Digital Missions

The lie I believed about digital ministry almost burned me out

I need to say something I didn’t realize I believed until it almost took me out.

How your church can support digital missionaries

For most of church history, mission work had a clear shape. Missionaries went somewhere—another country, another…

What Gospel Conversations Look Like in Digital Spaces

What if evangelism didn’t start with a sermon, but with a message? What if the Gospel conversation was already…

Equipping Digital Missionaries: Breaking the Rules to Share the Gospel Online

Are you ready to break the traditional mold and join a digital revolution for Jesus? The world is shifting, and…

What if You Stopped Playing It Safe? A Rebel's Guide to Niche-Casting for Digital Missionaries

What if you stopped trying to reach everyone and focused on reaching someone? Connection in the digital age is about…

25 theChurch.digital Promises for 2025

Was 2024 the year of theChurch.digital? New website. A fresh community launch. A laser focus on digital missionaries.…

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…

Reshaping Evangelism in the 21st Century

What if evangelism could happen with a single swipe? Imagine a world where reaching out to the unreached has no…

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…

The Future of Faith

What is digital discipleship in an age of online connection? In today’s ever-evolving and complex digital landscape,…

Discipleship in Digital Spaces

Have you noticed how much life happens online? Digital spaces are where people connect, learn, and live—making digital…

Beyond Boundaries: Embracing the Digital Mission Field

What if the mission field that matters most today has no walls? In a world that’s moving fast, digital missionaries are…

What Exactly Is a Digital Missionary?

The Potential of a Digital Missionary One of the largest unreached people groups in the world today can be found…

Digital Missionaries and the Future of theChurch.digital

This past week, we unveiled the ninth version of theChurch.digital. Since I acquired the domain name in February 2018,…

5 Online Ministry Insights from August 2024

Summer is over and school has started for almost every school-aged child. As families have been busy getting ready for…

Tools Needed to be a Digital Minister

No matter what ministry you are involved in, there are tools that can help you make your ministry more effective. The…

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 Reach the Nones in Your Community

How are you reaching the "nones" in your community? The "nones" are those who do not attend Church, nor do they have…

4 Digital Tools That Help Enable Pastoral Care and Counseling

Pastors and ministry leaders have many roles and responsibilities. While many roles seem to take higher priority,…

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…

What Volunteering Looks Like in VR

jeff • May 8, 2024 embed Online Ministry creates lots of new opportunities for people to hear about Christ but also for…

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…

How Digital Can Enhance Church Campaigns

jeff • April 25, 2024 embed At your Church you can do a lot of things to draw people closer to Christ. Today, Jake…

EP291 - Jeff Celebrates The Church Digital Podcast's Fifth Anniversary

The Evolution of Digital Ministry: Celebrating Milestones and Embracing the Future The Church Digital Podcast is…

The Importance of VR World Building in Ministry

jeff • April 4, 2024 embed Virtual reality (VR) world building refers to the process of creating and designing…

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…

Who Should Lead A VR Ministry?

I have been asked many times now, “Who is the right person to lead a VR ministry for our church?” And I get where the…

Sharing God's Love Digitally Around Valentine's Day

With Valentine's Day sparking conversations about romantic love along with the prevalent cultural baggage that entails,…

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…

EP281: Barbara Carneiro, Generational Communications, and Targeted Audience

Navigating Generational Conversations in Your Church's Digital Mission: The Secret to Effective Communication Lies in…

5 Online Ministry Insights from January 2024

A new year brings tons of new opportunities. It also provides some great new resources and tools to help you minister…

EP280: Crisis, Trauma, and Digital Ministry

In digital spaces where the need is significant, the theological and pastoral landscapes of churches are expanding…

Why The Church Shouldn’t Abandon VR Technology

For nearly 3 years I have been pastoring a Church in Virtual Reality, and in that time there have been many wins for…

EP276: Bernie Mapili, Andy Mage, and The New "The Church Digital"

SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode , subscribe for free using your favorite…

Is Praying Through Text Real Prayer?

jeff • December 27, 2023 embed Does praying through texting really count as prayer at all? The From Text To Testimony…

5 Digital Ways to Get the Word Out this Christmas

The colorful lights are up, festive music fills the air, Christmas movies are playing and shopping centers are…

5 Online Ministry Insights from November 2023

November is often a month associated with being thankful. We give thank for the different blessings in our lives as we…

Why You Should Get A High End Smartphone

Smartphones have developed and advanced so much since their introduction in the 1990s. Yes, you read that right,…

We are Thankful

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting…

Maximizing Your Digital Missionary Impact on Instagram

Instagram has over 2.3 billion monthly users in the world today. It is one of the top 3 social media platforms in the…

