Word Made Digital

S05 E14: Doug Paul on Innovation and how to Pioneer the Future Doug Paul is an innovation strategist who helps leaders build successful ministries that scale. There was a time when Christians pioneered the future: From business to church, from mathematics to justice reform. Along the way, that redemptive, adaptive movement began to gild in gold the victories of the past, leaving us change averse a...

S05 E13: Ray Aldred on what we can Learn from Indigenous Storytelling Techniques Ray Aldred is status Cree from Swan River Band, Treaty 8. Born in Northern Alberta, Canada he now resides with his wife just outside Vancouver, Canada. Ray is the director of the Indigenous Studies Program at the Vancouver School of Theology whose mission is to partner with the Indigenous Church around theological ed...

S05 E12: Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil on Racial Reconciliation and the Impact of 2020 Brenda Salter McNeil is recognized internationally as one of the foremost thought-leaders of reconciliation and was featured as one of the 50 most influential women to watch by Christianity Today. We talk on this episode about racial reconciliation, how systemic injustice affects the church, and what we can do about...

S05 E11: Grace P. Cho on Finding Your Voice and Working with an Editor As a professional editor, Grace gives insight into the process for aspiring authors who want to work with an editor. But at the same time, particularly as a Korean American woman, she shares with us how to maintain your own voice, even if others are involved in bringing it to the world. We'll learn about women of colour in the...

S05 E10: AJ Sherrill on the Enneagram, Knowing Ourselves, and Spiritual Formation The Enneagram has become a popular tool for self-awareness and improvement. But AJ goes deeper, exploring with Christians how the Enneagram can be a pathway to profound spiritual transformation. He reveals the Enneagram as a tool to unlock new ways of viewing identity, personality, discipleship, spiritual practices,...

S05 E09: Alejandro Reyes on how to Grow a Wildly Successful Digital Business Alejandro Reyes is an expert in Digital Marketing and Business. A true entrepreneur, his self-made career has led him to grow companies and ministry platforms for Christian leaders with huge followings. Listen to Alejandro's lessons of hyper-growth including being part of a team that grew to a $100 million start-up. Aleja...

S05 E08: Sunder Krishnan on his Ministry Wins, Regrets, and Why he Never Quit Sunder Krishnan is a retired pastor and teacher of a large urban and diverse church in Canada. He was born in India, with an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. So, not your average North American pastor, and one of the most memorable communicators you'll get the chance to learn from. His whole ministry now is to mini...

S05 E07: Harris III on how to Live Wide Awake and Full of Wonder For the first time, an actual magician joins the us on podcast! Harris III was a self made millionaire by his early 20s and swiftly lost it all. By 30 he began understanding how to live with awe and wonder- and how this switch opens up a world of creativity and possibility for all of us. Harris III : www.instagram.com/harrisiii and h...

S05 E06: Mike Carmody on how Charities can Thrive in the Digital Age Mike Carmody is the Executive Director of Marketing and Digital Growth at Compassion Canada. We explore the changing landscape of charities in the digital age, why we can't afford to be risk adverse in this moment, and how to test and market projects online to reach the community. Compassion Canada : compassion.ca , @compassionca...

S05 E05: Ruth Mullen on what we can do about Digital Addiction Ruth is the former Director of FaithTech Toronto and is now an Instructional Designer at a growing tech company in Waterloo, Canada. This interview explores the unique intersection of technology and Christian theology. We discuss digital addiction, her own break from social media, and the Netflix doc "The Social Dilemma". Ruth Mullen :...

S05 E04: Natchi Lazarus on How WhatsApp is Helping Groups Grow Natchi Lazarus is a marketer, speaker, and digital strategist who has worked with large global ministries, and he has a unique perspective on how the church is growing in Asia. We have much to learn from his life and insight into things like WhatsApp being leveraged to create and facilitate community groups for evangelism and disciples...

S05 E03: Justin Khoe on Going Full Time as a YouTuber Would you quit your job to chase a hunch? That's what Justin Khoe did when he decided to go all in on YouTube before he'd even made an income from it. But he trusted his instinct and thought, if he could give it a year to grow, YouTube would become a HUGE platform for sharing his faith and making an impact on the next generation. Check out Just...

