Natchi Lazarus

Connected Church

Religion EN ↓ 288 episodes

As a Church, the Body of Christ, we are all called to fulfill the Great Commission given to us by Jesus in this digital era. In order to do that effectively in today's social-media-dominated world, it is important for us to equip ourselves with the knowledge, skill, and understanding of how this online ecosystem works. In The Connected Church Podcast, along with his expert guests, Natchi Lazarus covers practical and strategic topics that will equip the Church for this digital and social media age. Natchi has more than two decades of experience working with nonprofits, churches, ministries, Chr...

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[News: 272] Week 2, Dec 2025: OpenAI, Gemini 3, Gemma AI, WhatsApp, Instagram 15.12.2025 5:55

This week, we have news about: OpenAI, Gemini 3, Gemma AI, WhatsApp, Instagram Week 2, Dec 2025: 🗞️ News 1: OpenAI releases its new, most-capable GPT-5.2 model 🗞️ News 2: Meta brings big changes to Facebook with UI & UX upgrade 🗞️ News 3: Google's Gemma AI put to good use; Stitch app gets Gemini-3 🗞️ News 4: Instagram triggers a Social Media shift with Algorithm-cont...

[News: 271] Week 1, Dec 2025: Mistral AI, TikTok, Gemini 3, Meta, YouTube 09.12.2025 5:39

This week, we have news about: Mistral AI, TikTok, Gemini 3, Meta, YouTube Week 1, Dec 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Mistral-3 AI Models released - Open, Multimodal & Multilingual 🗞️ News 2: Google rolls out Gemini 3 'Deep Think' AI Mode to Ultra User 🗞️ News 3: TikTok releases 'Nearby' feed for Local Content & Discovery 🗞️ News 4: Meta adds AI-powered 'Account Support' for Faceb...

[News: 270] Week 4, Nov 2025: Nano Banana, ChatGPT, Claude AI, YouTube, Meta VR 01.12.2025 5:48

This week, we have news about: Nano Banana, ChatGPT, Claude AI, YouTube, Meta VR Week 4, Nov 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Claude Opus 4.5 is Now Available on API, Apps, Platforms 🗞️ News 2: Google Releases Pro Tips & Details About Nano Banana Pro 🗞️ News 3: OpenAI Strategically Adds 'Shopping Research' in ChatGPT 🗞️ News 4: Meta Brings 'Hyperscape' into Quest 3 VR & Quest 3S ...

[News: 269] Week 3, Nov 2025: Gemini-3, ChatGPT, Reddit, NotebookLM, LinkedIn 23.11.2025 5:27

This week, we have news about: Gemini-3, ChatGPT, Reddit, NotebookLM, LinkedIn Week 3, Nov 2025: 🗞️ News 1: OpenAI Starts Testing 'Group Chats' in ChatGPT 🗞️ News 2: Google Gemini-3 Comes to AI-Mode in Search 🗞️ News 3: LinkedIn Search Gets An AI-Powered Upgrade 🗞️ News 4: NotebookLM Gets AI Deep-Reseach & New Modes 🗞️ News 5: Reddit Ads Now Have WooComme...

[News: 268] Week 3, Oct 2025: Nano Banana, Meta AI, Facebook, X, YouTube 22.10.2025 5:28

This week, we have news about: Nano Banana, Meta AI, Facebook, X, YouTube Week 3, Oct 2025: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube's New Player Design & Threaded Comments 🗞️ News 2: Facebook Adds 'Job Listing' to Pages & Marketplace 🗞️ News 3: X Adds 'Profile Details' & 'Sync Drafts' Features 🗞️ News 4: Google Brings 'Nano Banana' into Search, NotebookLM 🗞️ News 5: Instagram...

[News: 267] Week 2, Oct 2025: Gemini AI, ChatGPT, Threads, Meta, WhatsApp 12.10.2025 5:33

This week, we have news about: Gemini AI, ChatGPT, Threads, Meta, WhatsApp Week 2, Oct 2025: 🗞️ News 1: OpenAI Brings Apps & Agentic Workflows Into ChatGPT 🗞️ News 2: Meta offers 'Business AI' a Free Chatbot for Websites 🗞️ News 3: Google Brings Gemini AI into Homes & Living Rooms 🗞️ News 4: Threads' Facebook-Groups-Like 'Communities' Feature 🗞️ News 5: W...

