TCD ORIGINAL · Series · 376 Episodes
Becoming
theChurch.digital
Raw, honest conversations with the pioneers figuring out digital church in real time. Hosted by Jeff Reed.
Episodes
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EPISODE 371
EP371 - Jeff & Flatcap Talk TCD Streaming Network, Surgery, and Sabbath
Jeff Reed is heading into surgery, and in true theChurch.digital fashion, he's not slowing down—he’s going…
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EPISODE 370
EP370 - Becoming theChurch.digital - The 2026 Preview
What if church wasn’t about a building at all? What if digital spaces—Discord, YouTube, the metaverse—were…
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EPISODE 369
EP369: Jeff Talks What's Next - Streaming Network & Giving Tuesday
The Church Digital wraps 2025 with a candid look at what is next. Jeff shares why the podcast is shifting to…
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EPISODE 368
EP368 Live Recording: What's Next? Decentralizing TCD
What happens when a ministry built on innovation decides to let go of control and trust God with the future…
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EPISODE 367
EP367: Jeff, Flatcap and Chinomage Celebrates Gaming Conference
What if your gameplay isn’t just escape—it’s assignment? Today, I streamed live with Chinomage and Flatcap to…
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EPISODE 366
EP366: Final Preview - Jeff Teases the Digital Missionary Gaming Summit
In this stream, Jeff gives a lively behind-the-scenes look at the Digital Missionary Gaming Summit. He recaps…
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EPISODE 365
EP365: Jeff & Simon Diercks Celebrate the 2025 European Digital Missionary Summit
The Church Digital Podcast marks its 365th episode with an inside look at the European Digital Missionary…
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EPISODE 364
EP364 Final Preview: Jeff Teases the European Digital Missionary Summit
In this episode, Jeff gives us a raw, behind-the-scenes look at what’s coming up, why Europe’s post-Christian…
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EPISODE 363
EP363: Jeff & Stacy Celebrate the CTRL+ALT+Recover Summit
In this episode, Jeff Reed reflects on the CTRL+ALT+Recover Digital Missionary Summit and the powerful…
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EPISODE 362
EP362: Final Preview - Jeff Talks CTRL+ALT+Recover Summit
Jeff Reed recaps a full week: consulting with a small Presbyterian church, highlights from the Digital…
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EPISODE 361
EP361: Jeff & JMO Celebrate the 2025 Digital Neighborhoods Summit
The Digital Missionary Conference was more than just an event—it was a movement. Jeff Reed unpacks how God…
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EPISODE 360
EP360: Final Preview - Jeff Talks Digital Neighborhoods
The Church Digital is mobilizing a new wave of digital missionaries. In this stream, Jeff shares why our…
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EPISODE 359
EP359: Share the Vision: Digital Missionary Summits
Jeff opens with a candid update from The Church Digital: after 300+ episodes, the podcast will transition in…
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EPISODE 358
EP358 Live Recording: It's Time for You to Move into Your Digital Neighborhood
In this stream, Jeff shares what’s coming up with the Digital Missionary Conference and why it matters for…
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EPISODE 357
EP357: Jeff Talks Digital Missionary Confererence
This special Thursday stream previews The Church Digital’s upcoming Digital Missionary Conference—with the…
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EPISODE 356
EP356: Jeff & Marian Camacho Talk Christian Vision's Digital Day
In this episode, Jeff welcomes Marion Camacho from CV Global (Christian Vision) to talk about the heart of…
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EPISODE 355
EP355 Live Recording: Can AI Share Jesus? A Digital Mission Conversation with Apologist.ai
What if AI could help the Church digitally saturate the globe with the gospel? That’s the big question behind…
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EPISODE 354
EP354 - Townhall Meeting
Is digital discipleship working? Are we actually making a difference online or just creating noise?
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EPISODE 353
EP353 - Jeff & Aaron Thomson talk Discipleship, Innovation and What's Next
Digital spaces could be the starting line for spiritual transformation. What if the future of discipleship…
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EPISODE 352
EP352 - Jeff & Pastor D talk Digital Church Planting, Mental Health, Coaching
What if digital church was not just an option but the lifeline for people who feel unseen by the physical…
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EP351 - Jeff & Dr Tim Talk Motivation, Calling, and the Power of TruCenter
What if discovering your God-given motivation wasn’t optional but essential for digital missionaries? What if…
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EP350 - Jeff & The Holy Aces Talk Ministry in VRChat
What if the most authentic expressions of church aren’t happening in buildings but in digital avatars? What…
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EP349 - Jeff Talks Bi-Vocational Missionary Work from a Tesla
What if the future of digital missions isn’t about going viral but about going deep? What if ministry could…
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EPISODE 348
EP348 - Jeff & Eric Kidwell Talk AI, Digital Mission, and Killing the Contact Form
What if your church’s website could talk back? Not with static forms or outdated contact pages but with…
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EP347 - Deconstruction, Jesus, and the Misunderstood Movement
Could deconstruction be more than trendy rebellion and actually mirror Jesus flipping tables in the temple to…
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EPISODE 346
EP346 - From App to Impact: Jeff Talks How GodTools Equips Digital Missionaries
What if your smartphone could become your most powerful evangelism tool? On Tuesday, July 1 at 1pm Eastern…
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EPISODE 345
EP345 - Talks Digital Missionary Summit(s), Super Secret Projects, 2026
What if the next revival didn’t come through a pulpit but a podcast, a livestream or a VR headset? What if…
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EPISODE 344
EP344 - Alan Hirsch Talks the Role of Digital in Incarnational Ministry
What if incarnational ministry wasn’t limited by geography, but expanded through presence in digital spaces…
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EPISODE 343
EP343 - Jeff Talks Data, Mission Multipliers with ChurchApps.org
What if your data didn’t just measure ministry but multiplied it? What if your app wasn’t a feature for…
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EPISODE 342
EP342: Jeff & Marilyn Adamson Talk Evergreen Content, Reaching GenZ & GenA, Digitally
What if reaching Gen Z and Gen Alpha didn’t require new programs but a radically simple tool? What if the…
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EP341 - Jeff & Lucas Pulley from Tampa Underground talk Data, Reporting
What if your reporting system wasn’t just tracking numbers, but unleashing missionaries? What if the key to…
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EPISODE 340
EP340 - Jeff & Jose de Urquidi Discuss Learnings from Catholic Digital Missionaries
What if digital missionaries could learn from monks? What if the quiet revolution for online discipleship was…
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EPISODE 339
EP339 - TCD's Summer Town Hall Meeting
What happens when digital missionaries call the shots? What if the next move of God doesn’t come from a…
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EPISODE 338
EP338 - Jeff Teases What's Next
Can digital discipleship actually work in every culture? Or are we turning digital missions into digital…
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EPISODE 337
EP337 - What's the Role of Media in Digital Missions?
Is content enough to reach people in digital missions? Or does digital ministry demand more than just clicks…
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EPISODE 336
EP336 - The Challenge of Mental Health in Digital Missions
Is the digital mission field breaking digital missionaries? What if soul care was the key to sustaining…
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EPISODE 335
EP335 - Jeff Talks Fall Conference(s), Ambassadors & Matthew 6
The digital mission field is exploding, and The Church Digital is leading the way. In this episode, Jeff Reed…
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EPISODE 334
EP334 - Jeff talks VR with Mr. Pete
What happens when an 84-year-old hijacks your digital missionary conference and it turns out to be one of the…
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EPISODE 333
EP333 - Jeff Revisits the Digital Missionary Conference
What happens when 1,400 digital missionaries from 85 countries collide? This episode of The Church Digital…
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EPISODE 332
EP 332 - Questions - Is the Metaverse Dead?
Is the metaverse dead? Not even close. In episode 332 of The Church Digital Podcast, Jeff Reed sits down with…
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EPISODE 331
EP 331 - Questions - Why Are There So Few Women in Digital Ministry?
Why do digital ministry spaces still struggle with gender equity?
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EPISODE 330
EP 330 - Questions - What is the role of digital in incarnational ministry? (with Jesse Carbo)
Does digital ministry fit into incarnational mission or is it a contradiction? Many believe discipleship…
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EP 329 - Questions - How Can a Digital Missionary Get Funding?
How do digital missionaries get funded? Can full-time digital ministry be sustainable, or is it something on…
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EP 328 - Questions - Laura Howe answers "How am I emotionally present for people, digitally?"
