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...

Author

Natchi Lazarus

Category

Religion

Latest episode

Dec 15, 2025

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

[News: 247] Week 2, Oct 2024: Open AI, ChatGPT, Gemini, YouTube, Meta, WhatsApp 10.10.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 247    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: Open AI, ChatGPT, Gemini, YouTube, Meta, WhatsApp   Week 2, Oct 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Meta Announces New Features for Facebook & Messenger          🗞️...

[News: 246] Week 1, Oct 2024: Meta AI, Pinterest, TikTok, Google NotebookLM 02.10.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 246    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, Pinterest, TikTok, Google NotebookLM   Week 1, Oct 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Meta Connect 2024: Meta AI, Orion AR, Ray-Ban, and Quest 3s         ...

[News: 245] Week 4, Sep 2024: Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, Google TV 26.09.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 245    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, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, Google TV   Week 4, Sep 2024:   🗞️ News 1: YouTube Announces New AI Tools, Communities & Auto-Dubbing       ...

[News: 244] Week 3, Sep 2024: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Mistral, Apple Intelligence, Meta 19.09.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 244    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: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Mistral, Apple Intelligence, Meta   Week 3, Sep 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Meta Leads Industry Coalition to Prevent Harmful Content       ...

[News: 243] Week 1, Sep 2024: Claude AI, Amazon, Google Gemini, YouTube 04.09.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 243    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, Amazon, Google Gemini, YouTube   Week 1, Sep 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Amazon Alexa Gets Smarter with Claude AI          🗞️ News 2: YouTube Exp...

[News: 242] Week 4, Aug 2024: Midjourney, Claude AI, Google, Instagram, Meta, X 30.08.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 242    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: Midjourney, Claude AI, Google, Instagram, Meta, X   Week 4, Aug 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Midjourney Launches a Web-based Option for AI Image Creation          🗞️ News 2: X Adds New Analytics & Measu...

[News: 241] Week 3, Aug 2024: X, Grok AI, Google, Meta, YouTube, Threads 21.08.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 241    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: X, Grok AI, Google, Meta, YouTube, Threads   Week 3, Aug 2024:   🗞️ News 1: X Launches New AI Tools: Grok2 and Grok2 Mini with Flux          🗞️ News 2: Google Expands 'AI Overviews' in Search...

[News: 240] Week 2, Aug 2024: Snapchat, Google Gemini, Meta AI, TikTok, Instagram 14.08.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 240    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: Snapchat, Google Gemini, Meta AI, TikTok, Instagram   Week 2, Aug 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Instagram Insights Update: 'Views' Prioritized as the Key Metric          🗞️ News 2: Google Launches 'TV St...

[News: 239] Week 1, Aug 2024: Meta AI, TikTok, Google, Linkedin, WhatsApp 09.08.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 239    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, TikTok, Google, Linkedin, WhatsApp   Week 1, Aug 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Meta Unveils 'AI Studio', its own Custom AI Tool for Creators          🗞️ News 2: TikTok Launches 'App Center' with...

[News: 238] Week 1, Jul 2024: Pinterest, Snapchat, AI, Threads, Google, YouTube 03.07.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 238    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: Pinterest, Snapchat, AI, Threads, Google, YouTube   Week 1, Jul 2024:   🗞️ News 1: YouTube Makes Longer Videos Editable; Improves Bulk Comment Moderation          🗞️ News 2: Threads will be th...

[News: 237] Week 4, Jun 2024: Anthropic, Claude AI, TikTok, WhatsApp, Meta, Google 26.06.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 237    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: Anthropic, Claude AI, TikTok, WhatsApp, Meta, Google   Week 4, Jun 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Anthropic Launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet; Outperforms GPT-4o & Gemini          🗞️ News 2: TikTok Releases 'Sym...

[News: 236] Week 3, Jun 2024: Apple, AI, WhatsApp, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google 20.06.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 236    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: Apple, AI, WhatsApp, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google   Week 3, Jun 2024:   🗞️ News 1: New 'Apple Intelligence' AI: Top 3 Useful Takeaways for Media Ministry          🗞️ News 2: YouTube Tests New Fea...

