Ministry Leadership
Leading a ministry into digital spaces takes more than tools — it takes vision, teams, and the will to change how you measure fruit. Everything we've made on leading digital ministry well.
The moment I realized I couldn’t keep doing digital ministry like this
When you realize you can’t keep going like this… what do you do next? I didn’t get there slowly. I crashed. Hard. The…
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…
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.…
The Future of Faith Beyond the Four Walls
Is your understanding of discipleship stuck in a building? In a world that's constantly evolving, digital discipleship…
The Future of Faith
What is digital discipleship in an age of online connection? In today’s ever-evolving and complex digital landscape,…
Privacy in Digital Ministry: Building Trust in Online Spaces
Question to start Can digital ministry truly protect privacy—every click, every prayer request? The shift to digital…
Investing in Apprentices
In ministry, investing in apprentices is so important. See how and why as Christopher Wesley shares. Subscribe to TCD…
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…
Caring for Others Online
Caring for others is a great ministry opportunity for all ministry leaders. These are ministry opportunities in-person…
Should Your Church Be Using Threads - July 2024 Update
In July 2023 Meta launched Threads. Threads is the latest Twitter/X "rival" that is primarily text-based and provides a…
Overcoming the Scrutiny of Digital/Meta Churches: Let's Multiply Disciples
Planting a digital-only/metaverse church is a controversial proposition. We've all had those conversations. Frustrating…
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.…
Achieving Movement: The Heart of theChurch.digital
We personally started theChurch.digital because of a simple idea: We wanted to see the idea of digital church & digital…
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?…
Best Practices of Highly Effective Online Communicators
Here are some best practices we are seeing among churches for delivering digital sermons online.
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…
What's Happening with Ministry in the Metaverse?
Ministry is happening in the Metaverse and VR. But what exactly? Stuart McPherson comes on the podcast to talk about…
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,…
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…
Why Cybersecurity Matters for Churches
Churches are increasingly using technology to connect with people, share resources, and facilitate ministry…
Using Digital Tools for Ministry Leadership Training and Development
As ministers and followers of Christ, one of our primary responsibilities is to guide and lead others to Christ.…
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…
How You Can Learn in Community
2024 for The Church Digital has been incredible. When I started The Church Digital in 2018, the goal was to help the…
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 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…
Embracing Creativity in Ministry
jeff • April 24, 2024 embed Well, we made it. Sort of. In the latest episode of Hybrid Disciple, hosts Andy and Ashley…
Why Leverage Discord to Build Online Connections
Online ministry has become a powerful way to reach people with the hope and message of Christ. As technology continues…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EP289 - Jeff Talks Beer, Multiplication, and the Digital Church
Navigating Digital Multiplication and Fostering Global Church Leadership The Church Digital Podcast is brought to you…
Ministry and Caring for the Chronically Ill
jeff • March 28, 2024 embed While ministry leaders and Churches do a fantastic job caring for those who are sick and in…
Prepare for Online Discipleship After Easter
Christmas and Easter are two of the biggest Church services that happen each year. They draw Christians and…
EP287 - Innovating for Impact: Jeff Reed looks at Digital Church Movements
Exploring Tradition and Innovation in Church Movements: TCD's Vision of Digital Discipleship The Church Digital Podcast…
Church Communication Trends for 2024
jeff • March 14, 2024 embed Communications changes regularly, especially in this digital world we live in. That is why…
How VR Evangelism Can Have IRL Impact
jeff • March 7, 2024 embed . In this episode of the Metaverse Church Podcast, Stunami engages in a profound…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
AI Will Change the World, But it Shouldn't Touch the Church
Recently, Adam Bourg posted on his personal blog a response to Eric Swanson post about Chat CPT. Both Eric and Jeff…
3 Ministry Takeaways from CES 2024
Every January the worlds biggest brands come together to reveal breakthroughs in technology in what is known as CES…
ChatGPT: 'If you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?'
Recently, Eric Swanson posted on his personal Facebook page about Chat CPT and how faith leaders should respond to it.…
Rethinking Evangelism: What the Gospels Teach Us About Mobilizing in the Digital Age
If you feel like you’re not capable, start anyway. Start small. Start somewhere.
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Sometimes Saying No Is Wisdom, Not Weakness. #HealthyBoundaries
Episode 6: Building A Digital Discipleship Community (The Digital Pavement Podcast)
Forget the Perfect Pastor | Here's What Actually Grows Communities
Episode 1: What Is the Digital Pavement Podcast? (The Digital Pavement Podcast)
EP371 - Jeff & Flatcap Talk TCD Streaming Network, Surgery, and Sabbath
Ctr+l Alt+ Redeem: Reaching People Churches Can't
EP369: Jeff Talks What's Next - Streaming Network & Giving Tuesday
EP368 Live Recording: What's Next? Decentralizing TCD
EP367: Jeff, Flatcap and Chinomage Celebrates Gaming Conference
Experimenting and Improvement - Jate Earhart
How Will You Reach Them? Are You Reaching Them? - Chris Thompson
European Digital Missionary Summit 2025
European Digital Missionary Summit 2025
European Digital Missionary Summit 2025
European Digital Missionary Summit 2025
EP363: Jeff & Stacy Celebrate the CTRL+ALT+Recover Summit
Gaming Ministry is Bigger Than Anyone Realizes
EP362: Final Preview - Jeff Talks CTRL+ALT+Recover Summit
A Story of Ministry after Recovery - Tshepi Mofokeng
Beyond The Building: What Churches Need To Understand About Recovery - Nate Graybill
Light Check: Before You Shine Out, Shine In - Laura Howe
AI for Churches
How churches and ministries should actually use AI in 2026 — tools, theology, ethics, and real workflows. From The…
Church on Twitch
Why Twitch is one of the most underrated mission fields for the church, what streaming ministry actually looks like,…
Church Podcasting
The complete guide to church podcasting from The Church Digital — the team running the longest-running digital-ministry…
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…
Community
Join The Fam on Discord and WhatsApp — daily community for digital missionaries. Cohorts, peer support, and prayer for…
Digital Neighborhoods Summit 2025
Four sessions on reaching the community next door — digitally. How physical neighborhoods now also live in specific…
Digital Church Planting
The complete framework for planting a digital-first or hybrid church — the planning, the funding, the team, the…
Digital Microchurch
The digital microchurch model — how tiny, focused, often lay-led churches are forming in connected spaces, and why this…
The EDGE Framework
Evangelism, Discipleship, Generosity, Empowerment — TCD's framework for building hybrid churches that disciple across…
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…
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.…
Care for Online Pastors
The unique pastoral pressures online pastors face, the burnout patterns we keep seeing, and what sustainability…
Online Pastor Job Description
The complete hiring guide for churches recruiting an online pastor — sample job description, required qualifications,…
