Small Groups
Online small group community is hard. These posts are honest about that — and practical about how you build real connection when people can't be in the same room.
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…
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…
Using Online Groups to Reach Your Community this Easter
It's Easter season! It is one of the most powerful seasons of the year for Churches. The death and resurrection of…
EP275 - Jay Kranda & Getting Your Church to Experiment
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode , subscribe for free using your favorite…
5 Online Ministry Insights from April 2023
Easter is over and we start to get into the heart of Spring. So what is the latest online ministry insights and lessons…
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…
EP249 - Jason Shepperd & Volunteer Accountability
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode , subscribe for free using your favorite…
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…
How to Start a Minecraft Small Group
Yes, you read the title correctly. But you’re probably wondering, “Is this a small group for Minecraft lovers… or a…
Season 2, Episode 181: Theo Davis & Minecraft Small Groups
Season Two is upon us. As we’re launching this next season at THECHURCH.DIGITAL, we are telling the story of the…
BETA42: Tips for Better Online Small Groups
Trying to take your small groups to the next level, digitally? Get some quick tips on how to lead and engage digital…
PODCAST 134: Rob Wegner & Helping People Find Their Personal Mission
Potentially, what can separate a Physical Church from a Digital-Only Church? The ability to disciple people to the…
PODCAST 132: Altar Live: Stopping Church in Isolation by Meeting Your Online Attenders
There are lots of solutions out there for digital churches. In my opinion, none of them is a game changer like Altar…
BETA20: Rethinking Church Small Groups, Peloton Style (Clubhouse Edition)
In the year 2021, Small Groups may becoming old hat. Crazy to think, right? How these smaller, church-based biblical…
PODCAST 119: Phygital Groups that Multiply
Pre-COVID, very few churches were doing groups online. Now as a result of social distancing, churches had to onboard…
Purposeful Online Groups, or What the Church can learn from Call of Duty
Call of Duty is the future of your discipleship strategy. No, seriously. That’s not click bait. That’s the truth. To be…
Losing the Church Online Attendance Battle, but Winning the War
I get it. I hear you. No one is watching your Church Online service. We’re hearing it from all over. Churches have seen…
6 Components of Authentic Discipleship that Work Online
One of the greatest pushbacks against church online is that an online church cannot provide authentic discipleship…
Why We Cannot Go Back to Business as Usual
Two years ago, I was reading my Bible and praying on Sunday morning. It was one of those moments when God’s Word was…
Four Tips for Training Up Good Online Small Group Leaders
Psst. Church leaders. Let’s rap about Zoom . You know the whole video conferencing thing that has become even more of a…
How to Quickly Bring Your Church's Small Groups or Sunday School Classes Online for Digital Community
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a dramatic impact on all areas of society, including the church. As I write, President…
Opportunities During this Disruptive Time
With church buildings closing and thousands of churches frantically broadcasting their Sunday services online for the…
Part Two: A Hub and Spoke Model to Create Digital Community for Small Groups and Sunday School
In part one of this article , we looked at four important criteria for creating digital community in your church, and…
Triage Mode for Small Groups
How are your office walls feeling around you right now? Like they’re closing in, Episode-4-trash-compactor style?…
One Easy Step to Virtual Classes
Three years ago, Jeff Reed dared me to try an experiment. We were on staff at the same church. He was the online guy…
The Importance of Small Groups to Church Online, as Illustrated By World of Warcraft
First off, a confession: I’m a gamer. It’s okay, I’m not ashamed to admit it. Video games are my jam. I’ve grown up…
3 Reasons To Start Online Small Groups
In my time spent leading church online, I’ve encountered many who are a bit slow to consider leveraging digital…
PODCAST 038: Jay Kranda & The Natural Way to Build Microlocations @ Saddleback
One of the pioneers of Church Online jumps on the podcast here, Jay Kranda, from a small little SoCal Church called…
PODCAST 037: Joe Radosevich & “Small Church” Church Online
Stat time, are you ready? Here we go. The average church in America has 73 people attending a week. 80% of churches in…
PODCAST 033: Rob Wegner & the Mission of Microchurch
I (Jeff) believe this to be true: In the future, bigger churches will continue to get bigger; but smaller churches will…
PODCAST 025: Ryan Sharp & The Value of an Individual @ Life.Church
This episode we’re honored to talk with someone from the organization who essentially created Church Online.…
Podcast 022: Jeff's Mom & The Heart of Online Groups
I love hearing stories from people who have been impacted by Church Online. Sometimes it feels like the stuffy shirts…
PODCAST 020: Jeff Moore & The Strategy of Discipleship
We’ve talked a lot about Church Online and the potential power that it has to be a strategic force for the church.…
The Challenge of Discipleship in Small Groups
Most churches today have some sort of discipleship pathway.
PODCAST 007: Kevin Lee, Biblical Community, and What Church Online Is Not
The number one argument we hear about why Church Online isn't Church is that it causes the abandonment of Ekklesia, the…
PODCAST 003: Jay Kranda and Creating Healthy Biblical Community
INTRODUCTION Can Biblical Community exist in Church Online? We sit down with Jay Kranda, Online Pastor at Saddleback,…
How An Online Small Group Leads to Real Life Change
So I met Andrea in a Facebook Group when she said she had documented examples showing the success of Online Groups.…
Nieuwhof's Inside Scoop of North Point's Digital Groups
Don’t know if you’re a regular listener of The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast , but it’s easily one of my Top 3…
How Church Online Impacted Multiple Generations of Churches on the Other Side of the Planet
A while back, when I was an Online Pastor at Christ Fellowship Miami, I received an email from someone in Kenya. We've…
What My Mother Can Teach You About Online Small Groups
There are roughly 384,000 evangelical churches in America today. Experts guesstimate there are only 100 of them that…
Making Content, or Making Disciples
We've got a Guest Blogger on the blog today. Rey DeArmas is the Online Pastor at Christ Fellowship Miami , the church…
New Podcast: The Digital Mission Field
So last week I was on another podcast. Tom Pounder of Digital Bootcamp and YM Sidekick brought me on to talk about…
EP304 - Why Discord?
EP293 - Andy Mage & Building Deeper Relationships Embracing Asynchronous Community
EP269 - Neil Cole & Applying Church 3.0 to Digital Churches
EP267: Gaming Church, APEST, and Biblical Collaboration
EP249 - Jason Shepherd & Accountability Audio
EP229: Eric Metcalf, Apprenticing to Multiply Today's Church
EP224: Taylor McCall & How a Decentralized Microchurch Impacts the City
EP197: Jason Shepperd & Building a Microchurch Network
Season 2, Episode 181: Theo Davis & Minecraft Small Groups
BETA42: Tips for Better Online Small Groups
BETA20: Rethinking Church Small Groups, Peloton Style (Clubhouse Edition)
EP119: Phygital Groups that Multiply
EP115: Digital Discipleship thru Timothy Initiative
BETA09: Facebook Groups Best Practices
EP090: Greg Nettle & Digital Lessons Learned in this Global Pandemic
EP087: Stories & Strategy of a Digital-Only Expression of Church
EP078: Kristel Acevedo, Women's Ministry Online & Creating Community Around Content
EP073 - Greg Aukerman, Micro-churches, & Stairstepping Back to Buildings
EP065: Fellowshipping Digitally, or Biblical Functions of a Digital Church, Part 2
EP042: Church Online Cohort // The Beginning
EP037: Joe Radosevich & “Small Church” Church Online
EP036 - Evan Connelly - Redefining Chat Hosts & Community
EP035: Brandon Catoe & Pop-Up Church
