Facebook isn't where the cool kids are, but it's still where a lot of church people live. These posts are about reaching them — and having honest conversations about what Facebook is and isn't good for in 2025.
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…
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…
Digital Discipleship: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Technology
Is digital discipleship as real as in-person discipleship? The answer is a resounding yes! As long as we’re connecting…
Building Connections in a Digital World
How do we come to terms with the idea of digital discipleship? Today’s digital world is revolutionizing discipleship.…
Social Media Is NOT Digital Community
What social media is perfect at! Don’t hear me wrong. Social media is vital! Social media is good at connecting with…
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,…
Investing in Apprentices
In ministry, investing in apprentices is so important. See how and why as Christopher Wesley shares. Subscribe to TCD…
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…
Caring for Others Online
Caring for others is a great ministry opportunity for all ministry leaders. These are ministry opportunities in-person…
Using AI for Effective Church Social Media Outreach
Social media has become an essential tool for churches to connect with their congregation and community. It has become…
The Power of Authenticity
One thing that came out of the Covid pandemic was that people became more transparent, honest and authentic. That…
Digital Discipleship Opportunities Over the Summer
The summer months can be challenging for ministers. There are a lot of staff, volunteers and regular church attenders…
Youth Ministry in a Digital World
Youth ministry has changed a lot over the years, especially since Covid. So what does youth ministry look like today?…
5 Ways to Celebrate Freedom in Christ Online
We have freedom in Christ and we are called to celebrate that daily.
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.…
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…
Tools and Apps that Help Ministers Stay Productive
As a ministry leader, it can often feel like there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. Between…
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…
What Digital Discipleship Can Look Like at Your Church
Digital Discipleship has grown leaps and bounds in recent years. And the future is bright for what lies ahead as…
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…
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…
20 Spring Time Social Media Posts Your Church Can Share
The Spring brings a fresh start and new opportunities for your Church and ministry. This is not just for in-person…
Dive Into Digital Discipleship
jeff • March 20, 2024 embed We've just dropped Season 2, Episode 4, and it's no ordinary chat. Join Ashley and Andy as…
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…
How to Get Out of a Funk
jeff • February 1, 2024 embed Whether it is a work related one or personal one, we have all been in funks before. And…
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…
How Your Digital Ministry Can Help Your Community This Winter
As temperatures drop and skies gray, many people naturally experience a drop in attitude as well. Shorter days and…
6 to Seek Out in 2024
jeff • January 4, 2024 embed Meeting new people and learning from others is something that I really enjoy doing. That…
Two Different Types Of Facebook Ads for Your Ministry to Try
Facebook Ads are a really important tool for people, businesses and Churches to get the word out about an event or…
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…
Shattering Holiday Myths: Real Talk on Loneliness & Grief
jeff • December 12, 2023 embed Why are the holidays always the hardest to get through? In this heartfelt episode of…
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…
Building Digital Relationships
jeff • November 1, 2023 embed How can you build a digital relationship through something like texting and messaging?…
"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…
The Age of Curation
jeff • September 14, 2023 embed Starting in the late 1900s, we were living in the Information Age, This era brought…
4 Reasons Why Fantasy Football is a Perfect Fall Phygital Ministry Opportunity
As summer transitions into fall, a unique opportunity for ministry leaders and believers arrives every year. That is…
Make Disciples as a Team
jeff • August 24, 2023 embed Aa follow up from his last video , Jason talks about Matthew 28:19-20. In the Greek text,…
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.…
Should Ministers Use AI?
jeff • August 17, 2023 embed AI has taken over the world. While not literally, definitely figuratively. From schools to…
How Your Church Can Support Families This School Year
Throughout the year there are different opportunities to minister and support families. One of those times, the one…
Creating Digital Systems and Processes for Your Ministry
jeff • August 3, 2023 embed You can use digital tools to help you so much in your ministry. Today, DK Hammond joins me…
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…
The Powerful Impact of Online Ministry
jeff • July 20, 2023 embed Whether you know it or not, you are making a difference with your online ministry. Today,…
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…
Why Outsourcing Is A Great Option for Your Church
jeff • July 6, 2023 embed Ministry is tough work. There are lots to do and not always enough people to carry the load.…
10 Tips on How to Run an Asynchronous Community
Discord, Slack and Facebook Groups are all asynchronous communities. These are communities are not bound by time.…
What's Currently Trending in Online Ministry (June 2023)
jeff • June 22, 2023 embed Online Ministry is always changing. What was effective in reaching people online yesterday,…
EP368 Live Recording: What's Next? Decentralizing TCD
EP365: Jeff & Simon Diercks Celebrate the 2025 European Digital Missionary Summit
EP363: Jeff & Stacy Celebrate the CTRL+ALT+Recover Summit
EP362: Final Preview - Jeff Talks CTRL+ALT+Recover Summit
EP358 Live Recording: It's Time for You to Move into Your Digital Neighborhood
EP359: Share the Vision: Digital Missionary Summits
EP336 - The Challenge of Mental Health in Digital Missions
Reaching Church Refugees Through Online Discipleship Communities
Investing in Apprentices
EP306 Digital & Mental Health - Stigmas in the Church
Caring for Others Online
The Power of Authenticity
Youth Ministry in a Digital World
How to Reach the Nones in Your Community
What's Happening with Ministry in the Metaverse?
What Digital Discipleship Can Look Like at Your Church
Discord Basics for Your Church
How Digital Can Enhance Church Campaigns
3 Ways to Overcome the Summer Attendance Slump
Ministry and Caring for the Chronically Ill
Church Communication Trends for 2024
One Way to Serve Your Online Community
How to Run a Meeting Where Ideas Flow
How to Get Out of a Funk
Church on Facebook
Why Facebook still matters for churches in 2026, what works (and what doesn't anymore), and how to use the platform…
Church Social Media Strategy
The 2026 framework for church social media — what to post, where to post, how to measure, and how to do it without…
Livestreaming Church
How to livestream church services well in 2026 — production, platforms, audience care, and integration with the rest of…
Online Discipleship
What online discipleship actually is, the discipleship pathway that works in digital spaces, and the metrics that tell…
The TCD Pathway
Connect → Community → Equip → Mobilize. The Church Digital's framework for moving people from initial encounter to…
