Church Online
Church online is not a livestream of the room you're already in. The posts and guides on building real church — presence, discipleship, belonging — in digital space.
Revolutionizing Digital Churches: Embracing Community Over Pulpits
Have you ever felt like today’s church is missing out on something big? The conversation around digital ministry and…
Can Church Exist on Twitch?
Can a church really exist, and thrive on Twitch? In a changing world, the idea of a "digital church " is growing in…
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…
Best Practices of Highly Effective Online Communicators
Here are some best practices we are seeing among churches for delivering digital sermons online.
5 Online Ministry Insights from June 2024
The summer heat is an inferno right now. While the temperatures are hot, there is a lot happening in the digital and…
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.…
Key Digital and Online Analytics to Track for Churches
How do you know if you are being effective in your digital and online ministry? As churches seek to engage with and…
Why Cybersecurity Matters for Churches
Churches are increasingly using technology to connect with people, share resources, and facilitate ministry…
How to Expand Your Online Ministry Reach
While online ministry has differences to in-person ministry, there is one very specific similarity. That is you want to…
3 Reasons Why Your Church Should Be On YouTube
In today's world, the internet has become an unparalleled platform for sharing about the hope and love of Christ to…
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 by…
3 Ways to Overcome the Summer Attendance Slump
jeff • April 11, 2024 embed It happens every year. Right after Easter, attendance, when the weather turns warmer and as…
Prepare for Online Discipleship After Easter
Christmas and Easter are two of the biggest Church services that happen each year. They draw Christians and…
Church Communication Trends for 2024
jeff • March 14, 2024 embed Communications changes regularly, especially in this digital world we live in. That is why…
The Power and Potential of an Online Good Friday Service
Easter services, events and activities are all the focus each spring for Churches. The reality is though, that while…
The Challenges of Innovating in Church Culture
jeff • March 5, 2024 embed In the latest chat with Jeff Reed's Live Stream, we're diving deep into the heart of where…
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…
EP282: Andy Mage & The Apple Vision Pro
The Future of Tech and Church: Augmented Dreams and Community Realities The Church Digital Podcast is brought to you by…
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 episode of…
A Warning for the Future of Large Sunday Gatherings
Dr. John Harris a long-time friend and contributor to The Church Digital. He co-wrote " Sharing Jesus Online" with Jeff…
Last Minute Preparations for Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve services are some of the most well attended Church services every year. That is why Church staffers and…
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…
4 Updates Your Church Website Should Make Ahead of Christmas
Christmas is coming up quickly! This joyous time of year provides a great opportunity for your Church to connect with…
How to Make Church Operations More Effective with Online Tools
EDITOR'S NOTE: ChatGPT is very popular right now as people are experimenting with it in all walks of life. Because of…
How Your Church Can Digitally Connect With People Throughout the Week
Churches have changed a lot over the years. No longer are we meeting exclusively in stone cathedrals and singing…
The Importance of Having an Online Giving Platform for Your Church
Before Covid hit, there were still plenty of Churches that did not have an online giving platform or option for their…
Digital Ministry Is Worth It
I’m a sucker. Apple had their “Wanderlust” event 2 weeks ago . And I, of course, watched it. And I looked at the iPhone…
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…
5 Online Ministry Insights from August 2023
Just as quickly as it started, summer is now over. If children in your area are not already in school, they will be…
5 Ways to Get More People Coming To Your Church's Facebook Page
Years ago, after the 2016 election, Facebook made major changes to what kind of content they were gonna let people see.…
Common Reasons Why Churches Aren't Online and How to Overcome Them
Before the pandemic, there were a lot of Churches that were not online. It was more abnormal for a Church to be online…
Having Connection Issues: Overcoming the Challenge of Authentic Connection
Connection issues. Not being able to connect to the Internet. I cannot tell you how many times my children have come…
Online Numbers that Matter Beyond Sunday Morning Numbers
Tracking numbers is not a new thing for Churches. While it is unknown when number counting started in Churches, it is a…
Think Ministry Opportuntiy Not Church Attendance
For the longest time, Church attendance and the offering plate were the ultimate predictors of how your Church is…
6 Reasons to Keep Investing in Online Ministry
Over the course of the past few years, since the height of the pandemic has subsided, there has been an interesting…
5 Online Children's Ministry Options for Your Church
At the beginning on the Covid pandemic, many ministries started doing online ministry for the very first time.…
How to Repurpose Your Old Lessons and Sermons
What do you do after you share a message or sermon? Do you just hit "delete" on your computer, throw away the hard copy…
How To Use Chat Effectively
When you think of a live stream, what automatically comes to mind? Normally, chat is something that is hit or miss. In…
Does your Church need Core Values?