Can you truly be emotionally present for someone in a digital space? Some say deep connections can only…
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EP 327 - Questions - Pastor SouZy - Is Influencer a Bad Word?
Is digital church a real church or just another way to share content? Some believe church can only happen in…
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EP 326 - TOWN HALL MEETING 2025 - Why Do I Need theChurch.digital?
What if digital missionaries had the strategy, support and community they need to be mobilized for the…
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EPISODE 325
EP 325 - The Digital Missionary Flywheel - God's Best Kept Secret for Digital Missionaries: Mobilize
What if digital missions could sustain themselves without burnout? Too often, digital missionaries excel in…
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EPISODE 324
EP324 - Teaching People to Fish Takes on New Meaning, Digitally
What if the future of discipleship meant empowering ordinary people to become digital missionaries? The…
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EPISODE 323
EP323 - The Right to Share Jesus Digitally is Given or Earned in Community
What if digital ministry isn’t just about connection—but about real discipleship? Too many digital…
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EPISODE 322
EP322 - How Missionaries can use Digital to Build Their Audience
What if your ministry is stuck in connection but never steps into real impact? Let’s unpack the digital…
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EPISODE 321
EP321 - theChurch.digital’s 25 Promises for 2025
What if the future of discipleship means rethinking everything we know about church? This year is shaping up…
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EPISODE 320
EP320 - 5 theChurch.digital Expectations for 2025
What if the future of church looks radically different? This is a call to arms for digital missionaries to…
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EPISODE 319
EP319 - Digital Missionaries - Warren Bird talks Digital Discipleship
What happens when discipleship steps away from the methods of past generations and meets people where they…
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EPISODE 318
EP318 - Dr John Harris on Doing Ministry Outside the Church’s Four Walls
We confront a challenging question: what happens when people leave the physical church but still seek…
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EPISODE 317
EP317 - Craig Whitney Explores Digital Calling
Can digital relationships be as meaningful and authentic as physical ones? Jumping into the heart of digital…
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EPISODE 316
EP316 Digital Missionary - Jeff & JMo Report on Lausanne's Fourth Congress in Korea
Exploring what it means to broadcast live in the digital world. We discuss how an international congress…
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EPISODE 315
EP315 - Mentoring and Disciple-Making in a Digital Age feat. Katie Bulmer
We're exploring how platforms like TikTok are cultivating real relationships and bridging gaps. It’s about…
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EPISODE 314
EP314 - Online Ministry, Vulnerability and Punk Rock Jesus with Ian Simkins
While Jeff is in Korea representing theChurch.digital at Lausanne, Andy and Ashley take over the episode…
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EPISODE 313
EP313 - Digital & Mental Health - Depression, suicide and crisis
Have you considered mental health within digital spaces, especially in the context of depression, suicide…
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EP312 - Digital & Mental Health - Reacting to & Protecting from Addiction with Dr. Karl Benzio
The opposite of addiction is belonging. We all have addictions, or something we turn to to find comfort when…
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EP311 - Digital & Mental Health - Finding Rest with Mindy Caliguire
Productivity becomes an idol. Explore the need for rest, not fake rest, in a world obsessed with…
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EP310 - Digital & Mental Health - Isolation vs Solitude with Nate Graybill
You'll never know if you can be fully loved until you allow yourself to be fully known. Tackle the reality of…
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EP309 - Digital & Mental Health - Shame vs Guilt with Chris Caputo
Understand the difference between shame and guilt and see how these emotions can impact our identity. What is…
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EP308 Digital & Mental Health - Inner Critic with Andy Mage
Let’s look at the critical issue of digital mental health, focusing on understanding and managing the inner…
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EPISODE 307
EP307 Digital & Mental Health - Compassion Fatigue with Jon Pyle
Balancing pastoral duties with personal well-being can be challenging. Procrastination and disengagement are…
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EPISODE 306
EP306 Digital & Mental Health - Stigmas in the Church
Hear stories of mental health battles and highlight the urgent need for supportive spaces, especially online…
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EPISODE 305
EP305 - Wait! That's a Church? - Tattoo, Tesla & Dog Park Church Oh My! with Michael Beck
Turn tattoo parlors, dog parks, Tesla supercharger stations, and rehab centers into sacred spaces. See those…
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EPISODE 304
EP304 - Why Discord?
Feeling like Zoom and Google Meets just aren't cutting it anymore? Discord is the game-changer. Discover how…
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EP303 - Wait! That's a Church? - Opportunities to Think Differently
Explore the limitless potential of digital platforms through this podcast's discussions on leader…
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EPISODE 302
EP302 - Wait! That's A Church? - (Re)Defining Church
Imagine having the freedom to redefine church in ways you’ve never thought possible. There's even talk of…
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EPISODE 301
EP301 - Wait! That's A Church? - What, Why & How?
Explore how balancing bar management with unpaid ministry flips traditional church models upside down. Enter…
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EPISODE 300
EP300 - Alan Hirsch, APEST, and Digital Church Movements
Discover how apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers can team up to ignite innovation and…
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EP299 - Steve Addision, Jason Morris, and Historical Movements of God
Discover how the mission to multiply disciples and churches remains vibrant today, drawing lessons from the…
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EPISODE 298
EP298 - Tom Pounder & Utilizing YouTube at Your Church
Welcome to episode 298 of The Church Digital. Join Tom Pounder and Jeff Reed as they explore the changing…
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EPISODE 297
EP297 - Jeff talks about hybrid microsites
Welcome to episode 297 of The Church Digital, where Jeff unpacks how digital strategies can mesh with church…
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EPISODE 296
EP296 - Mental Health Ministry with Megan Carter
Welcome to The Church Digital Podcast—your frontline guide as we decode the complex intersection of faith…
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EPISODE 295
EP295: Peyton Jones, Stunami, and Planting Churches in the Metaverse
In the Church Digital Podcast, Jeff Reed guides us through the evolving intersection of faith and technology…
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EP294 - Barbara Carneiro & Focusing Digital Communications for Church
In this conversation, Jeff Reed and Barbara Carneiro discuss their personal experiences and challenges…
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EPISODE 293
EP293 - Andy Mage & Building Deeper Relationships Embracing Asynchronous Community
In this episode, Jeff Reed and Andy Mage discuss the concept of asynchronous community and its potential for…
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EPISODE 292
EP292 - DK Hammonds and the State of the African American Digital Church
Navigating the Digital Landscape: The African American Church's Path Forward How the Digital Church is…
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EPISODE 291
EP291 - Jeff Celebrates 5 Years of The Church Digital Podcast
The Evolution of Digital Ministry: Celebrating Milestones and Embracing the Future The Church Digital Podcast…
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EPISODE 290
EP290 - Jeff Talks New Website, Discord, and a New Online Era
Navigating Digital Transformation: TCD Unveils a New Online Era The Church Digital Podcast is brought to you…
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EP289 - Jeff Talks Beer, Multiplication, and the Digital Church
Navigating Digital Multiplication and Fostering Global Church Leadership The Church Digital Podcast is…
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EPISODE 288
EP288 - Navigating Asynchronous Community - Gabe DeWalk and the Kingstide Journey
Connecting Faith and Technology: The Kingstide Journey and Its Digital Aspirations THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST…
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EPISODE 287
EP287 - Innovating for Impact: Jeff Talks Digital Church Movements
Exploring Tradition and Innovation in Church Movements: TCD's Vision of Digital DiscipleshipThe Church…
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EPISODE 286
EP286 - Jon Pyle on Disappointment, Timing, and Authenticity in Faith
Dive into Unfiltered Chats on Disappointment, Integrity, and Keeping It Real in a Hyper-connected World The…
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EPISODE 285
EP285 - Quintin McGrath, Sora, and the Ethics Behind Text-to-Video
In this conversation, Jeff Reed and Quintin McGrath discuss the ethical implications of OpenAI's Sora, a…
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EPISODE 284
EP284 - Simon Diercks & German Digital Church Planting
Digital Frontiers - A Conversation with Simon Diercks on German Digital Church Planting THE CHURCH DIGITAL…
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EPISODE 283
EP283 - Pushpay's Aaron Senneff on AI, Virtual Ministry, and Digital Communities
The Surging Intersection of Tech and Church: A Journey into Hybrid Worship and AI Ethics THE CHURCH DIGITAL…
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EP282 - Andy Mage & The Apple Vision Pro
The Future of Tech and Church: Augmented Dreams and Community Realities THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST IS BROUGHT…
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EP281 - Barbara Carneiro, Generational Communication, and Target Audience
In an ever-evolving church landscape, it’s crucial to understand who we are communicating with. Barbara…
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EPISODE 280
EP280 - Trauma, Crisis, and Digital Ministry
In digital spaces where the need is significant, the theological and pastoral landscapes of churches are…
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EPISODE 279
EP279 - Evan Connelly, Intercom.com, and Chat 2.0 for Churches
Leveraging Live Chat for Enhanced Church Connection Creating Community Through Digital Ministry The recent…
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EPISODE 278
EP278 - Kenny Jahng, Bacon, and What's Next for AI?