S05 E02: Meisha Watson on Creating Great TV in the Age of Streaming Meisha Watson is a kids television host and producer. On this episode we talk about how she got her start in television, what it takes to make great content for kids and adults alike, why Christian TV is often so lame, and what the future of television is in the age of streaming. Dream of producing great media content yourself? Th...

S05 E01: Scott Erickson on Honest Advent and the Business of Art Scott Erickson is a touring painter, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences. On this episode to launch Season 5 of the podcast, Scott joins Joanna to talk about how he took the leap to make art a career, what that look...

S04 E017: Kevin Makins on Why Would Anyone Go to Church? Pastor and Creative, Kevin Makins is back for the second time on this podcast- the founding pastor of Eucharist Church in downtown Hamilton, Canada. A podcaster, YouTuber, and now author- his first book is called “Why Would Anyone Go to Church?” and our conversation is an honest exploration of the question both in person and now in digital-o...

S04 E016: Shane & Shane on Songwriting and Staying Home Shane & Shane is a Southern US -based worship band known for acoustic praise and worship music. The band consists of Shane Barnard (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Shane Everett (vocals). We talk about their song writing process, life on the road and how they stay grounded and love being at home and in their local church, we talk about w...

S04 E015: Grant Baldwin on how to Make Money as a Speaker Grant started out in pastoral work, and began to realize how many people were asking him how to build a speaking platform. So he began The Speaker Lab to train and equip others in not only how to speak, but how to make a career out of being a speaker. We bring you this conversation today because so many listeners want to grow their speaking...

S04 E014: Jonathan Merritt on Learning to Speak God from Scratch At a time when religious language has been hijacked by politicians and exploited by hypocritical, profiteering ministers, the idea of an honest-to-God spiritual conversation feels alienating to many of us. In this podcast episode, we discuss how and why words matter, what’s happening on social media today with Christian celebrity, an...

S04 E013: Darren Rouanzoin on Digital Discipleship, Quitting Social Media, and Global Small Groups Darren is pastor and church planter of The Garden Church in Southern California, as well as leading an initiative called “Digital Church” - all about creating resilient disciples in the digital world. He shares what’s working and what he’s learning with church during the pandemic, why he took a long...

S04 E012: BONUS Episode- Jamie McIntosh on the Global Crisis and the Church's response to Covid-19 What is REALLY going on around the world with the pandemic and the Church? How are our brothers and sisters being affected, and responding? What are the needs? Is there anything we can do that would even make a difference? We get to sit down with Compassion Canada Executive Director Jamie Mcintosh to...

S04 E011: Rebekah Lyons on Digital Burnout, Depression, and Recovery Rebekah Lyons joined for an in-person interview in early March 2020 to talk all about rest and renewal from all things online- but we wouldn’t have known how timely it would be for Covid Summer 2020 where everyone is feeling screen exhaustion and disconnection from loved ones. Listen in to her story and insights as she found more...

S04 E09: Stefan Kunz on Leaving a Bank Job, Handlettering, and Creating Something Everyday Stefan Kunz is an artist famous for his hand lettering work- he makes something everyday, even if it sucks. He left a job as a Swiss banker to work as an artist with some of the biggest brands in the world- from Asics, Adobe, Apple, Coca-Cola, Bombay Sapphire, Nokia, Hallmark, Hillsong, Skillshare, and Micro...

S04 E08: Jake Gosselin on Making Live Experiences Excellent, and How to Grow on YouTube with Tutorials Jake Gosselin has gathered over 100,000 subscribers on YouTube through his passion for helping the church. For Jake its all about making worship experiences better- to connect with and reach more people through all the tools of production and creativity. In this conversation we talk about how he...

S04 E07: Mark Clark on the Art of Reaching and Leveraging your Weaknesses We sat down with Pastor/Author/Apologist Mark Clark in early March (right before the global pandemic shut down) to talk about why his church has grown so fast, how to communicate in a way that reaches a post-Christian audience, the leveraging of digital platforms in church (before a forced shut down) and so much more. This c...

S04 E06: Sheila Walsh on How to Pray in a Noisy World Sheila Walks is an author, tv host, and communicator with a glorious Scottish accent and on this episode we’re talking about how to pray, because it’s so hard for so many of us in this distracted world. She has spoken around the world to over 6 million people, reaches 100 million daily as co-host of the Life Today television program, and her bo...