The Art Of Connecting With The Next Generation

jeff • November 7, 2023 embed Are you struggling to bridge the gap and effectively communicate with the next generation…

5 Online Ministry Insights from October 2023

The leaves are changing color, the temperatures are dropping and s'mores are being toasted over the fire pit. With all…

Communicating with the Unchurched

jeff • October 25, 2023 embed In our very FIRST episode of "From Text To Testimony," Jon and Andy delve into the art of…

"Go" Instead of Asking People To "Come"

jeff • October 24, 2023 embed Over the years, Churches have asked people to "come" to their event or Church service. In…

Maximizing Your Digital Missionary Impact on X (Formerly Known as Twitter)

X, formerly known as Twitter, is a mess. Long time users are getting more and more confused and frustrated by the…

Bible Verses Digital Missionaries Can Share Around Halloween

While pumpkin spice lattes are often front and center during the fall season, the month of October is often associated…

How Magai Can Help Your Ministry

jeff • October 12, 2023 embed While AI has become known more and more around the world, how to use it currently is…

Pulling Over to Pray: A Gaming Pastor’s Raw Battle with Depression and Fear

The Power of the Prompt: Why One Little Step Changes Everything

Rethinking Evangelism: What the Gospels Teach Us About Mobilizing in the Digital Age

Breaking the Churchy Barrier: Faith Without the Formality

The Entryway to God is Love: A Heart-Wrenching Mod Takeover

Meet the Mods Planting Seeds in Dark Spaces

Can God Use Gaming For His Kingdom? #DigitalMinistry

Pouring From an Empty Cup? | introducing TCD Care

Episode 5: Moving From Online Worship To Online Discipleship (The Digital Pavement Podcast)

Embracing Authenticity: A Journey Through Streaming and Community Connection

God Can Use What You Love For His Kingdom. Are You Ready? #FaithInAction

Episode 4: The Five F's Of A Christian Content Creator (The Digital Pavement Podcast)

Gaming Wasn't His Purpose Until This Happened

🌍 Ever wondered how to build a community that truly reflects who you are?

Why Toxic Gaming Communities Need This Right Now

Reset the culture. Redeem the digital space. CTRL + ALT + REDEEM #DigitalMinistry

When the Chain Breaks: Finding Unexpected Peace and Divine Encounters in the Chaos

Episode 1: What Is the Digital Pavement Podcast? (The Digital Pavement Podcast)

Embracing Faith in the Digital Realm: The Journey of @NYTxSABER a Christian Streamer on Twitch

EP371 - Jeff & Flatcap Talk TCD Streaming Network, Surgery, and Sabbath

She Thought Nobody Would Watch Her Bake. She Was Wrong.

Ctr+l Alt+ Redeem: Reaching People Churches Can't

EP370 - Becoming theChurch.digital - The 2026 Preview

Physical Healing, Spiritual Awakening: What's Happening in Gaming Streams

Church on TikTok

Should your church use TikTok? What works, what doesn't, and how to do digital ministry on the platform without being…

Church on Twitch

Why Twitch is one of the most underrated mission fields for the church, what streaming ministry actually looks like,…

Church Online

What 'church online' actually means in 2026 — the models, the misconceptions, and how a healthy online ministry…

Church Podcasting

The complete guide to church podcasting from The Church Digital — the team running the longest-running digital-ministry…

Community

Join The Fam on Discord and WhatsApp — daily community for digital missionaries. Cohorts, peer support, and prayer for…

CTRL + ALT + Recover Summit 2025

Five sessions on recovery ministry in digital spaces — trauma-informed digital ministry, addiction recovery in online…

Digital Neighborhoods Summit 2025

Four sessions on reaching the community next door — digitally. How physical neighborhoods now also live in specific…

European Digital Missionary Summit 2025

Four sessions on digital missions in post-Christian Europe. The European chapter of the digital missions movement,…

Digital Missionary Gaming Summit 2025

Four sessions on gospel work in gaming spaces — Twitch streams, Discord communities, the mission field of people who…

What is a Digital Missionary?

A digital missionary makes disciples in connected spaces — Discord, Twitch, VR, podcasts, social media. Definition +…

The TCD Pathway

Connect → Community → Equip → Mobilize. The Church Digital's framework for moving people from initial encounter to…

Thrive

TCD Thrive — pastoral resilience for digital missionaries, with Restore groups for digital missionaries. Pastoral care,…

VR Ministry — A Practical Guide

VR ministry is church and discipleship inside virtual-reality platforms — VR Chat, Rec Room, Horizon Worlds. Who's…