EP324 - Teaching People to Fish Takes on New Meaning, Digitally
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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 church isn’t confined to buildings anymore—it’s happening in DMs, voice…

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What if the future of discipleship meant empowering ordinary people to become digital missionaries? The church isn’t confined to buildings anymore—it’s happening in DMs, voice chats, and virtual world…

Jeff Reed unpacks the digital mission flywheel — Connect, Community, Equip, Mobilize — and makes the case that stopping at salvation or even discipleship isn't enough. Drawing on Leonardo da Vinci's flywheel physics, Seth Godin's multiplication principle, and real stories from the TCD network, Jeff challenges digital missionaries to move from growing an audience to multiplying a movement. Tune in to understand why your role in the flywheel matters — even if you can only own one quadrant of it.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Flywheel of digital ministry and surprise guest Funko Pop Da Vinci 5:42 How to create sustainable digital ministry 9:19 Why digital evangelism needs community 10:24 Moving believers from salvation to discipleship 14:59 Why outreach and connection are crucial for ministry 18:20 How do you feel about new technology, new opportunities for ministry? 22:42 How a retiree is using relationship-building to do digital ministry 25:14 Outposts as digital mission support hubs 30:31 Adapt to different cultures and platforms for effectiveness 35:06 Community must have purpose beyond connection 37:36 Mobilize missionaries for widespread gospel engagement online 41:18 Helping digital missionaries identify, develop, and act 44:29 Trust as the foundation of digital ministry 48:05 Big announcements and community engagement opportunities
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