Hybrid Church
Hybrid isn't online-or-in-person — it's both, woven together. Guides and episodes on building one church that disciples people across the physical and the digital.
Best Practices of Highly Effective Online Communicators
Here are some best practices we are seeing among churches for delivering digital sermons online.
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.…
Embracing Obedience and Taking the Leap
jeff • May 1, 2024 embed In the latest episode of The Hybrid Disciple podcast, Andy and Ashley reflect on the key…
3 Reasons Why Online Groups are Great for Your Church
Whether they have been called Life Groups, Small Groups, Community Groups, Discipleship Groups or something else, these…
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…
Dive into the Digital-Physical Ministry Blend
jeff • March 6, 2024 embed Today, we're journeying into the merging paths of digital and in-person ministry with the…
One Way to Serve Your Online Community
jeff • February 29, 2024 embed There are a lot of ways you can serve your online community. In today's episode, Sly…
Discover New Depths in Discipleship
jeff • February 28, 2024 embed We're SO back, and boy, do we have some soul-stirring conversations lined up for you.…
Tech to Check On And/Or Update Before Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is one of the biggest and most important Church services of the year. That is why you have to make sure…
EP283 - Pushpay's Aaron Senneff on AI, Virtual Ministry, and Digital Communities
The Surging Intersection of Tech and Church: A Journey into Hybrid Worship and AI Ethics The Church Digital Podcast is…
The Hybrid Disciple Returns for Season 2
Ashley and Andy are BACK. Get ready to unplug and recharge your faith (literally and figuratively) because The Hybrid…
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…
How Your Church Can Become Digitally Relevant
jeff • October 26, 2023 embed According to the latest PushPay's " State of Church Tech " report, 89% of churches…
How to "Fear Not" This October at Your Church
With Halloween being on the 31st, the month of October is often associated with fear. The month is full scary stories,…
5 Online Ministry Insights from September 2023
September brought the end of summer and the start of fall. As families are transitioning from the heat of summer to the…
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…
Unlocking Discipleship Growth: Mastering Metrics for Impact
jeff • August 15, 2023 embed Metrics are important. In fact, as Andy and Ashley discuss in this episode of the Hybrid…
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…
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…
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…
5 Online Ministry Insights from May 2023
Pools are opening, birds are chirping, schools are getting out and it's getting warmer. We are in May and while summer…
5 Phygital Summer Youth Ministry Activities You Can Do
Every season of the year presents new opportunities for youth ministry leaders. The summer is no different. With…
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…
EP270-James Emery White Talks Hybrid Church
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode , subscribe for free using your favorite…
An Example of How Phygital Ministry Still Works Today
The word "phygitial" was a fairly popular term in ministry circles when the pandemic started. However, it is not used…
5 Online Ministry Insights from March 2023
The weather is getting warmer, it is getting lighter later in the day and allergies are back! Yes, Spring is here! With…
4 Post Easter Events Your Church Can Do
There are three Church services that are traditionally the most attended Church services of the year. They are…
Here are the Digital & Metaverse Tracks for Exponential Orlando 2023
Coming to the Exponential Orlando Conference in March? We've got some incredible Digital and Metaverse Courses lined up…
Can the Church Exist Without a Building?
EDITOR'S NOTE: ChatGPT is very popular right now as people are experimenting with it in all walks of life. Musicians…
Is Your Church Reaching Today's Culture?