Exploring the Next Frontier: AI's Role in Church and Society Next up on The Church Digital Podcast, we're…
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EPISODE 277
EP277 - Dr Dan Tebo, and a Dissertation on Digital Church
Digital Discipleship: The Exponential Potential of Innovative Ministry In TCD's latest episode, EP277 - Dr…
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EPISODE 276
EP276 - Bernie Mapili, Andy Mage, and The New "The Church Digital"
Embracing Digital Discipleship: The New Era of Church Digital Engagement The New Frontier of the Digital…
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EPISODE 275
EP275 - Jay Kranda & Getting Your Church to Experiment
Saddleback has always had an experimental culture. Seeing Saddleback adopt a digital strategy literally a…
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EPISODE 274
EP274 - Dave Ferguson, BLESS, Digital Missionaries & Next Level Ministry
In Dave Ferguson we trust! Visionary Leader of Exponential as well as NewThing Network and lead pastor at…
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EP273 - Tyler Sansom & Next Level Digital Discipleship
In 2023, many churches are going back to an old mindset of digital ministry. Let’s broadcast those church…
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EP272-Stuart McPherson & Planting a Metaverse Church
According to Pushpay’s "2023 State of Church Tech Report ," 25% of American churches are looking to plant a…
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EPISODE 271
EP271 - Season 5: Metaverse Mission Trip, Relevant Magazine, and Next Steps in Metaverse Church
Welcome to Season 5 of The Church Digital Podcast, as we’re talking about how to take your church’s digital…
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EPISODE 270
EP270 - James Emery White Talks Hybrid Church
I’ve had a mutual respect for James Emery White for a while now. His church, Mecklenburg, has gotten some…
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EPISODE 269
EP269 - Neil Cole & Applying Church 3.0 to Digital Churches
This convo, right here, may be one of my favorite podcasts we've done to date. Years ago “ Church 3.0, ” a…
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EPISODE 268
EP268: Gen Z, Gen A, and the Benefits of Gamer Church
Season 4 of The Church Digital Podcast has been a deep dive, an introspective look into Gaming and Nerd…
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EPISODE 267
EP267: Gaming Church, APEST, and Biblical Collaboration
As we’ve been digging into Season 4: Jesus, Gamers, and Church we’ve explored many different types of gaming…
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EP266 - Women Streamers, Trolls, and the Struggle of Female Content Creators
It’s Ladies Night with The Church Digital Podcast. During Season Four of The Church Digital Podcast called…
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EPISODE 265
EP265 - DJ Soto, and Churches Inside Video Games
Through The Church Digital Podcast’s Season 4: Jesus, Gamers & Church, we have been exploring how engaging in…
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EPISODE 264
EP264-Online Church Blueprint Takeover
The Online Church Blueprint is the BEST “how to” for digital church planters, physical church leaders just…
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EPISODE 263
EP263: Flatcap, Physical Pastors, & Twitch
Hey friends, Jeff here from The Church Digital Podcast. We’ve got a great conversation coming up from Flatcap…
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EPISODE 262
EP262 - Exponential & The Gaming Church
The Exponential 2023 Global Conference wrapped up last week in Orlando. This year, 5000+ Church Planters and…
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EP261 - Pocket Pulpit Podcast Takeover
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything in 2020, JO Saxton turned to Instagram to gather with people…
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EP260 - Aki & Family Streaming
What does an IT guy with a local cable company do after hours? Video Games and Streaming on Twitch of course…
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EP259 - Better on the Inside Podcast Takeover
Today my conversation is with Dr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of the Springtide Research Institute…
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EPISODE 258
EP258: Jate the Gaming Digital Missionary
CATCH THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST LIVE, THURSDAYS 3PM ON TWITCH. HTTP://TWITCH.TV/DIGITALCHURCHNETWORK As we…
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EP257 - Metaverse Church Takeover
Today we Deep Dive into the platform known as BigScreen, and as usual, we will address the goods and bads of…
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EP256 - Johno, eSports, and YOUR CHURCH.
CATCH THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST SEASON FOUR STREAMS LIVE ON TWITCH. THURSDAYS, 3PM EASTERN…
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EP255 - TCD Sidekick TAKEOVER
Why does Google Search matter and why should your Church or ministry pay attention to it? Find out in this…
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EP254 - Bubba Stallcup & Love Thy Nerd
CATCH THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST RECORDING LIVE ON TWITCH! WE’RE DOING OUR INTERVIEWS LIVE ON TWITCH…
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EP253 - Online Pastor Coach TAKEOVER
On this episode, Jason Morris and Joey Santos will chat with Mindy Caliguire from SoulCare.com . Today an…
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EPISODE 252
EP252: Mark Lutz, Season 4: Jesus, Gamers, & Church
CATCH THE JESUS, GAMERS AND CHURCH INTERVIEWS ON TWITCH. THURSDAYS 3pm EASTERN ON…
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EPISODE 251
EP251 - Brad Brisco, Digital Ecclesiology & Deconstructing Church
Can we deconstruct the church and not God? Can we challenge the bride of Christ in America without…
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EPISODE 250
EP250 - Dr John Harris in Book Launch, Sharing Jesus Online
EP250 - Dr John Harris in Book Launch, Sharing Jesus Online Jeff and Dr John wrote a new book, and we’re…
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EPISODE 249
EP249 - Jason Shepherd & Accountability Audio
Microchurches are fascinating to me. You have volunteers with an extremely high level of commitment, serving…
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EPISODE 248
EP248 - Patrick Miller, Podcasting, and the Role of Content in Digital Discipleship
You see, I thought I was walking into a conversation about creating and utilizing podcasts in discipleship…
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EPISODE 247
EP247: 5 Things You Need to Know Heading Into 2023
2023 is upon us, and THECHURCH.DIGITAL & Digital Church Network are working hard to help pastors, planters…
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EPISODE 246
EP246: Leonard Sweet talks Digital Church
SO HERE'S THE DEAL... Almost 25 years ago, as a college student, I read Leonard Sweet’s book SoulTsunami, and…
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EPISODE 245
EP245: Your Digital Church’s Local Missions Department
Faith without works is dead! How many times have you heard that challenge towards the idea of digital…
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EPISODE 244
EP244: Starting a Barbecue Church
Barbecue Church? Learn how Barbecue is being used to effectively connect with people that church buildings…
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EPISODE 243
EP243: Surviving the Creative Christmas Church Service
Tis the season to get stressed out, amiright? So many departments coming together. So many volunteers serving…
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EPISODE 242
EP242: Jeff’s Book on Churches in Virtual Reality Launches (and We Talk VRchat)
Jeff published his book on churches in virtual reality! Download for FREE, or buy Kindle/Hard Copy from…
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EPISODE 241
EP241: A Digital Missionary Strategy That Works with He Gets Us & Alpha
Engagement: A Digital Missionary/Volunteer Structure for He Gets Us He Gets Us sounds like an incredible…
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EPISODE 240
EP240 - Jonathan Song and Churchome’s Pastor Chat
PASTOR OVER TEXT? There are plenty of ways to pastor someone digitally, through Zoom or even through Avatars…
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EPISODE 239
EP239: Global Research Surrounding Digital Discipleship
GET THE INSIDE SCOOP What does Digital Discipleship look like? Get the inside scoop on Sprout Digital’s 2022…
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EPISODE 238
EP238: DAOs, NFTs and Decentralization
ARE DAOS AND NFTS LEGIT? As the Church looks to Blockchain & Crypto, are DAOs and NFTs legit? Are these…
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EPISODE 237
EP237: How to Turbo Charge Your Digital Outreach for Free
GET YOUR CHURCH SIGNED UP FOR HE GETS US, AND GET 12 MONTHS FOR FREE... http://thechurch.digital/hegetsus One…
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EPISODE 236
