Pastoring in the Digital Parish

Joseph Yoo is a church planter whose plans were upset by the pandemic. Instead of planting a church in a traditional model, he found himself building influence through TikTok. Several of his videos have garnered hundreds of thousands of views. In this session, Joseph talks about the influence of TikTok: the good, the bad, the … Continue reading "Building influence through TikTok"

Happy International Podcast Day! In this bonus episode of Pastoring in the Digital Parish, we’re going to explore getting people to listen to and talk about our podcasts. If you’re looking for tips about growing an audience and getting people to engage with your podcast, then this bonus episode is for you!

Rosario Picardo and Michael Beck are co-authors of Fresh Expressions in Digital Space and are our adjunct professors for this session of Pastoring in the Digital Parish. Pastoring in the Digital Parish seeks to provide resourcing and community for those engaged in some form of digital ministry–whether as a solo pastor in a church who … Continue reading "Digital community as a fresh expressio...

Sammy Kelly from Digivangelism joins us for this session of Pastoring in the Digital Parish. Sammy is going to share a vision for batching work so we can build upon some of the things we’re already doing in order to thrive in digital ministry–because you don’t need more work to do, do you? She also … Continue reading "Focusing our efforts for digital ministry success with Sammy Kelly of Digi...

Jason Moore brings insights for maximizing engagement both in-person and online during worship. Jason has “secret shopped” hundreds of digital worship experiences. He shares his observations for what works and what doesn’t. We’ll get ideas for keeping our congregations engaged during hybrid worship experiences. We’ll also get some ideas for streamlining our workflow in creating … Continue re...

Community, not content, is the key. Ryan Dunn reviews his biggest revelations from season 1 of Pastoring in the Digital Parish.

 The ways in which we’ve been trained to create content–especially when it comes to the written word–do not always translate well into digital space. So in this episode of Pastoring in the Digital Parish, we’re going to brush up on writing skills for the web. Our adjunct professor for this episode is Joe Iovino, the … Continue reading "Best practices for writing on the web with Joe Iovino"

Nathan Webb of Checkpoint Church reveals how a platform like Discord provides a pathway to digital discipleship. Pastor Nate found that a chat platform like Discord is invaluable to building relationships with the members of his all-digital church. Could Discord help you build community, too? Nate makes a compelling case. We’re going to hear it. … Continue reading "Discord and digital discip...

Dana Malstaff of Boss-Mom.com lets us know why Facebook Groups matter. This session delivers ideas on building ministry-impacting, disciple-engaging groups. We’ll go from start-up to engagement-building to leadership-sharing.  We’re also going to get some clear and relevant leadership and ministerial advice from Dana, who leads an online community of 60,000 engaged users. Dana Malstaff is …...

Joseph McBrayer tells his story of learning the arts of visual storytelling and digital presence. We now feel called to be in digital spaces we don’t know a ton about. We need to produce videos–and we’re not sure how to produce a quality video… nor are we confident about what we say once we’re in … Continue reading "Learning the art of visual ministry with Joseph McBrayer"

Rev. Jim Keat shares his best practices for creating digital campfires–pieces of content that get noticed and invite people to engage. Rev. Jim Keat is the Director of Online Innovation at Convergence. Jim is a divergent thinker, an ideation specialist, and an aspiring minimalist. He is the Associate Minister of Digital Strategy & Online Engagement … Continue reading "Content that...

Shannon Karafanda shares the story behind #holymischief–a digital movement of spiritual disruption. In exploring this story, we see how we can utilize digital connections to empower others to share their stories, how we get people to engage with our digital entities, and how we connect people to one another. Check out more regarding #holymischief by … Continue reading "Starting a digit...

Matt Johnson teaches us how to use digital messaging to become famously influential with the right people in order to grow our ministries. In this session, Matt applies marketing principles to help us reach new people online, bring people into our audiences, build real influence with them and nurture them in discipleship. Matt Johnson is … Continue reading "Becoming a microfamous minister wi...

You have a personal brand. Rev. Sarah Heath shares how we can cultivate that for the benefit of our digital ministries. And cultivating a brand does not have to come at the cost of our authenticity. Rev. Sarah also offers a compelling witness of why personal branding matters for ministry leaders. Rev. Sarah Heath is … Continue reading "Building an authentic personal brand with Sarah Heath"

We explore the scope of a digital-first ministry. What does a digital-first ministry look like? How do we express presence to one another in a digital way? What is the future of digital ministry? James Kang is our adjunct professor for this session. James is the Head of Guidance and co-founder of Pastoria.co–a ministry innovation … Continue reading "What is digital-first ministry with...

We explore the “why” of digital ministry.  Rev. Wil Ranney provides a glimpse at the history of digital ministry, then shares ideas for extending invitation through digital presence. And we answer the questions of “How do we start a process of digital discipleship?” as well as “What are we supposed to do with digital ministry … Continue reading "The WHY of continuing in digital ministry with...

In this first session of Pastoring in the Digital Parish, we’re taking our first steps into the practice of digital ministry. Our host, Rev. Ryan Dunn, shares the practices that yield results in his efforts to meet people in digital spaces, like social media, and invite them into relationships with churches and faith communities. Get … Continue reading "Your first step into digital ministry"

In the ever-changing landscape of digital ministry, we need community, resources and training to help us effectively embody the mission of creating disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world in digital spaces. Go back to school with Ryan Dunn and get the digital ministry class they just didn’t offer yet in seminary. … Continue reading "What is Pastoring in the Digita...