engage with the community and make a positive impact in people's lives.During the podcast, Jay also talks about his experience leading Saddleback Church's online campus, which has grown significantly over the last 10  years. He highlights the key strategies and tools that have helped the church effectively communicate its message and engage with its online congregation. Listeners can expect to gain valuable insights into the evolving role of technology in the church and how it can be leveraged to impact your community positively.By the end of this episode, you will learn the following:✅ What is working for Saddleback Church's online campus✅ Why learning is so important when it comes to tech✅ Simple steps to implement, no matter your church sizeResources Mentioned:Listen to episodes of Modern Church Leader: Modern Church Leader Follow Tithe.ly on Instagram: @tithe.ly Follow Tithe.ly on Twitter: @tithelyappLike Tithe.ly on Facebook: @tithelyappCheck out more from Jay Kranda at jaykranda.comFollow Jay on Instagram: @jaykranda --Tithely provides the tools you need to engage with your church online, stay connected, increase generosity, and simplify the lives of your staff.With tools like text and email messaging, custom church apps and websites, church management software, digital giving, and so much more… it's no wonder over 37,000 churches in 50 countries trust Tithely to help run their church. Learn more at tithely.com

The purpose of the Digital Church Network is starting and multiplying digital & metaverse disciple-making & church planting movements. The heart of Digital Church Network is to do something different. They're empowering a different type of planter to start different types of churches in different spaces, reaching a different type of person. Primarily a bi-vocational movement, they provide Community, Care, and Coaching for leaders who sense the vision of Jesus to seek and save the lost in digital and metaverse spaces. They began early 2022, launching their digital community in February, which is now over 500 members strong! They just launched our digital church planter training called Launchpad. In addition, they also launched 12 church networks involving 70+ pastors and planters as they introduced New Thing's Movement System into DCN. Coming in the near future is a digital accelerator for existing digital ministries to up their ministry game, trainings on multiplying digital/metaverse missionaries, even soul care and mental health in the metaverse as well as an expansion of church planting networks within the metaverse. They plan on seeing over 1,000 people join their community by the end of the year. Listen to Episode 26 of the podcast and access the show notes below. Future Church Insights: 1. How digital churches can connect with physical churches. With digital churches, people are able to connect with different types of people in these communities than what the physical church buildings are reaching. The way that the Digital Church Network operates is not in competition but rather it's complimenting what the physical church is doing in hopes of finishing the Great Commission that God has called us to. The anonymity of these communities allows new people to come and share their struggles without the fear of being outed or exposed. 2. The difference in challenges between the digital church and the physical church.  When it comes to physical church, often getting people to attend your service is the hard part. With digital church, it's completely backwards. However, because of social pressure, in person church attendees usually stay for the whole service because they don't want to be perceived as rude whereas in the digital church, leaving is as easy as clicking a button. So, with the digital church, the sermon is not the most important thing, but rather how you uniquely connect with those who choose to attend. 3. The key to evangelizing in the digital space. Don't make statements. It's much better to use question marks than periods and never use an exclamation mark. It's important that we try build relationships with people that are in digital community. These rules also apply to your physical church that's doing digital ministry. You don't want to yell at people, and you don't even want to tell people what to believe right off the bat, but rather you want to learn from people. This is where you build relational equity and trust. This is where you build that a deeper friendship and overall relationship. Goals and Desired Outcomes of the Digital Church Network: By EOY 2023 – 10 movement leaders in digital & metaverse spaces By EOY 2023 – 250 Network Leaders By EOY 2023 – 5000 people in FAM – DCN's Online Community 30 Nations Involved 1,000 people involved in Movement System (DCN's Discipleship Process) Links: https://digitalchurch.network/ Key Quotes from the episode from Jeff Reed: “When disciples make disciples, and those go and do the same, a movement is catalyzed. The problem is many churches are filled with seedless grapes: there is fruit, but that fruit isn't reproducing.” “Often movements are blocked because leaders aren't reproducing more leaders; they simply do kingdom work without equipping others to lead as well.” “The church doesn't have a mission—the mission has a church.” “These digital environments and meta worlds are in fact communities where peo...