EP236: Blockchain, Crypto, and the Church
ARE DAOS AND NFTS LEGIT? As the Church looks to Blockchain & Crypto, are DAOs and NFTs legit? Are these…
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EPISODE 235
EP235: Christ-Centered Recovery with Nate Graybill
Christ-Centered Recovery is so important in digital and metaverse spaces, so why are churches hesitant to do…
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EPISODE 234
EP234: Michael Beck & The Rural, Digital Church
RURAL CHURCHES HAVE STRUGGLED WITH TECHNOLOGY... Is there an opportunity to do something different? Enter…
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EP233: Patrick O'Connell, Missional Imagination & The Digital Church
DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WILL HELP US REACH DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Fortunately, God has equipped us with…
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EPISODE 232
EP232: Joey Santos & Church in a VR Bar
GET MORE INFORMATION ON CHURCH IN A VR BAR - http://churchinavrbar.com A SELF-PROCLAIMED "PASTOR AT THE BAR"…
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EP231: Turning Tables, Jeff Gets Interviewed by Doug Bursch
TABLES ARE TURNED THIS WEEK. Jeff is getting interviewed by Pastor and Author Doug Bursch. Virtually complete…
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EPISODE 230
EP230: Seacoast's Secret Project
Seacoast gets it. To reach different people you have to do something different, and Seacoast is doing…
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EPISODE 229
EP229: Eric Metcalf, Apprenticing to Multiply Today's Church
Part Two of this Apprenticing Roundtable will happen Tuesday, August 23rd, 7pm Eastern in a Digital Church…
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EPISODE 228
EP228: Anne Bosarge & Digital Discipleship in Africa
HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN ONE OF THOSE EMAILS WHERE... ...the prince of Nigeria is looking for some money in order…
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EPISODE 227
EP227: Lucas Pulley & Unique Expressions of Church
It was a quick throwaway line from Lucas Pulley with Metaverse Church NEXT… "We’re even doing Dungeons &…
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EPISODE 226
EP226: Ezequiel Fattore & Hispanic Church Online
WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF YOUR CHURCH ACHIEVED GLOBAL REACH, DIGITALLY? This is what Casa Church Miami is…
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EPISODE 225
EP225: LMichelle Salvant & The Opportunities of an Digital African American Church
CAN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES BE EFFECTIVE IN DIGITAL MINISTRY? Coming out of COVID, what is the role of…
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EP224: Taylor McCall & How a Decentralized Microchurch Impacts the City
Alright. This is one of these conversations where we probably won’t put our technology hat on. We’re not…
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EP223: Leonardo Blair & the Next Future Church
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE CHURCH LOOK LIKE? This is the question we’re asking. Post-COVID we’ve learned a lot of…
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EP222: Seth Muse & Ministering to Rude People, Digitally
RUDE PEOPLE! THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THEM. Seems like wherever you turn there are negative people, angry…
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EP221: Jay Kranda & the Decentralized Church
Give to DigitalChurch.Network - http://digitalchurch.network/give SADDLEBACK IS REACHING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF…
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EP220: Brianna Heida, Overcoming Medical Issues, and the Strength of Weakness
DIGITAL CHURCHES ARE REACHING PEOPLE WITH HEALTH ISSUES We talk about how Digital Churches reach different…
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EP219: Michael Beck, Missional Imagination, & Following the Holy Spirit
THE CHALLENGE OF CHURCH INNOVATION & HUMILITY What if what the church needs isn't more of the same. What if…
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EP218: Dave Ferguson, Digital Missionaries, & the Power of Shared Experiences
Can We Really Be Digital Missionaries? This is the heart of the conversation with Dave Ferguson today. Dave…
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EP217: Chris Caputo, Internet Addiction & Digital Ministry
How are We Supposed to Stay Healthy When We're Literally Ministering in Addictive Spaces? Internet Addiction…
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EP216: Jon Ferguson: Can BLESS be Framework of a Digital Missionary?
Could Everyone in Your Church Become a Digital Missionary? What if your Physical-, Digital-, or Metaverse…
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EP215: Tyler Sansom & Influencers as Digital Missionaries
What Could Digital Missionaries Look Like for your Church? We’re talking digital missionary today, with my…
1:00:40
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EP214: Mark MacDonald & Creating Your Church's Content Strategy
What Does Your Church's Content Strategy Look Like? What is the role of content in the church, and how can we…
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EP213: The EPIC Church Experiment
Pastor, are we tired of pivoting yet? I'm sure this season has been exhausting, but as much as we have tried…
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EP212: Steven Barr & 9 Non-Tech Pivots Your Church Needs To Consider
Goes without saying, but it 's a hard season to run a church. So much pressure week in and week out…
1:00:12
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EP211: Digital Ministry Doesn't Have To Be WEIRD!
Friend of Digital Ministry, ever notice how sometimes people look at you like you're WEIRD because you're…
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EP210: Chestly Lunday's Launchpad to Digital Ministry/Church
It's 2022. If there's ever a time to start something new, this is it. Some of us are looking to launch…
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EP209: Jared Hughes & The Bi-vocational Approach to Digital Ministry
There's a new type of Pastor coming, who's engaging in a different type of ministry. It's funny. I'm not…
1:10:43
EPISODE 208
Season 3, EP208: Dr. John Harris, Jared Hughes, and Reaching the De-Churched, Digitally
Season 3 is going strong, as we continue to feature the Humble Disruptors of Digital and Meta Churches. To…
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EP207: Jeff Reed & The State of the Digital Church Address
We're kicking off Season 3 with The Church Digital Podcast this week, talking about the State of the Digital…
1:09:13
EPISODE 206
EP206: Metaverse Church 101, or Jeff Takes Over His Own Podcast
So, way back in January (seems like eons ago) THECHURCH.DIGITAL started a podcast network, and it's been a…
1:02:46
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EP205: Andy Mage, Gamer Culture, and Breaking the Fifth Wall Takeover
A people group unto themselves, gaming culture is taking over. From video game consoles, to computer games…
1:08:37
EPISODE 204
EP204: Which Platform is Right for Your Church - The Chestly Lunday Experience Takeover
I first met Chestly early in the COVID season. He was working at a Church in Student Ministry, but had some…
1:16:31
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EP203: Social Media, Holiness, and the Pocket Pulpit Podcast Takeover
It's time for some new voices in Digital Church. It's been said recently (on Twitter) that "listening" is the…
1:16:28
EPISODE 202
EP202: Staff Soulcare, Jon Pyle, and Better on the Inside Takeover
Confession hour here on The Church Digital Podcast. I say something in this podcast that I've not publicly…
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EP201: Guest Engagement, Tom Pounder, & The TCD Sidekick Podcast Takeover
So THECHURCH.DIGITAL is rolling out it's Podcast Network, and I gotta tell you, I'm excited about the Content…
1:08:23
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EP200: So, We're Launching a Digital Church Network
200 Podcasts has brought us to this point... Have you heard yet? We are launching a Digital Church Network…
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EP199: So What's Going On with Jeff & THECHURCH.DIGITAL
2021 brought a lot of changes, which brings opportunities in 2022. So, here we are. THECHURCH.DIGITAL, in an…
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EP198: Todd Wilson & The Challenge of Today’s Metachurch
As a Church Futurist it’s not often when I talk with someone that is ahead of me, and my conversations with…
55:28
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EP197: Jason Shepperd & Building a Microchurch Network
Today we're not going to be talking much about technology. In fact, it doesn't come up at all. Today we're…
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EP196: TCD Podcast Network Presents the Top Podcasts of 2021
Pandemic or not, 2021 was a chaotic year for the church and its leaders. Before we get back to 2022, let's…
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EP195: Are Digital Pastors Ever Off?