[News: 266] Week 1, Oct 2025: ChatGPT, Meta AI, WhatsApp, X, LinkedIn 06.10.2025 5:19

This week, we have news about: ChatGPT, Meta AI, WhatsApp, X, LinkedIn Week 1, Oct 2025: 🗞️ News 1: OpenAI 'Shared Projects' Now in ChatGPT Business Plans 🗞️ News 2: Meta Launches 'Vibes', a Feed for AI-Generated Videos 🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Messages Get Multilingual Translation 🗞️ News 4: LinkedIn Launches 'Company Intelligence' API for Ads 🗞️ News 5: X Re...

[News: 265] Week 4, Aug 2025: Anthropic, Genspark AI, Microsoft, Meta, Google 03.09.2025 5:30

This week, we have news about: Anthropic, Genspark AI, Microsoft, Meta, Google Week 4, Aug 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Google Search's AI-Mode gets Agentic Capabilities 🗞️ News 2: Anthropic's New AI Fluency Course & Higher-Ed Advisory Board 🗞️ News 3: Microsoft's New Copilot Function in Excel is an AI Case Study 🗞️ News 4: Genspark AI's Notetaker on Apple Watch Points to a New T...

[News: 264] Week 3, Aug 2025: Apple, Google Pixel, WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram 27.08.2025 5:37

This week, we have news about: Apple, Google Pixel, WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram Week 3, Aug 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Instagram Lets You 'Link' Your Reel Video to Another Reel 🗞️ News 2: YouTube Music Gets More 'Social' as a 10-Year-Old App 🗞️ News 3: AI Dominates 'Made By Google 2025' Event & New Products 🗞️ News 4: Apple is Reportedly Discussing 'AI' with Google & OpenAI ...

[News: 263] Week 2, Aug 2025: TikTok, NotebookLM AI, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat 20.08.2025 4:56

This week, we have news about: TikTok, NotebookLM AI, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat Week 2, Aug 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Snapchat Releases an Insightful Report on Gen-Z 🗞️ News 2: YouTube Starts Testing a Collab Feature Similar to Instagram 🗞️ News 3: Pinterest Releases a List of Best Practices for Bigger Impact 🗞️ News 4: TikTok's New Tool could Track Audience without a Pixel ...

[News: 262] Week 1, Jul 2025: Claude AI, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Meta, YouTube 04.07.2025 6:03

This week, we have news about: Claude AI, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Meta, YouTube Week 1, Jul 2025: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube Search Gets an Upgrade with a Conversational AI Tool 🗞️ News 2: WhatsApp Brings Private AI-Powered Message Summaries to Chat 🗞️ News 3: LinkedIn Announces New Advanced AI-Assisted Recruitment Tool 🗞️ News 4: Meta Gets Deeper into VR Gaming with Xbox Partnership &...

[News: 261] Week 4, Jun 2025: TikTok, Gemini AI, Meta, YouTube, WhatsApp 26.06.2025 6:13

This week, we have news about: TikTok, Gemini AI, Meta, YouTube, WhatsApp Week 4, Jun 2025: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube says Veo 3 & New AI Tools are coming to Shorts 🗞️ News 2: Meta Announces New Branding & Ads Personalization AI Tools 🗞️ News 3: TikTok Integrates with Adobe; Upgrades its Gen-AI Tools Suite 🗞️ News 4: WhatsApp Will Start Showing Ads inside Status & Channels 🗞...

[News: 260] Week 3, Jun 2025: Meta AI, WhatsApp, Reddit, YouTube, Google 19.06.2025 6:18

This week, we have news about: Meta AI, WhatsApp, Reddit, YouTube, Google Week 3, Jun 2025: 🗞️ News 1: WhatsApp Simplifies Group Creation; Adds New Tools 🗞️ News 2: Meta Introduces V-JEPA2 AI Model with Visual Reasoning 🗞️ News 3: YouTube lets you 'Promote' Videos in the Main App 🗞️ News 4: Reddit Launches 'Comments-to-Post' Features with Analytics 🗞️ News...

[News: 259] Week 2, May 2025: Mistral AI, Android, Claude, Amazon, YouTube 16.05.2025 6:36

This week, we have news about: Mistral AI, Android, Claude, Amazon, YouTube Week 2, May 2025: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube Releases New Tools for Creator-Brand Collaboration 🗞️ News 2: Anthropic API Gets 'Web Search' for AI Agents & Claude Apps 🗞️ News 3: Google Brings Gemini AI to Billions of Android Devices & OS 🗞️ News 4: Amazon Announces 'Vulcan', Showcasing New Human-AI Dynamics ...