Special Guest: Jeff Reed. Sharing Jesus online is so much more than standing on a virtual "soapbox" and telling people how they should live. We are seeing God move in these spaces in ways that we can see anywhere else, and different types of leaders thrive in these areas more than others. Our special guest, Jeff Reed, founder of THECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.Network, joins the podcast to share how we can find value in using online tools to mobilize, motivate and equip people to share their Jesus stories in digital communities! For more information about Jeff Reed's ministry and TheChurch.Digital, visit the following websites:Thechurch.digital.com sharingjesusonline.com 

About Justin Khoe: If there was ever such a thing as “the trenches” of digital ministry, Justin has had his body down and elbows deep in the mud for years. From learning and scaling the topography of YouTube, launching multiple podcasts, to rapid growth on Instagram and TikTok, he takes all of his experience, lessons, mistakes and resilient determination and personalizes his approach for his students who want to steer clear of common setbacks in digital ministry.Justin is well known in Christian circles for leading the conversation on digital ministry, having taught internationally over the years, touching on one central theme that spans the growth and evolution of social media - how to ignite the church for online evangelism, one device at a time.As someone who has shared the good news online and refined the art himself, you can rest assured he will guide you towards creating content strategies that work and evolve for the long haul, without breaking your back or the bank.*This show was sponsored in part by the Adventist Learning Community 

SO HERE'S THE DEAL... Almost 25 years ago, as a college student, I read Leonard Sweet's book SoulTsunami, and to say that it changed my life would be an understatement. In 1999, Leonard's book gave me permission to digital ministry even though everyone else thought I was crazy. 20+ years later, people still think I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong. HERE'S AN IDEA! Let's get Leonard Sweet on a podcast, and talk with the Church Futurist about the future of the tmchurch. We'll hit digital and metaverse church. We'll talks politics and theology. We'll talk content with the author of 70+ books. To be honest we cover a lot of topics, all the while having some fun too. So jump on the podcast with myself, and Leonard Sweet, talking digital church. ON THE SHOW Host: Jeff Reed THECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.Network Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn // YouTube Guest: Leonard Sweet SpiritVenture Ministries Facebook // Instagram // Website LEONARD'S BOOKS: SoulTsunami - https://www.amazon.com/Soultsunami-Sink-Swim-Millennium-Culture/dp/0310227623/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17WE63C0SMXWU&keywords=SoulTsunami&qid=1670806474&sprefix=soultsunami%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-1 Gospel According to Starbucks - https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Starbucks-Living-Passion/dp/1578566495/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YWW4HJC331CV&keywords=Gospel+According+to+Starbucks&qid=1670806492&sprefix=gospel+according+to+starbucks%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1 Postmodern Pilgrims - https://www.amazon.com/Post-Modern-Pilgrims-First-Century-Passion/dp/0805421378/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2Z2UM254HK27E&keywords=Postmodern+Pilgrims&qid=1670806507&sprefix=postmodern+pilgrims%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-2 Telos - https://www.amazon.com/Telos-Heaven-Today-Leonard-Sweet/dp/1953495389/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RLRNXLIKRJKU&keywords=Telos+Leonard+sweet&qid=1670806537&sprefix=telos+leonard+sweet%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechurchdigital/message

As the world becomes increasingly digital, it’s no surprise that churches are looking to the internet to spread their message. After all, if you can get more sermon views online, ... Read More

Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast!--- There has been an incredible wave of connection established through digital communities. We're seeing the rise of platforms like Discord, Clubhouse and even the use of TikTok for networking and group building. So where does the Church fit? How can we utilize this digital revolution and build healthy, flourishing communities? We're chatting with Peter from Digital Church Toolkit -- an agency focused on helping build on these questions in the UK and worldwide. Thanks for joining us, leave a comment below! ---Learn more about Digital Church Toolkit:Instagram: @digitalchurchtoolkitYoutube: @Digital Church Toolkit Website: https://www.digitalchurchtoolkit.com/---Learn more about Word Made Digital:Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98mJoin our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9---Thank you to our Season 9 sponsors:Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/​​​ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ServeHQ: https://servehq.church/---Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed

A bit of a different one today, but maybe the most important message we have to offer at Checkpoint. This nerdy sermon will cover a wide variety of topics by the time all is said and done, but we'll ultimately explore the answer to the question, "Will Checkpoint stay in Twitch?" with all that is happening right now. The easy answer - yes, but a better answer will ultimately come through this video and nerdy sermon. Not to mention I try to talk about trending media, and I had to figure out a way to weasel in a quick sermon on an older game I am obsessed with right now. So what do Twitch, indie darling OneShot, and Checkpoint Church have to do with the disciples of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke and my TikTok account? Let's talk about it. . Follow Us Everywhere: https://linktr.ee/CheckpointChurch We stream Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and every other Friday: https://www.twitch.tv/checkpointchurch Writer, Filmographer: Nathan Webb Editor: Niki Turner Secret Link: https://youtu.be/ACULtdKEVdY Checkpoint Church is the place where all people from all walks of life are always welcomed with loving arms. We strive to steer clear from the modern temptations of being too ‘churchy' or judgmental. We are the safe space for those who haven't felt welcomed by the church before. Timecodes: 0:00 - Introduction 0:43 - Welcome! 1:19 - Scripture 2:27 - What is OneShot? 3:29 - The True Importance Behind OneShot 5:01 - What The OneShot Community Taught Me 6:15 - The Why Behind The What 7:01 - Our Scripture For Today 8:15 - Who is the Enemy of the Digital Church? 10:21 - What does this mean for us today? 12:08 - Thanks for Watching! 12:39 - Quick Question 12:53 - Three Things 14:02- Twitch Clip! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkpoint-church/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkpoint-church/support

Join the convo on our Discord: https://discord.gg/zUg5sj7 Respond to this blog here: https://www.checkpointchurch.com/post/who-benefits-from-digital-church Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://bit.ly/tothepointnews Follow the blog: https://www.checkpointchurch.com//blog To The Point is a weekly newsletter distributed through our email chain, website, and podcast. We stream Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and every other Friday: https://www.twitch.tv/checkpointchurch Checkpoint Church is the place where all people from all walks of life are always welcomed with loving arms. We strive to steer clear from the modern temptations of being too ‘churchy' or judgmental. We are the safe space for those who haven't felt welcomed by the church before. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkpoint-church/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkpoint-church/support

In the wake of the 2020 COVID pandemic, churches were forced into the digital frontier whether they liked it or not. But now what? In this episode, I talk to Rev. Jim Keat the Digit al Minister at Riverside Church in New York City about the importance of reaching out to those people living across town and across the country who might want to worship with your congregation.

RURAL CHURCHES HAVE STRUGGLED WITH TECHNOLOGY... Is there an opportunity to do something different? Enter Michael Beck, one of the loudest voices in America towards fresh expressions. Michael is releasing a new book “Fresh Expressions of the Rural Church” where Michael and co-author Tyler Kleeberger discuss innovative ideas surrounding the Rural Church. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF DIGITAL IN A RURAL CHURCH? What is the role of digital in a rural church? Is it possible to use the scalability of digital in simpler environments? How can digital discipleship complement what's happening in physical space? Let's find out on this episode of The Church Digital Podcast. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode, subscribe for free using your favorite podcast app below: Apple Podcasts | RSS Feed | Anchor | Overcast | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Google Play ON THE SHOW Host: Jeff ReedTHECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.NetworkTwitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn // YouTube Guest: Michael BeckFacebook // Instagram // Website RESOURCES Give to DigitalChurch.Network - http://digitalchurch.network/give DIGITAL CHURCH NETWORK COMMUNITY: digitalchurch.network/joinfam Dr. Michael Beck's Website: https://michaeladambeck.com/ Find Dr. Beck's books on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Adam-Beck ABOUT MICHAEL BECK "Rev. Dr. Michael Beck is a pastor, professor, and author. He is a spiritual guide who helps people heal, love, an --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechurchdigital/message

DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WILL HELP US REACH DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Fortunately, God has equipped us with imagination, allowing us an opportunity to come up with different, creative ideas to connect with people. And, as a result of COVID, there is probably no better time in human history for imaginative ideas than right now. THIS IS THE HEART BEHIND MISSIONAL IMAGINATION. How can these ideas be used for kingdom purposes? How can we network or collaborate with others to make this Missional Imagination a reality? Let's dig into this Missional Imagination conversation with Patrick O'Connell, Global Director of NewThing Network. NewThing specializes in collaboration, and the idea of unique expressions of church (physically and digitally) is right up their alley. The idea of Missional Imagination is the front door to NewThing's Movement System, which is crucial to NewThing's (and DCN's) desire to start organic disciple-making movements! SO WHAT'S YOUR IDEA? What can God do with your Missional Imagination? Dive into this podcast with Patrick O'Connell and discover what God may have in store for you… here on The Church Digital Podcast. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode, subscribe for free using your favorite podcast app below: Apple Podcasts | RSS Feed | Anchor | Overcast | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Google Play ON THE SHOW Host: Jeff ReedTHECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.NetworkTwitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn // YouTube Guest: Patrick O'ConnellLinkedIn RESOURCES Give to DigitalChurch.Network - http://digitalchurch.network/give DIGITAL CHURCH NETWORK COMMUNITY: digitalchurch.network/joinfam ABOUT PATRICK O'CONNELL Patrick O'Connell is the Director of NewThing. After graduating college and a stint in the --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechurchdigital/message

 The Pandemic created pajama Christians. Many stopped fellowshipping and instead chose to stay home and consume Church online and then go about their business. This resulted in  no interaction with the body of Christ. Digital Church is useful and needed but it's never a replacement for community. "Christian community is only this. We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ. "  Dietrich Bonhoeffer  Connect with us:  Website: https://soul02.com/ YouTube: Soul02-Youtube Facebook: @LP.Oxygen https://www.facebook.com/LP.Oxygen Instagram: LP.Oxygen Twitter: @Soul025 Buzzsprout: Soul02-Buzzsprout Apple: Soul02-Itunes Stitcher: Soul02-Stitcher 

TABLES ARE TURNED THIS WEEK. Jeff is getting interviewed by Pastor and Author Doug Bursch. Virtually complete strangers, Jeff and Doug meet for the first time in this podcast recording and discuss the challenges and obstacles of social media and digital church. A FASCINATING AND HILARIOUS CONVERSATION. Doug and Jeff talk about Doug's book - Posting Peace, Why Social Media Divides Us and What We Can Do About It, applying some of Doug's principles of Social Media into Digital Church overall. Looking for insight on who this Jeff guy is? Start with this podcast right here! SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode, subscribe for free using your favorite podcast app below: Apple Podcasts | RSS Feed | Anchor | Overcast | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Google Play ON THE SHOW Host: Jeff ReedTHECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.NetworkTwitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn // YouTube Guest: Doug Bursch Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn // Website RESOURCES Give to DigitalChurch.Network - http://digitalchurch.network/give

Digital Ministry is on every church's agenda. This week we chat with Bryce Ashlin-Mayo, author of "Digital Mission", about Digital Church.

HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN ONE OF THOSE EMAILS WHERE... ...the prince of Nigeria is looking for some money in order to restore his kingdom? All he needs from you is $600,000 wired to one of his accounts, and once restored he will return your loan 10-fold. Well, maybe you're brave enough to try this. I am not. That being said, there are other opportunities coming out of Africa that are worth your attention. HOW DOES A WOMAN FROM GEORGIA CONNECT WITH AFRICANS AND OTHERS GLOBALLY? Meet Anne Bosarge. Anne runs The Chapel Online, a Digital Church that is reaching people globally, including a very strong presence in Africa. So, how does a woman from Georgia connect with Africans and others globally? What does an intercontinental disciple making relationship look like, digitally? Let's dig into how The Chapel Online works, and how effective Anne Bosarge and her team is at discipling people on a global scale through digital methods.  SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode, subscribe for free using your favorite podcast app below: Apple Podcasts | RSS Feed | Anchor | Overcast | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Google Play ON THE SHOW Host: Jeff ReedTHECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.NetworkTwitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn // YouTube Guest: Anne BosargeTwitter // Facebook // Instagram //LinkedIn  RESOURCES Give to DigitalChurch.Network - --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechurchdigital/message

Benjamin has been a local church pastor for nearly 20 years in both the U.S. and Australia, including pioneering Lifeplace Church. Know as an innovative and empathetic speaker and writer, he combines his academic expertise with deep grassroots experience as a practitioner. His work helping churches develop generational intelligence in reaching Millennials and Gen Z has grown into a range of resources.