Show Notes Available on THECHURCH.DIGITAL
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EP194: Lee Coate, Complementary Content & an Experimenting Culture
For the love of all, let’s focus on doing something other than the weekend service ! We’ve heard it time and…
1:10:22
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EP193: Jason Poling & The Multiplying META Church
So, what you’re telling me is you met some people in virtual reality and now you want to fly across the…
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EP192: Research Findings on Digital Church
What challenges are you facing in Digital ministry? You’re definitely facing challenges. We all are! What’s…
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EP191: PastorBrock & The Metaverse Missionary
So you want to be a missionary in Belize? Awesome. Learn the language. Understand the culture. Meet some…
53:41
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EP190: What a Disney Castmember Church can Teach Me about Digital & Discipleship
So happy the Facebook algorithm connected Steven Barr and I together. Being a Disney freak, I was sure…
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EP189: Matt Engel & The Uberization of Church
Uberizing Church. Yeah, at this point we’re just making up words here. That’s a good thing, though, cause we…
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EP188: The Future Church in the Metaverse
Zuckerberg did it. With the announcement of the new parent company, META, Zuckerberg has made Facebook…
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EP187: The Perceived Threat of a Digital Church
Why is a digital church perceived to be so threatening to a physical church? Rather than see a digital church…
41:58
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EP186: Jason Morris - Established? ✅ Micro-location? ✅ Why Not Do Both?
We often talk, here on the podcast, about the idea of churches doing multiple strategies. At Stadia, we call…
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EP185: Tom Pounder & Encouraging a Digital Missionary
The idea of a digital missionary may seem almost foreign to some. Can we really empower people to be…
35:46
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EP184: Tyler Sansom & Discipleship via Mobile App
It is amazing to me how controversial the words “digital” and “discipleship” are, especially when they’re in…
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EP183: Sam Chacko, BiVo/CoVo, and a Not So New Approach to Funding Ministry
Fun stat. 49% of Church Budgets, Pre-COVID, went to salaries. Payroll. Almost 1/2 of every dollar given went…
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EP182: Jeff Hook & The Personalization of Discipleship via AI and Machine Learning
Thanks to the global pandemic, churches around the world have made leaps and bounds, digitally. Even, as…
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Season 2, Episode 181: Theo Davis & Minecraft Small Groups
Season Two is upon us. As we’re launching this next season at THECHURCH.DIGITAL, we are telling the story of…
1:01:16
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EP137: Resi & Analytics of Online Church Services
Are our physical services effective? Typically, we measure butts in seats to get that number. Did more people…
1:04:20
EPISODE 136
EP136: Brandon Arndt & First Days of a Digital Pastor, Post-COVID Edition
In this new, Post-COVID society, the role of Digital Pastor is becoming more and more complicated. How do you…
1:02:55
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EP135: The New Mission Field - So What Exactly is Going on with Rey?
As a general rule, it’s tough being a Pastor. This COVID season has been tough on the church. As a result, a…
1:04:13
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EP134: Rob Wegner & Helping People Find Their Personal Mission
Potentially, what can separate a Physical Church from a Digital-Only Church? The ability to disciple people…
1:00:10
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EP133: Steve Pike & New Streams of Funding for Your Church
75% of the people I talk with, who are interested in planting a Digital-Only Church, are interested in being…
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EP132: Altar Live: Stopping Church in Isolation by Meeting Your Online Attenders
There are lots of solutions out there for digital churches. In my opinion, none of them is a game changer…
59:50
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EP131: Transformation’s Multicultural Church, Digitally
If you are reading this, if you are connected somehow to THECHURCH.DIGITAL, then you probably realize this…
51:35
EPISODE 130
EP130: Pastor SouZy - Understanding the Twitch, Streaming, Video Game Culture
There are some that consider Video Gamers to be one of the largest unreached people groups on the planet…
1:00:36
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EP129: Church Plantology - A Convo with Peyton Jones
The Church Planting Textbook for the Modern Era has been released. Peyton Jones’ Church Plantology is out…
1:12:04
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EP128: Jared Roth & Defining the Success of a Physical, Digital and/or Multimodal Church
How do we measure success? Are metrics important? Where is the Holy Spirit in a world where data is king…
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EP127: Dave Ferguson & The Ecclesiology of a Phygital, Digital-Only and/or Multimodal Church
I ran into Dave on Twitter, talking similarities between Micro-church and Digital-Only churches. But what…
1:03:13
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EP126: Jared & Angie Hughes and the Co-vocational Approach to a Digital Only Church
I thought I knew what to expect with Jared & Angie. Leading one of the largest (if not the largest) digital…
1:04:29
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EP125: Planting a Digital Church through Stadia
We talk often here at THECHURCH.DIGITAL about digital-only churches, interviewing these innovative pastors…
1:18:45
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EP124: Disciples Making Disciples in a Multimodal Church
The Bible calls us to go and make disciples … no one questions that. How we define discipleship? While the…
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EP123: Justin Murff & Digital Lessons to Learn from the Global Church
Let’s come to clarity. The Western church has done some things right over the years. That being said, there’s…
54:29
EPISODE 122
EP122: Millennials, Evangelism & Digital Church
For the podcast here, Clivane has a unique perspective of church online. She’s Canadian (okay, that’s not…
56:35
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EP121: Matt Anderson & Developing One Community’s Phygital Strategy
Pre-COVID, One Community Church was a force to be reckoned with. Located in Plano, the multicultural church…
47:26
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EP120: Sam George, Diaspora Ekklesia & A Mobile God
I’m guilty of many things in life. I admit before you publicly that I occasionally overstate things to prove…
58:49
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EP119: Phygital Groups that Multiply
Pre-COVID, very few churches were doing groups online. Now as a result of social distancing, churches had to…
1:16:04
EPISODE 117
EP117: The New Digital Pastor
I can remember a conversation I had with a Lead Pastor back in early 2019… “you know, there are probably only…
57:23
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EP116: Collin Jones & Owning Your Platform
When COVID hit, the majority of churches did not have a digital strategy, at least in context of broadcasting…
57:40
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EP115: Digital Discipleship thru Timothy Initiative
Discipleship means a lot of things. At it’s core value, though, there are two different ideas: 1)…
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EP114: Jay Kranda and the Constant Evolution of an Online Church
Of course COVID caused a radical shift for churches. I think it’s important to notice that, even for the guys…
1:04:59
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EP113: Justin Nava & Modern Evangelism by Pastor Google
Research December 2020 tells us that 80% of people cold to Christ don’t care about our worship services…
1:04:48
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EP112: Jason Morris, Heidi Tompkins, Micro-locations & the Acts 2 Revolution
It’s always a good podcast when Jason Morris is involved. Jason, along with being the Global Innovation…
1:00:13
EPISODE 111
EP111: Futurist Churches & The Virtual Reality Multisite Campus
Stadia has group of churches we call the “Futurists”. These churches are focused on experimenting phygitally…
1:12:57
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EP109: Multiplying Churches Until There’s No Place Left
Check your tech brains at the door for this conversation. We’re wrapping up 2020 not talking about anything…
55:05
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EP108: DJ Soto - Virtual Reality, Final Fantasy XIV, and the Church
I love conversations with DJ Soto. DJ challenges me, regularly, and this conversation once again pushes the…
1:05:59
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EP107: Jate Earhart, Twitch, & Reaching a Different Type of Person
For most Online Ministry people, Twitch is probably not on your radar. For Jate Earhart, broadcasting has…
51:52
EPISODE 106
EP106: Liberty University & the Academia of Online Ministry
We got Episode 106 here and have brought in Professor Steve Lowe from Liberty University to have a great…
51:17
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EP105: Savannah Kimberlin & Barna’s "6 Questions about the Future of the Hybrid Church"
As church leaders in the midst of this COVID season, there are certainly questions on this whole Digital…
51:33
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EP104: Does the Holy Spirit Move Online?
