Beginner / 101
Everything theChurch.digital has on beginner / 101 — 54 articles, episodes, and guides on making disciples in digital spaces.
How Digital Missionaries Handle Privacy and Personal Concerns
In digital ministry, the role of a digital missionary has never been more crucial. These trailblazers don’t just spread…
Do Digital Missionaries Need to Be Tech Savvy?
Do digital missionaries need to be tech-savvy to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape? Well every…
How to Share Your Church's Mission Through Digital Communications
Digital communication is vitally important in today's world. It gives your church unprecedented opportunities to share…
How to Avoid Burnout as a Digital Minister
Burnout is not something new to ministers. Even before the Covid pandemic happened, ministers burned out at high rates.…
How to Use TikTok for Digital Discipleship
Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, reaching and discipling the younger generation requires new and innovative…
How to Develop Community on Discord
Community is a vital component to churches. It has been since the creation of the first Church in Acts 2. It is through…
Async and Your Church: What Do You Need to Know?
I'm not sure if you knew this, but async is not going anywhere. And YOU need a plan for your church to thrive in this.…
4 Keys to Sharing a Sermon Online
Sermons and messages from ministry leaders don't just have to be shared in person these days. In fact, they are often…
Why Cybersecurity Matters for Churches
Churches are increasingly using technology to connect with people, share resources, and facilitate ministry…
Discord Basics for Your Church
jeff • May 9, 2024 embed What is Discord and how can your Church utilize it for ministry purposes? Today, Andy Mage…
How to Train and Equip Your Online Ministry Volunteers
In the Church there are lots of different ways you can serve. And, with Online Ministry options, there are even more of…
How to Get Started with YouTube
As the world becomes increasingly digital, churches have an amazing opportunity to reach people with the hope and love…
Maximizing Your Digital Missionary Impact on Facebook
People have a love hate relationship with Facebook. It is the most popular social media platform in the world with…
The Power of Asking Questions
From a very young age you are encouraged to ask questions. Whether you are processing something that has happened or a…
How to Make Your Online Christmas Eve Service Special
Christmas Eve services provide a great opportunity for churches to focus on the true meaning of the season, the…
How Ministers Can Rest this Christmas
It happens every December. It's a most festive time of year and Churches are busy. Ministers and their teams are…
How to Get Started Making Videos with a Limited Budget
Creating videos is a great way to start engaging with people in your online ministry. If you are looking to start…
A Beginner's Guide to How AI Actually Works
EDITOR'S NOTE: ChatGPT is very popular right now as people are experimenting with it in all walks of life. Because of…
The Age of Curation
jeff • September 14, 2023 embed Starting in the late 1900s, we were living in the Information Age, This era brought…
How Youth Ministers Can Help Teenagers with Social Media
Gen Z and Alpha are growing up in a world where they only ever knew a world with social media. They are the first…
AI's Beginner's Guide to Using AI for Image Generation
EDITOR'S NOTE: ChatGPT is very popular right now as people are experimenting with it in all walks of life. Because of…
The Differences between AR and VR for Ministry
Apple created a lot of buzz when they announced their Apple Vision Pro in June. However, even before the announcement,…
What is Threads?
Have you heard of Threads yet? Released on July 5th, it has quickly become the talk of the social media town. But, what…
What Online Discipleship Looks Like
Everyday people are connecting in communities. There are in-person communities and online ones. And while the Church…
4 Ways Digital Missionaries can Still Use Facebook
If we are honest, most people would probably say that they don't like using Facebook these days. What started off as a…
What is Metaverse Ministry?
Now, over a year and a half later, there still seems to be some confusion over what the Metaverse is. In fact, Tim…
Where to Start on Social Media as a Church Planter
Planting a Church takes a lot of work. There are people to meet, a team to recruit and train, and other really…
Diversify Your Video Content
Video content is really important for your Church to be producing. The pandemic really strengthened platforms like…
5 Digital Ways to Connect with Students this School Year
Social media has always been a good way for student ministers to connect with students. But, when Covid hit, student…
How Do I Get People To Engage Online?
"How do I get people to engage online?" This is probably the most common question I get about church online. Today, I…
Why Consistently Doing Story Posts is Important
Back in 2018 .Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Meta said “the Stories format is on a path to surpass feeds as the…
What's Wrong with this Picture? Digital Community Edition
Hey alright. Let's play a game. I'm going to put a picture here in the blog, and I want you to tell me what's wrong…
How to Start a Minecraft Small Group
Yes, you read the title correctly. But you’re probably wondering, “Is this a small group for Minecraft lovers… or a…
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 churches…
BETA04: It's Christmastime
We got past Halloween. It's not even Turkey-time yet, and here in America we may not even know who the President is,…
Digital Ads Framework for Non-Specialists
A year ago, I noticed teenagers all over town on their bikes playing something on their phones. I once stopped outside…
Is Social Media a One-Way Street?
The short answer is no - the very definition of social media confirms that the purpose of social media is for “users…
Facebook Group Tips for Your Church, Online
Sometimes having an online community, especially on Facebook Groups, can be difficult to maintain engagement of the…
7 Deadly Sins of (Church) Social Media
While having social media platforms is a great start to reaching your attendees and potential audience, there are…
Church Engaging on TikTok to Reach People
TikTok is one of the latest crazes in social media. Kids and students have flocked to it for non-stop entertainment,…
New to VR? Here's How to Get Started
Note from Jeff: There has been lots of questions recently from Churches interested in exploring Virtual Reality, but…
Best Practices for Life and Relationships in Digital Spaces
Healthy discussion, prayer and spiritual formation using mediated technology. There is no complete substitute for…
Leading Creatives During This Coronavirus Season
This recent crisis has revealed a struggle for a lot of leaders. They don’t know how to lead their creatives. When I…
Prayer Walking: Engaging the World in the Age of COVID-19
As many of us are needing to engage various levels of social isolation, including sheltering in place, walking is one…
Four Tips for Training Up Good Online Small Group Leaders
Psst. Church leaders. Let’s rap about Zoom . You know the whole video conferencing thing that has become even more of a…
How to Quickly Bring Your Church's Small Groups or Sunday School Classes Online for Digital Community
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a dramatic impact on all areas of society, including the church. As I write, President…
Streaming for the First Time Because of Coronavirus?
During the next few weeks, and possibly months, many churches across the country will rely on the online church…
The Primer to the Philosophical Shift of Church Online
We've talked a lot lately about the philosophical shift coming by way of Church Online. In addition to just…