[News: 258] Week 1, May 2025: Claude AI, Google, OpenAI, LinkedIn, Meta 09.05.2025 5:55

This week, we have news about: Claude AI, Google, OpenAI, LinkedIn, Meta Week 1, May 2025: 🗞️ News 1: OpenAI's Structure: Nonprofit + Public Benefit Corporation 🗞️ News 2: Google Expands AI Mode; Adds Visual Cards & Saved Queries 🗞️ News 3: Anthropic Launches 'AI for Science' Program with Free API Credits 🗞️ News 4: Meta Shares Tips & Insights for Advertisers Based on T...

[News: 257] Week 5, Apr 2025: Snapchat, AI, WhatsApp, Meta, Instagram 01.05.2025 6:10

This week, we have news about: Snapchat, AI, WhatsApp, Meta, Instagram Week 5, Apr 2025: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube 'Auto-Dubbing' is Now Available to All YPP Creators 🗞️ News 2: Snapchat Launches a New Affiliate Program for Snapchat Ads 🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Adds 'Advanced Privacy' for Direct & Group Chats 🗞️ News 4: Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Get Instagram DM & AI Updates ...

[News: 256] Week 4, Apr 2025: Grok, OpenAI, Claude, YouTube, WhatsApp 25.04.2025 7:00

This week, we have news about: Grok, OpenAI, Claude, YouTube, WhatsApp Week 4, Apr 2025: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube Highlights the Rise of 'Virtual Creators': 2025 Report 🗞️ News 2: OpenAI is Reportedly Creating an AI-Powered Social Network 🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Releases New Features for Chats, Calls and Channels 🗞️ News 4: Google Next Cloud 2025 Event: Key AI & Content Announcements ...

[News: 255] Week 4, Mar 2025: Claude AI, ChatGPT, YouTube, Meta, Google 27.03.2025 6:05

This week, we have news about: Claude AI, ChatGPT, YouTube, Meta, Google Week 4, Mar 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Anthropic 'Claude AI' Now Has Real-Time Web Search Capability 🗞️ News 2: Google Wallet to Allow Kids to Make Payments, with Family Link 🗞️ News 3: OpenAI Launches Audio Models & Upgrades ChatGPT 'Voice Mode' 🗞️ News 4: Meta Expands Access to Omnichannel Ads & the New AI...

[News: 254] Week 3, Mar 2025: Bluesky, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Snapchat, Meta 21.03.2025 5:57

This week, we have news about: Bluesky, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Snapchat, Meta Week 3, Mar 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Bluesky Rolls Out a New Version with 3-Min Videos & DM Filters 🗞️ News 2: OpenAI Releases New Tools & API to Build & Develop AI Agents 🗞️ News 3: Snap Adds Enhanced AR Features & Capabilities to Spectacles 🗞️ News 4: Google Gemini will Replace 'Assistant' on Both Android...

[News: 253] Week 2, Mar 2025: ChatGPT, Amazon Alexa, Claude AI, YouTube, Google 12.03.2025 6:33

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 253 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Emerging Tech News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: ChatGPT, Amazon Alexa, Claude AI, YouTube, Google Week 2, Mar 2025: 🗞️ News 1: OpenAI Launches NextGenAI Consortium with 15 Institutio...

[News: 252] Week 3, Feb 2025: Claude AI, YouTube, Meta, Google, WhatsApp 19.02.2025 6:16

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 252 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Claude AI, YouTube, Meta, Google, WhatsApp Week 3, Feb 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Anthropic Launches 'Economic Index' to Track AI's Impact 🗞️ Ne...

[News: 251] Week 2, Feb 2025: Meta AI, Google, Microsoft, YouTube, LinkedIn 15.02.2025 6:01

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 251 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Meta AI, Google, Microsoft, YouTube, LinkedIn Week 2, Feb 2025: 🗞️ News 1: Meta AI's new Language Program & Advantage+ ads features 🗞️...

[News: 250] Week 1, Dec 2024: Perplexity AI, Claude, Google, Instagram, YouTube 06.12.2024 7:19

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 250 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Perplexity AI, Claude, Google, Instagram, YouTube Week 1, Dec 2024: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube Completes 'Longer Shorts' Rollout; Shares CTV Tips ...

[News: 249] Week 4, Nov 2024: Microsoft, Amazon, YouTube, WhatsApp, Threads 28.11.2024 6:05

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 249 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Microsoft, Amazon, YouTube, WhatsApp, Threads Week 4, Nov 2024: 🗞️ News 1: Microsoft Announces 'AI Agents' & New Features in Copilot 🗞...

[News: 248] Week 3, Oct 2024: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Google 17.10.2024 6:12

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 248 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Google Week 3, Oct 2024: 🗞️ News 1: Instagram Announces New Direct Messaging Features 🗞️ News 2: You...