Remember back when churches met in large gatherings. Those physical services were so powerful, you could just…
1:02:43
EPISODE 103
EP103: Jason Poling & The Virtual Reality Multisite Campus
I love talking with people who get it. People that you don’t have to convince of a good idea. People that are…
42:50
EPISODE 102
EP102: Essential Ecclesiology Enabling Digital Church Planting
We’ve talked a lot here about the idea of multiplying church, which can be difficult to understand sometimes…
45:44
EPISODE 101
EP101: Jim Tomberlin & The Goal of Physical Church
Jim’s words kinda shocked me. Having worked with Jim Tomberlin at Christ Fellowship Miami, and studied his…
1:38:27
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EP100: Kranda, Atkinson, Nils: The Joys & Difficulties of Online Ministry
Well, we got here quicker than we thought. Episode 100 of The Church Digital Podcast launches this week, and…
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EPISODE 99
EP099: Korey Deck - Shepherding, Pastoral Care, & Mourning Digitally
How do we pastor people phygitally? How do we care for people in digital space? Great question, and I…
54:38
EPISODE 98
EP098: Patrick Holden & The Potential Simplicity of Online Church Services
Episode 97 was incredible! We did a deep dive into Creative Online Services with lead creative Craig Dockery…
1:04:29
EPISODE 97
EP097: Craig Dockery & Crossroads Creative Church Services Online
As churches start to head back into their buildings, Pastor, we have the opportunity to continue to blur the…
57:15
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EP096: Churches That Want to be the Next Christian Netflix
Pre-COVID I don’t think I heard much about the idea of a church becoming the “Christian Netflix”… but thank…
53:42
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EP095: Launching & Elevating Church Communication Teams
COVID is teaching us, the church, many lessons. Obviously, there are many lessons about the value of Church…
1:06:26
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EP094: The Challenge of Church Discipline in Digital Spaces
This is not going to be your typical The Church Digital Podcast. What does church discipline look like at…
1:01:40
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EP093: Rick Rusaw & The Standard of Church as Platform
The idea of Church as Platform has been resonating for a while here at The Church Digital. Through recent…
1:05:05
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EP092: How to do Digital Summer Camp for Students
Most churches shut down for the summer… global pandemic and all. Weekend services are “essential” operations…
50:30
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EP091: Tyler Sansom - Building & Using Influence as a Digital Missionary
To do digital ministry you need to think outside the box. What works in the building won’t necessarily work…
51:11
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EP090: Greg Nettle & Digital Lessons Learned in this Global Pandemic
Hey, it’s my birthday podcast! And for the second year in a row, we’re bringing in a special guest to…
46:00
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EP089: Steve Fogg & Ministering to People on Google’s Dime
As we get further and further into this COVID season, how are we finding new people? It’s so easy to default…
46:57
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EP088: Matt Lombardi - What Do You Mean Your Church Won’t Experiment?
Thank you very much, COVID. That long-term vision? That playbook? Your church’s strategy? It’s all trash…
1:05:18
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EP087: Stories & Strategy of a Digital-Only Expression of Church
Thanks to COVID, lots of churches are operating digitally. They’re broadcasting their services online. Trying…
43:38
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EP086: Ali Roohi - My Church is Healthier Because of COVID
I’ve talked with hundreds of Pastors in this COVID season. Easily. Not an exaggeration. If I count emails…
53:09
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EP085: Doug Parks, Church as Platform, and Moving Beyond the Institutional Model
What can we, the Church, learn from Uber? AirBNB? We’re 100+ days into this COVID thing. Our buildings aren’t…
57:10
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EP084: Christopher Benek, Virtual Reality, and Moving Beyond Church Buildings
What does the future hold for Virtual Reality?... for Artificial Intelligence? Talk to the business world and…
1:03:53
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EP083: Dave Adamson & Ten Commandments of Church YouTube
YouTube is powerful. Incredibly powerful... if you use it right. In this COVID-19 season, churches have been…
1:05:17
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EP082: Stan Rodda, Tyler Sansom & the Different Flavors of Microsites
As reports show COVID-19 is spiking, churches are starting to engage more and more with the idea of…
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EP081: Craig Whitney & Moving Beyond the Church Service Business
How do you start a church movement? Sure, there's probably different ways we can answer that question. If we…
54:42
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EP080: Angela Craig & Planting a Digital-Only Church on Facebook
The idea of a Digital-Only Church was quite controversial pre-COVID. Truthfully, it's still controversial…
1:03:21
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EP079: Dave Ferguson - Multiplication, Micro-locations, & TCD's 10,000th Play
I love the Internet. Dave Ferguson, Leader of the Exponential Conference/Movement and Lead Pastor at…
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EP078: Kristel Acevedo, Women's Ministry Online & Creating Community Around Content
Church, we are content beasts... I actually had a friend of mine tell me once, "The only people that create…
46:20
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EP077: Tim Celek & Defining Matthew 28 by Focusing on the One
Church, why do we do this? Why do we do 'church'? I don't mean physical church, or digital church. I don't…
59:12
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EP076: Lee Coate & Digital Engagement Pathway for Your Church
So, who are these people who are watching our Churches Online and what are we supposed to do with them…
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EP075: Adrienne Feldmann & Launching Watch Parties Quickly
Depending on your location, gathering restrictions are starting to loosen, and churches are considering…
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EP074: Scot Mendenhall - Gaining & Using Influence on YouTube
Pastor, if there's one thing you've learned in this COVID-19 season, it's that you want to have influence…
57:32
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EP073 - Greg Aukerman, Micro-churches, & Stairstepping Back to Buildings
Well, we're going back into the building. Or at least a small percentage of us are. Many, though, are opting…
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EP072: Greg Atkinson: Physical Church, Church Online, & Why Toothpaste Won't Go Back in the Tube
If there's a lesson the church needs to learn in this Global Pandemic: Physical Church & Church Online need…
1:10:08
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EP071: Nils Smith & A Futurist's View of an Innovative, Entrepreneurial Church
In the midst of this pandemic, we're taking a moment to talk with one of the pioneers of the Church Online…
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EP070: Ray Hudson & Church Planting, Digital First
COVID-19 has brought a lot of confusion into the church. It's hard enough to be an existing church navigating…
1:01:54
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EP069: Thinking Digital First Even When We Get Back to the Building
When we look at the idea of a Phygital Church, one that truly utilizes digital and physical, there is going…
59:59
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EP068: Greg Nettle, DJ Soto, and The Foundation of a Virtual Reality Church
What does a church look like in Virtual Reality? Greg Nettle, President of Stadia Church Planting and DJ…
50:13
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EP067: Tyler Sansom & the Relational Approach to Church Online
In the hectic-ness to build a Church Online, we often forget the biggest part... okay, Jesus is the biggest…
59:18
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EP066: The Stuff We Didn't Do When COVID-19 Hit, or Biblical Functions of a Digital Church, Part 3
We're wrapping up here on our our 3rd part of the Biblical Functions of a Digital Church. We've covered the…
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EP065: Fellowshipping Digitally, or Biblical Functions of a Digital Church, Part 2
What is a Digital-Only Church? Well, thanks to COVID-19 we've got maybe a couple hundred thousand of them…
44:32
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EP064: Patrick Holden, Meeting & Mobilizing People on Facebook
The hardest thing in Church Online is meeting people. I recently had an online pastor tell me that he had…
51:23
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EP063: Mindy Caliguire, Soulcare, & The Freedom of Letting Go
Covid-19 is challenging, stretching the Church. As we've discussed... the Church has responded well, but at…
56:15
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EP062: Jay Kranda & Tomorrow's Phygital Strategy
Church, you should be celebrated. You survived Easter 2020 Church Online. A month ago most of you weren't…
57:38
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EP061: Kids, Students, & Church Online
Don't forget about the Kids & Students. In the midst of the Coronavirus season, with the pressure of Easter…
1:05:11
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EP060: Larry Walkemeyer & Getting People on Kingdom Mission
My favorite part of this podcast episode is that it is everything I expected it to be, and I had set the…
52:45
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EP059: Ben Stapley & Church Communication During Coronavirus
You know that playbook you had? The strategy that you built for your church? For the foreseeable future it's…
1:04:52
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EP058: What Does It Mean to be On Mission During Coronavirus?
What is the role of the Church? In this Coronavirus season, that is a difficult question. How do we broadcast…
55:42
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EP057: Heredes Ribeiro - Easter Services Church Online Only
Evidently, even the Easter Bunny has to worry about Social Distancing. So, have you come to the realization…
1:09:53
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EP056: Daniel Im - No Silver Bullets & How to Disciple Online
Need a break from coronavirus? I hear you. Hopefully this podcast is what you're looking for. My favorite…
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EP055: Stadia & Virtual Officing
The Church [Office] has left the building as well. But how do we office, how do we as a church staff function…
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EP054: I Streamed a Church Service, What's Next?