What you’re thinking about Church is probably more cultural than it is Biblical This past Christmas my wife bought a…
Does Virtual Reality Church Compete with Physical Church
This article originally appeared on Leadership Network . There’s a misconception that virtual churches compete with…
Digital vs In-Person Church: The Real Problem
This article originally appeared on Sarah Kinzer's Blog . People are leaving the church. Studies show it. Pastors…
How Online Ministry Can Save Your Church This Winter
Almost every year there is a major snowstorm during the winter. When that happens, businesses, stories and Churches…
Be Open to the Online Expression of Church
In Revelation 7:9-10 the Apostle John details a vision of the collective future of the Church: 9 After this I looked,…
Have Yourself a Phygital Christmas at Your Church
t's finally here! It's Christmas season time! With that comes a lot of opportunities for your Church to minister to…
5 Phygital Thanksgiving Events Your Church Can Still Do
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! It's a great time of year to be with family, friends and eat lots of delicious…
Why and How Should Your Church Rebrand
jeff • October 27, 2022 embed Stan Rodda is back on the podcast! He is the Lead Pastor at Lee's Summit Community Church…
How Hybrid Student Ministry Works in a Post-Covid World
jeff • September 29, 2022 embed Taylor Terpstra has been doing Online Youth Ministry for the past 2 years. In fact, he…
EP234 - Michael Beck & The Rural, Digital Church
RURAL CHURCHES HAVE STRUGGLED WITH TECHNOLOGY... Is there an opportunity to do something different? Enter Michael Beck,…
Keep Thinking of the Best Way to Minister
A "Traditionalists" is defined as "a n advocate of maintaining tradition, especially so as to resist change." As a life…
EP212: Steven Barr & 9 Non-Tech Pivots Your Church Needs To Consider
If you're enjoying this episode , subscribe for free using your favorite podcast app below: Apple Podcasts | RSS Feed |…
What We Can Learn From Our Very First Online Only Easter Service
On April 12, 2020 many Churches across the world experienced Easter Online. In fact, online was the only Easter…
How to Create an Engaging Online Easter Experience
jeff • March 17, 2022 embed Easter is fast approaching. While a lot of Churches are focused on in person Easter…
EP207: Jeff Reed & The State of the Digital Church Address
We're kicking off Season 3 with The Church Digital Podcast this week, talking about the State of the Digital Church,…
4 Ways to Connect People in Church Online
Carey Nieuwhof once said in a conference I attended, “The church that connects people is going to eclipse the church…
Episode 193: Jason Poling & The Multiplying META Church
So, what you’re telling me is you met some people in virtual reality and now you want to fly across the country and…
How to Make a Transition from a Traditional Ministry Position to Online Ministry
jeff • November 18, 2021 embed Before Covid hit there were very few Online Ministers. Sure, you had some Communication…
How Student Ministers Can Reach Gen Z in a Phygital World
Student ministry has been around a long time. I'm not sure if there was a first official student ministry meeting was…
Episode 3: The Hybrid Church & Building Digital Hubs (The Digital Pavement Podcast)
EP283 - Pushpay's Aaron Senneff on AI, Virtual Ministry, and Digital Communities
EP279 - Evan Connelly, Intercom.com, and Chat 2.0 for Churches
EP275 - Jay Kranda & Getting Your Church to Experiment
EP270 - James Emery White Talks Hybrid Church
EP264-Online Church Blueprint Takeover
EP223: Leonardo Blair & the Next Future Church
EP221: Jay Kranda & the Decentralized Church
EP198: Todd Wilson & The Challenge of Today’s Metachurch
EP194: Lee Coate, Complementary Content & an Experimenting Culture
EP192: Research Findings on Digital Church
EP187: The Perceived Threat of a Digital Church
EP186: Jason Morris - Established? ✅ Micro-location? ✅ Why Not Do Both?
BETA41: Why My Church Should Think Digital First
BETA40: How Do I Plant a Phygital (TM) Church (in 3 Not So Easy Steps)
BETA36: My Church is Reverting Back to Physical-Only. HELP!?!
BETA35: How Do We Staff This Phygital Church Thing?
BETA33: Five Foundations of a Phygital Church
BETA30: Three Reasons Your Church Needs To Go Multimodal
EP137: Resi & Analytics of Online Church Services
EP136: Brandon Arndt & First Days of a Digital Pastor, Post-COVID Edition
BETA28: Four Reasons Your Church Can Thrive, Phygitally
EP132: Altar Live: Stopping Church in Isolation by Meeting Your Online Attenders
BETA26: 7 Reasons Your Church Still Needs Phygital
Church Online
What 'church online' actually means in 2026 — the models, the misconceptions, and how a healthy online ministry…
Discord for Churches — A Practical Guide
How churches use Discord for community, discipleship, and digital missions. Setup, structure, moderation, mistakes to…
The EDGE Framework
Evangelism, Discipleship, Generosity, Empowerment — TCD's framework for building hybrid churches that disciple across…
What is a Hybrid Church?
A hybrid church — one community discipling across physical + digital spaces, not just livestream. Definition,…