Core values. Oh, don’t we love them? We’ve done the exercises. We’ve brainstormed. We’ve written them down. We’ve even…
EP273 - Tyler Sansom & Next Level Digital Discipleship
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode , subscribe for free using your favorite…
16 YouTube Videos Your Church Can Do
"What do I even post on YouTube?" That is a common question Churches and ministries ask when they contemplate whether…
Volunteer Roles For Your Online Ministry Team
It takes more than one person to run an online ministry. In fact, the Online Ministry Team consists of many different…
What Social Media Platforms Should Churches Be On: Let's Ask AI
EDITOR'S NOTE: ChatGPT is very popular right now as people are experimenting with it in all walks of life. Musicians…
Creating Digital Spaces at Your Church
Throughout the last two years I have talked a lot about digital space as anyone might think of a physical building. I…
EP269 - Neil Cole & Applying Church 3.0 to Digital Churches
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode , subscribe for free using your favorite…
How Churches Can Use AI: Let's Ask AI
AI is rapidly transforming the way we interact with technology, providing powerful and intuitive solutions to everyday…
How to Connect with People During and After Easter
Easter. It’s the one holiday that seems to sneak up on most church leaders . It’s literally the reason that we have our…
Episode 5: Moving From Online Worship To Online Discipleship (The Digital Pavement Podcast)
Episode 2: Pioneering A Digital Church Movement (The Digital Pavement Podcast)
EP 16 - Why This Pastor Created a Church for the Socially Anxious
EP348 - Jeff & Eric Kidwell Talk AI, Digital Mission, and Killing the Contact Form
EP 14 - Can Online Worship Be Intimate & Communal?
EP347 - Deconstruction, Jesus, and the Misunderstood Movement
EP343 - Jeff Talks Data, Mission Multipliers with ChurchApps.org
The Real Reason Pastor B Chose Twitch for Ministry
Can Streaming Replace Traditional Ministry?
Church on YouTube
How churches should actually use YouTube in 2026 — sermon library vs. podcast video vs. Shorts vs. native creator…
Church Online
What 'church online' actually means in 2026 — the models, the misconceptions, and how a healthy online ministry…
Digital Microchurch
The digital microchurch model — how tiny, focused, often lay-led churches are forming in connected spaces, and why this…
Discord for Churches — A Practical Guide
How churches use Discord for community, discipleship, and digital missions. Setup, structure, moderation, mistakes to…
Livestreaming Church
How to livestream church services well in 2026 — production, platforms, audience care, and integration with the rest of…
Online Church Membership
What online church membership actually means, how it works in practice, and the theological and pastoral questions it…
Online Ministry Analytics
Which online ministry metrics actually matter, how to measure them, and how to know if your digital ministry is…
Online Ministry Mistakes
The most common mistakes churches make in online ministry, and how to avoid them. From The Church Digital, where we've…
Online Pastor
What an online pastor actually does, how the role works, what the job description looks like, and how to become one.…
Online Pastor Job Description
The complete hiring guide for churches recruiting an online pastor — sample job description, required qualifications,…
The Theology of Digital Church
The ecclesiology behind 'church online' — what makes something actually church, how to think about sacraments…