Well, church, we survived. Coronavirus took its shot at us, and we made it. We survived. We figured out how…
1:18:45
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EP053: Stadia & How The Church Can Survive Coronavirus Culture
"Reducing large gatherings." - President Trump said it in his broadcast Wednesday night. Whether Coronavirus…
1:03:17
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EP052: Coronavirus & Preparing for Emergencies
Whether coronavirus is a legitimate fear or not is not the topic of conversation here. Fact is, we face all…
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EP051: Ed Stetzer & Defining a Successful Church
What makes a successful Digital Church? Church Online? Church overall? What is it? I'll tell you what it's…
1:15:48
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EP050: Biblical Function of a Digital-Only Church, Part 1
Can a digital-only expression of church hold up to the Biblical standard of a church? This is the question…
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EP049: Aaron McClung & The Why of Personal Mission
The hardest lesson I've learned in my technology-based ministry life can be boiled down into five simple…
1:11:50
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EP048: Mike Christian & the Global, Missiological Impact of Church Online
What if we ran Church Online not like a Pastor would run a church, but like a missionary would run a…
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EP047: Jon Crabtree & Why Churches (Big and Small) need a Mobile App
It’s 2020. Do churches really need a mobile app? Isn’t my website good enough on mobile devices? The answer…
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EP046: Matt Welty & Creating Community via Mobile App
Can a mobile app create community? Most people would accuse the mobile app of tearing down community, at…
1:00:31
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EP045: Church In A Bar & Other Innovations
Sometimes innovation is overly complicated and very costly. Sometimes innovation is just looking at what you…
1:01:02
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EP044: Jate Earhart & Constructing a Digital Church
This Episode of The Church Digital Podcast may challenge some established norms. If so, that’s cool. They…
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EP043: Kyle Schultz & Deconstructing Kids Church Online
One of the greatest untapped resources in Church Online, I believe, is the Kids Church Online. There’s huge…
1:10:00
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EP042: Church Online Cohort // The Beginning
One of the things that I (Jeff) love about Church Online is that we are basically learning about all of this…
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EP041: Six Lessons Learned from 2019's THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST
2019 has come and gone, and with it, 40 podcasts recorded on the many different facets of Church Online. Each…
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EP040: Daniel Herron & The Robloxian Christians, or doing Gen Z Church in a Video Game
I (Jeff) used to consider myself innovative. Then I met Daniel. While most kids were running away from…
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EP039: Greg Ligon & Behind the Screens - The State of Church Online
Hey Church! This is your podcast. Two incredible organizations… Living As One and Leadership Network… got…
1:09:38
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EP038: Jay Kranda & The Natural Way to Build Microlocations @ Saddleback
One of the pioneers of Church Online jumps on the podcast here, Jay Kranda, from a small little SoCal Church…
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EP037: Joe Radosevich & “Small Church” Church Online
Stat time, are you ready? Here we go. The average church in America has 73 people attending a week. 80% of…
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EP036 - Evan Connelly - Redefining Chat Hosts & Community
I’m (Jeff) going to be honest here. I’ve never really enjoyed chat hosting. Maybe I never did it right…
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EP035: Brandon Catoe & Pop-Up Church
I’ve been hearing whispers of this new concept in church. Jeff, you got to talk to these guys. They’re doing…
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EP034: Jim Tomberlin, Trends of Multisite & Church Online
The idea of the multisite church was born in the 1990s as church attendance was growing faster than the…
1:12:54
EPISODE 33
EP033: Rob Wegner & the Mission of Microchurch
I (Jeff) believe this to be true: In the future, bigger churches will continue to get bigger; but smaller…
1:08:33
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EP032: CITN & Redefining the Why of Church Online
Why do we do Church Online? I’m willing to bet that you’ve asked this question of yourself, and of your…
50:29
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EP031: Jennifer Miles & Marketing Church Online
How do you market Church Online? I used to think SEO, SEM, SMM. Gotta love acronyms! All of these are valid…
48:16
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EP030: Andy Mage & The TikTok Revolution
I love a church that takes a risk. That’s what Bay Hope Church has done. Evidently, there’s this thing called…
1:00:30
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EP029: Mark Venti & Churchome's Digital Culture
One of my favorite podcasts to date, Mark Venti from Churchome lays it out. “We’re experimenting…” “We’re…
54:06
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EP028: Seth Muse & Redefining Engagement
Engagement is one of those words that no longer has meaning. It’s been used and misused so often in recent…
39:02
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EP027: CITN & the Community and Camaraderie of Ministry
Working on a Church Staff has been one of the greatest joys and greatest burdens in my life. Confession: I…
32:14
EPISODE 26
EP026: Tom Pounder in Apple, Innovation, & Discipleship
Remember when Apple was an innovative company? Steve Jobs would be speaking at a keynote, flash that sly…
45:32
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EP025: Ryan Sharp & The Value of an Individual @ Life.Church
This episode we’re honored to talk with the organization who essentially created Church Online. Life.Church…
40:23
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EP024: Ken Schafer & The Challenge of Equipping Using Online Technologies
Church Online definitely has strengths and weaknesses, but the power to train and to equip someone is…
51:24
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EP023: Tom Pounder and Developing a Digital Missionary
Before my wife and I got married, we were praying about becoming missionaries. Challenges like learning new…
44:40
EPISODE 22
EP022: Jeff's Mom & the Heart of Online Groups
I love hearing stories from people who have been impacted by Church Online. Sometimes it feels like the…
48:58
EPISODE 21
EP021: Danielle Hicks & Elevation’s Watch Parties
The challenge before Church Online is that it is guilty of being church in isolation, allowing people to…
53:34
EPISODE 20
EP020: Jeff Moore & The Strategy of Discipleship
We’ve talked a lot about Church Online and the potential power that it has to be a strategic force for the…
44:25
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EP019: Church Anywhere & Discipleship
We’re in Week 3 of this deep dive into the Online Ministry at First Capital Christian Church. Church…
50:01
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EP018: Randy Kirk, Church Anywhere, & Not My Kingdom
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EP017: Stories from Church Anywhere
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44:52
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EP016: Anthony Coppedge & What Exactly is Online Church Membership?
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33:47
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EP015: Rey DeArmas & How To Impact The Workplace
The world is changing. It’s time for the church to as well. Like it or not, we’re moving into a…
52:12
EPISODE 14
EP014: DJ Soto & Planting a Church in Virtual Reality
Here's my question: "Can 'church' work in virtual reality?" To be honest, I (Jeff) went in a skeptic. To find…
56:25
EPISODE 13
EP013: Jate Earhart & Creating Disciples While Playing Video Games
Love video games? Love discipleship? Sharing your faith? Thinking outside the box? This is your episode…
52:58
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EP012: Living As One & Advanced Church Broadcast
You've been broadcasting your church services for a while now, but for one reason or another you feel stuck…
39:11
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EP011: Steve Kaminsky & Church Broadcasting 101
As we've discussed, there's more to Church Online than broadcasting services online, but broadcasting…
30:54
EPISODE 10
EP010: Eric Geiger & Talking to Leadership About Church Online
Plenty of people can see the positives of Church Online, and how Church Online can complement their church's…
29:34
EPISODE 9
EP009: Eric Geiger & The Theology Of Church (Ekklesia) Online
What started as a simple podcast with the goal of a strategic conversation on Omnichannel Communication and…
54:59
EPISODE 8
EP008: Ben Stapley & Communicating via Church Online
The strength of Online Technology (and Church Online) is in our ability to communicate. But are we…
45:11
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EP007: Kevin Lee & The Arguments Against Church Online
The number one argument we hear about why Church Online isn't Church is that it causes the abandonment of…
48:37
EPISODE 6
EP006: Jason Morris & Discipleship Pathways for Church Online
What does it mean to disciple someone Online? Let's back up and ask another question first... what does it…
47:48
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EP005: David Urzi & Defining the Online Pastor
What exactly does an Online Pastor do? This episode explores in greater detail the life and ministry of…
39:23
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EP004: Tyler Sansom and Church Anywhere (Small Church, Micro-Locations, and Church Online)
I (Jeff) first heard of Church Anywhere about a year ago, meeting Tyler on Facebook. I immediately fell in…
55:31
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EP003: Jay Kranda and Creating Healthy Biblical Community thru Church Online
Can Biblical Community exist in Church Online? We sit down with Jay Kranda, Online Pastor at Saddleback, and…
33:30
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EP002: Rey DeArmas and Six Things You Wish Pastors Knew About Church Online
There's no way around it... Church Online is a new concept. With the newness comes uneasiness and doubt…
31:50
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EP001: Rey DeArmas and the Strength of Church Online
Welcome to The Church Digital Podcast! We'll be hosting an ongoing dialogue here on Church Online, sharing…
11:33:40
theChurch.digital's 2nd Annual 12 Hour Giving Tuesday Livestream
Are you ready to join the movement? On Tuesday, December 2nd—Giving Tuesday—we’re going live for 12 hours…
2:09
Trailer: WE'RE BACK! (and Season 6)
So we took a little break from the podcast, and now we're back! With a fresh outlook on digital ministry for…
19:42
The "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT" at THECHURCH.DIGITAL
So what's going on at THECHURCH.DIGITAL? What's this big announcement? Jump on this podcast to get the news…
25:18
BETA42: Tips for Better Online Small Groups
Trying to take your small groups to the next level, digitally? Get some quick tips on how to lead and engage…
12:09
BETA41: Why My Church Should Think Digital First
Whether you do ministry in an established church, or looking to start something new, in this mid/post-COVID…
22:24
BETA40: How Do I Plant a Phygital (TM) Church (in 3 Not So Easy Steps)
Wanting to plant a church? In this mid/post-COVID culture we live in, there are many complications when it…
16:52
BETA39: Digital Discipleship - AFFINITY is the new VICINITY
Looking to take that next step in your digital ministry? Recognize that Digital Community is not located by…
11:46
BETA38, Nashville: What Waffle House Taught Me About Digital Church
I was in Nashville last week, and had an incredible experience (over a cup of decent coffee) that brought me…
30:49
BETA37: Creating a Digital Discipleship Pathway
We’ve got all these people, digitally? What are we supposed to do with them? If our churches really expect to…
17:21
BETA36: My Church is Reverting Back to Physical-Only. HELP!?!