DIGITAL CHURCHES ARE REACHING PEOPLE WITH HEALTH ISSUES We talk about how Digital Churches reach different types of people. This week we're talking about Painted Prayers, a creative, digital expression of church that's found a way to reach a different type of person. Brianna Heida planted Painted Prayers to reach creative people. As an artist, Brianna was woven many creative aspects into her church as well as the church's creative process. A year or so into the church, the experiment of Painted Prayers has gone far to connect with a creative audience. Through her ministry life, though, Brianna discovered that she personally had a number of health issues that drastically limited her ability to do ministry physically. While this led to her desire to do ministry digitally, her health limitations actually allowed her to connect with others that also have physical ailments that prevent them from connecting with physical churches. DIGITAL CHURCHES EMPOWER LEADERS TO LEAD MINISTRY DIGITALLY THAT MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD IN PHYSICAL SPACES. It's one thing for Brianna to be empowered in ministry, in spite of her medical issues, reaching people digitally via Painted Prayers. It's another thing to work to empower people with medical issues with spiritual purpose, helping them have a voice in ministry… allowing them to disciple others… this is the beauty of a Digital Church. Not just to reach a different type of person, but to empower a different type of leader and multiply these differences out. So jump on the podcast where Brianna Heida and Jeff talk about the opportunities of Digital Church reach people with medical issues, but also the spiritual discipline to operate not in our strengths, but in our weaknesses. ABOUT BRIANNA HEIDA Brianna is a disabled artist, writer, and pastor, and her latest adventure is planting a fully digital church, Painted Prayers Church. Her heart is to reach the physically, emotionally, and spiritually disconnected, those who live in the margins and find themselves often overlooked or forgotten. She can be found on all the socials @briheida, and you can learn more about her church at http://paintedprayers.org. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode, subscribe for free using your favorite podcast app below: Apple Podcasts | RSS Feed | Anchor | Overcast | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Google Play ON THE SHOW Host: Jeff Reed THECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.Network Twitter // Facebook // Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechurchdigital/message

When you say the word Twitch, people often think about gaming. In fact, Twitch is often associated with gaming. However, it is much more than that. It's a great live streaming app that people from all different backgrounds use for different purposes. It can even be used to start a Digital Church! Today Mark Lutz, founding Pastor of Lux Digital Church joins me on the podcast to talk about how he used Twitch to start Lux and what he is doing on that platform to minister to people. Subscribe: Apple Podcast | Android | Spotify | RSS ACTION STEPS: What about you? Do you use Twitch? If so, how? Share your thoughts with us below or on social media If you want to connect with Steve, you can always connect with him on Twitter. He also writes and podcasts on his own site as well as writing blog posts for Youth Specialities and Orange. Join the Digital Bootcamp Facebook Group. To learn how to be more effective using digital tools for your ministry join the group. This is for ALL Ministers, not just Church Communicators or Social Media Managers as we share resources, tools and digital trends to see how we can reach more people for Christ with these tools. If you are in Digital Ministry, be part of the Digital Ministry Twitter Community. We share daily encouragement and support to help you do ministry in this online world more effectively. Click here to be part of it. Looking for Digital Ministry Coaching? The Church Digital is offering a variety of digital, phygital or metaverse ministry coaching and cohorts. Just click here. Sign up for the Sidekick Scoop Weekly Email. Each Friday get a fresh email with content from all over the ministry world (especially online and student ministry topics) and be encouraged in how you can minister more effectively in today's world. If you have an idea for a topic or a person for Tom to interview for a future podcast episode, email tapounder@gmail.com

After the events of 2020, the attendance for online churches has grown significantly. In this week's episode, Pastor Jeff and Dave discuss the online church culture and if it's sustainable.