We get this a lot these days. Coming out of the COVID season many churches are trying to push back towards a…
21:45
BETA35: How Do We Staff This Phygital Church Thing?
What does it look like to staff a church to have a phygital impact? Let’s kick around some staffing concepts…
24:55
BETA34: Questioning a Social Media Church
As churches are rushing to get back to the building, let’s stop... pause... and ask the question: “Do we…
18:17
BETA33: Five Foundations of a Phygital Church
Is your church wrestling with Phygital? Trying to figure out if hybrid is for your church? What does our…
26:51
BETA32: Four Types of Digital Only Churches
The idea of digital-only churches... churches without physical footprints, are not new by any stretch. As a…
15:20
BETA31: Digital Broadcast, Digital Discipleship, Digital Campus, Digital-Only Church
Pastor, you’ve got an incredible responsibility to create disciples. Why not use every tool available to make…
22:38
BETA30: Three Reasons Your Church Needs To Go Multimodal
Stadia is championing a new word here. PHYGITAL was so much fun, let's talk MULTIMODAL, multiple models of…
14:56
BETA29: Five Reasons You Might Be A Digital Church Planter
There’s a disruption happening within the Church, and it honestly has very little to do with technology. As…
18:01
BETA28: Four Reasons Your Church Can Thrive, Phygitally
“Jeff, we’re just too small of a church to take advantage of what Digital has to offer.” Many pastors have…
21:30
BETA27: 6 Reasons We Need Digital-Only Churches
As social distancing relaxes, and churches re-open their buildings, what lessons have we learned from these…
17:07
BETA26: 7 Reasons Your Church Still Needs Phygital
Masks are finally loosening up. Social Distancing guidelines are weakening. Yay! It’s time for physical…
52:22
BETA25: Nils Smith, Crypto & The Church
Is it gambling or is it the future? Get a better understanding of what Cryptocurrency is, and how your church…
52:12
BETA24: Kids Church Online - Won’t Someone Please Think of the Children
2016 we were doing Kids Church Online at Christ Fellowship Miami. What a crazy idea! Well, the idea was…
56:46
BETA23: Digital Revival - Seeing God Move Phygitally
Our churches know what it looks like when God moves in a physical space, but maybe we’re so busy producing…
1:07:31
BETA22: Greg Atkinson & Tips from an Online Secret Shopper
Founder of The First Impressions Conference, and one of the early Church Online guys, Greg is an expert in…
1:28:29
BETA21: The Future of Physical Church Services Starts Today (Clubhouse Edition)
COVID accelerated culture, but how has this cultural shift influenced physical church services? Look beyond…
1:25:27
BETA20: Rethinking Church Small Groups, Peloton Style (Clubhouse Edition)
In the year 2021, Small Groups may becoming old hat. Crazy to think, right? How these smaller, church-based…
32:37
BETA19: Effective Easter Follow Up with Jeanette Yates
Easter is right around the corner, and while “what is the experience going to be?” is a big question, equally…
1:38:37
BETA18: Defining a Digital-Only, Location-Independent Church (Clubhouse Edition)
Can a church exist without a building? Sure. Hear stories how God is moving through digital-only…
58:17
BETA17: What the Church can Learn from WandaVision (Clubhouse Edition)
WandaVision has taken the world by storm. With it’s unique storytelling approach, are there lessons for we…
1:13:06
BETA16: Differences Between Physical & Digital (Clubhouse Edition)
We call it The BETA Show. Of course we're going to experiment... Here with THECHURCH.DIGITAL we have been…
1:13:25
PODCAST 118: The Church, Mindy Caliguire, and Mental Health
As stressful as the world is becoming in the 2020s, what is happening to our mental health? Okay, this may be…
1:31:09
BETA15: Above the Funnel (Clubhouse Edition)
We call it The BETA Show. Of course we're going to experiment... Here with THECHURCH.DIGITAL we have been…
32:25
BETA14: Six Tips Towards Marketing Easter
Cough Cough, we’re 45ish days until Easter. How’s your communication plan? In this Mid/Post-COVID…
1:03:15
BETA13: Defining a Successful Church
Butts in seats. Nickels and noses. Unfortunately, this is how the Church has historically gauged its success…
34:28
BETA12: Clubhouse and the Church
Have you made it to Clubhouse yet? The new, up-and-coming Social Media Network has been taking the world by…
40:16
BETA11: Tips for Better Speaking Online
We’ve been preaching and teaching to a camera for about a year now. What have we learned? How do we get more…
37:05
CRAY03: Today’s Cultural Relevancy of DC Talk’s Jesus Freak
Recently, celebrating its 25th Anniversary, DC Talk’s Jesus Freak revolutionized Christian Music back in…
28:28
BETA10: Making the Most of a Phygital Easter
80 days and counting until Easter 2021 is upon us. If your church is like most, you’re currently avoiding…
34:11
BETA09: Facebook Groups Best Practices
One of the most under-utilized tools online, Facebook Groups allows for incredible engagement digitally. In…
32:04
CRAY02: The Unofficial Geek Ranking of Christmas Movies
Christmastime is here. Time for love and cheer, and CHRISTMAS MOVIES. THERE ARE SO MANY CHRISTMAS MOVIES…
20:31
BETA08: Five Options Better than the Connection Card
It’s the most difficult part of Church Online. You’ll have hundreds, maybe thousands of viewers online. But…
25:22
BETA07: Experiment - Learn to Fire BBs before Bullets before Bombs
Can you relate to this question by a church volunteer? “I talked my church leadership into trying a live…
39:33
CRAY01: The Ultimate Thanksgiving Feast Smackdown
2020 has been crazy, so we’re taking a break from trying to solve the world’s problems and instead focusing…
25:13
BETA06: How Can I Help Leadership See Bigger, Bolder Ideas?
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had this conversation: “Leadership doesn’t understand. They’re wanting…
19:58
BETA05: Small Steps Towards Effective Digital Strategy
It’s easy to feel underwater with this whole phygital thing. Physical strategy is one thing... now a digital…
23:51
BETA04: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Phygital Christmas
We got past Halloween. It's not even Turkey-time yet, and here in America we may not even know who the…
23:23
BETA03: Church, We Forgot the Why
Couple questions on the docket this week on BETA SHOW: Jeff, can you talk about ways that your attendees can…
16:32
BETA02: Pushing Church Online While Managing Reopening Transitions
We’re going back to the building, right? But we’re not supposed to go back to February 2020. How exactly are…
14:23
BETA01: Get More Value From Your Online Church Services
Wrestling with your church's PHYGITAL approach to online + physical services? Jeff & Rey are diving in…
18:48
BETA00: How Do We Do Creative Digital Church Services & Physical Church Services at the Same Time?
You got questions. You're new to this whole digital church thing, and you need some help. You're heading back…
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Every week, Jeff Reed sits down with the practitioners, theologians, and unlikely pioneers building the church beyond the building — from an 84-year-old streaming into VRChat to the theologians wrestling with what "presence" even means online. No polish, no pretense. Just the honest, in-progress work of making disciples where people actually are.
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