In this episode, you will meet Brady Shearer; he is the boss man at Pro Church Tools, a company built on the premise of helping churches create great content that will engage their members well beyond the weekend services.***Join our Facebook page!Steven's Social Media:@Murphy24p Instagram and TwitterIf you appreciate the topics and guests shared on this podcast, you can help keep the episodes coming with financial support through Buy Me a Coffee. Please consider a one time donation or recurring monthly gifts. Check the link below!Support the show

What Could Digital Missionaries Look Like for your Church? We're talking digital missionary today, with my friend. I love hanging out with my friend Tyler Sansom. You know, we rarely ever see each other physically. I think we've only been together two, maybe three times in our lifetime. But an encouraging text, a well-timed email, or a Spirit-led Facebook Message is always good to lift my spirits. I'm proud of my friend Tyler, who just transitioned to become Lead Pastor of First Capital Christian Church, up in Corydon, IN. Tyler's no stranger to the podcast, He's been on the show more than anyone (sorry Jay Kranda!), and today we're talking Digital Missionaries. First Capital/Church Anywhere has been experimenting with the idea of digital missionaries, but their approach has been more bent towards Influencers, and it's been bringing some fascinating results. Tyler & Jeff Answer Your Digital Missionary Questions What can Digital Missionaries do for a Digital Ministry or Digital Church? Is the Influencer approach effective? What's a good place to start? Let's dig in as Tyler Sansom and I discuss the Influencer as a Digital Missionary. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechurchdigital/message

This week on the show Josh dispels four myths about digital ministry and makes the case that it is just as important and valuable for Kingdom work as in-person ministry and discipleship.Links mentioned in this episode:On Church Communications As a Ministry, Not A FunctionSupport the show (https://614ministries.org/invest)

Jay Kim (pastor at WestGate Church) sits down with Glenn Packiam to discuss digital platforms as a new doorway for churches, how online spaces shape Christian's spiritual formation and redemptive ways for leaders to engage in social media.Want to learn more about the Resilient Pastor initiative? Home PagePodcastCohortCity RoundtablesBookWatch this episode on Youtube: Barna GroupFollow Barna at:Instagram: @barnagroupTwitter: @barnagroupFacebook: Barna GroupConnect with Jay Kim at jaykimthinks.com, and check out his latest book, Analog Christian: Cultivating Contentment, Resilience, and Wisdom in the Digital Age (releasing July 26, 2022).

Message to All Nations is building and piloting a ‘Digital Church' that serves regions that are not able to have organized church.  Follow along as I interview Dr. Wagdy about the state of the post covid church in the middle east and the incredible opportunity to pivot towards Digital and Hybrid local church expressions. He and his team have successfully developed and modeled not only the technical side of Digital Church but also crafted a system for follow up and church planting among those who respond to Christ due to faith based media.  We discuss the opportunities and challenges missional entrepreneurs and job seekers face in working in the middle east. Also, we explore the incredible opportunities opened up by technology that allows Believers from the west to use their vocations missionally without even leaving their house!! You will be incredibly encouraged and inspired by Dr. Wagdy's journey and the emergence of Digital Church. The Kingdom of God continues to expand through creativity and co-laboring with Christ. Highlights Include: The urgency of subduing the digital airspace of creation Incredibly successful Digital Church launch How they began their ministry as Medical Practitioners who were not interested in media ministry, and are now providing programing on over a dozen satellites and millions of viewers!

If you want to stay relevant, the future of your church is hybrid. Hosts Tim Lucas and Lauren Bercarich explore 3 key ways to get your church's digital properties and strategies in shape to set your ministry up for success. Hack #1: Host a blog on your website and reverse engineer your content: A blog is a great tool for SEO and bringing new people to your website. The trick is to create a blog focused on what people want to read about, not what you want to talk about. Compelling blog content can drive new visitors to your website. Learn how to create content people are searching for! Hack #2: Start advertising on Google for FREE: When we talk about promotion, marketing, or advertising, the common hurdle most churches face is their budget. That's why “free” is so valuable! Learn about Google Ad Grants specifically for nonprofits, which could result in $120,000 of free advertising for your church each year!  Hack #3: Rename your videos on YouTube: Most churches already have a YouTube page, but they're not putting their best foot forward or following best practices. One of the most important things you can do is write your YouTube titles and descriptions in a way that's designed for search... after all, YouTube is actually the second largest search engine in the world. We'll tell you how! If you're a church leader looking for practical advice and real tools to help you get your job done and reach more people for Christ, Church Changer is for you. Join co-hosts Tim Lucas (Lead Pastor, Liquid Church) and Lauren Bercarich (Digital Director, Liquid Church) as they interview special guests, spotlight awesome churches, and share proven strategies in an easy-to-understand and approachable manner, so you can put them into practice at your church. We're sitting on a hinge point in history and the way we “do church” has forever changed. Together, let's push past organizational pain points and rip the lid off your leadership! New episode drops the first Tuesday of every month. For Leader Guides and to learn more about the Church Changer Network, go to ChurchChanger.com. Tim Lucas: Tim loves cheerleading for and collaborating with other churches! As the founding and Lead Pastor at Liquid Church in NJ, Tim is happy to share his learnings (the wins and misses) so others can increase their impact. Lauren Bercarich: Lauren's roots are in journalism and her heart (and current day job) are in ministry as the Digital Director at Liquid Church! She loves telling good stories and equipping other churches with practical tools that reap real rewards. We'd love to hear from you! Email us at Info@ChurchChanger.com Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/churchchangers/ (@ChurchChangers ) Check out our website at https://churchchanger.com/ (ChurchChanger.com) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/church-changer/id1614691860 (Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts) Plus… if you enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you'd leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Season 3 is going strong, as we continue to feature the Humble Disruptors of Digital and Meta Churches. To kick it off, we're talking with two lead pastors of Digital Churches... The US church has lost 25% of attenders over the past 20 years. Many churches are reporting 50-60% pre-COVID attendance is back in the building. 43% of active church attenders do not strongly trust their church leaders. We are seeing a movement in the US, a movement of de-churched people. Let's talk about it. Who are these de-churched people? Are there common characteristics or traits to consider? Why did they leave? What are they looking for? And maybe how can our churches utilize digital to re-engage them. We're bringing in Dr. John Harris, Lead Pastor of Hearts Like His Church (a Digital Church), and surprise guest Jared Hughes, Lead Pastor of Hope City Church (also a Digital Church) in a conversation about recognizing and reaching the De-Churched. If you're enjoying this episode, subscribe for free using your favorite podcast app below: Apple Podcasts | RSS Feed | Anchor | Overcast | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Google Play ON THE SHOW Host: Jeff Reed THECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.Network Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn // YouTube Guest: Dr. John Harris Hearts Like His, Lead Pastor Facebook // Hearts Like His Community Guest: Jared Hughes, Co-Lead Pastor Hope City Church - Facebook Facebook // Instagram RESOURCES Join the Digital Church Network: http://digitalchurch.network/joinfam Events on the Digital Church Network: https://fam.digitalchurch.network/events --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechurchdigital/message

We're kicking off Season 3 with The Church Digital Podcast this week, talking about the State of the Digital Church, and from where I sit, we are looking good! Season 3 with the podcast is going to delve into the humble disruptors that are continuing to pave the way for digital, meta, and phygital churches globally. Want to know what I am really excited about? Check out the podcast, and then swing over to http://digitalchurch.network/joinfam ON THE SHOW Host: Jeff Reed THECHURCH.DIGITAL & DigitalChurch.Network Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn // YouTube RESOURCES Join the Digital Church Network: http://digitalchurch.network/joinfam Events on the Digital Church Network: https://fam.digitalchurch.network/events Full Show Notes Available at: https://be.thechurch.digital/blog/ep207-jeff-reed-and-the-state-of-the-digital-church-address --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechurchdigital/message

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Get to know Abundant Life Church's Online Campus Pastor Kyle Worsham. He is married to his bride Sarah, and has moved from Houston Texas, to the north west, to San Antonio, to Missouri where they now reside. What does an Online Campus Pastor do? Their goal is to get the congregation engaged in the church service, via the internet. Whether that be in your own home on a Sunday morning or at a nearby friend's house, gathering for church on a screen, together. It's key to remember that we are the church, and talking to people and getting to know their stories is the first step in sharing the gospel. Watching online, you get the opportunity to send a message and chat about the service as it's going on, which helps with our engagement and comprehension. It also allows you to ask questions and share your own story in the “story room” online. Kyle says the gospel fits into everyone's story! Jesus is there for the weak, weary, lonely, and downcast. Everyone has a story, and everyone is in need of Jesus' saving grace. Contact Pastor Kyle at: kyle.worsham@livingproof.co livingproof.co/online