[News: 235] Week 4, May 2024: ChatGPT, Google, Snapchat,. X, Threads 24.05.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 235    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: ChatGPT, Google, Snapchat,. X, Threads   Week 4, May 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Google adds AI into Search, Android, Workspace & releases AI Agents          🗞️ News 2: X Announces New 'Community' Features...

[News: 234] Week 3, May 2024: OpenAI, Google, YouTube, X, Meta, VR 16.05.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 234    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: OpenAI, Google, YouTube, X, Meta, VR   Week 3, May 2024:   🗞️ News 1: OpenAI Releases macOS Desktop App & GPT-4o, Multimodal Language Model          🗞️ News 2: YouTube CEO says Creators should be...

[News: 233] Week 2, May 2024: Claude AI, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Pinterest 10.05.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 233    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Claude AI, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Pinterest   Week 2, May 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Anthropic AI Announces Release of an iOS App for Claude & New Team Plan          🗞️ News 2: WhatsApp's Communiti...

[News: 232] Week 3, Mar 2024: European AI Law, Meta, ChatGPT, X, Google 20.03.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 232    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: European AI Law, Meta, ChatGPT, X, Google   Week 3, Mar 2024:   🗞️ News 1: The European Parliament Approves the World's 1st Comprehensive AI Act          🗞️ News 2: Meta Releases New AI-Powered eC...

[News: 231] Week 2, Mar 2024: Claude AI, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Meta 13.03.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 231    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Claude AI, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Meta   Week 2, Mar 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Anthropic Launches Claude-3; Beats ChatGPT-4, Gemini Benchmarks          🗞️ News 2: Instagram Announces Multiple DM Fea...

[News: 230] Week 1, Mar 2024: Mistral AI, YouTube, Adobe, Android, LinkedIn 06.03.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 230    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Mistral AI, YouTube, Adobe, Android, LinkedIn   Week 1, Mar 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Microsoft Teams Up with Mistral AI to Unveil 'Mistral Large' Model          🗞️ News 2: Android Releases New Features...

[News: 229] Week 4, Feb 2024: Gemini AI, WhatsApp, Nvidia, Instagram, X 28.02.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 229    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Gemini AI, WhatsApp, Nvidia, Instagram, X   Week 4, Feb 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Google Launches 'Gemini Business'; Brings AI into Performance Max          🗞️ News 2: Instagram Expands 'Creator Marketpl...

[News: 228] Week 3, Feb 2024: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, AI, YouTube, X 21.02.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 228    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, AI, YouTube, X   Week 3, Feb 2024:   🗞️ News 1: OpenAI says, Now ChatGPT has a 'Memory' & it can Remember/Forget Info          🗞️ News 2: YouTube Studio Mobile gets...

[News: 227] Week 2, Feb 2024: Disney, Bluesky, YouTube, Meta, Snapchat 14.02.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 227    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Disney, Bluesky, YouTube, Meta, Snapchat   Week 2, Feb 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Meta to Label AI-Generated Images Across its Family of Apps         🗞️ News 2: Disney Plans to Create 'A New Universe' in...

[News: 226] Week 1, Feb 2024: Apple, Google, Meta, X, YouTube 08.02.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 226    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Apple, Google, Meta, X, YouTube   Week 1, Feb 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Google Releases Gemini-Pro and ImageGen-2 inside Bard AI Globally         🗞️ News 2: Apple VisionOS App Store gets Zoom, Disney, Ti...

[News: 225] Week 5, Jan 2024: Reddit, Twitch, Google, Meta, LinkedIn 31.01.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 225    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Reddit, Twitch, Google, Meta, LinkedIn   Week 5, Jan 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Google Adds New AI-Powered Features for Chrome & Google Classroom      🗞️ News 2: Meta Restricts Direct Messaging for Teens...

[News: 224] Week 4, Jan 2024: Apple, Meta, Google, AI, ChatGPT, WhatsApp 24.01.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 224    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Apple, Meta, Google, AI, ChatGPT, WhatsApp   Week 4, Jan 2024:   🗞️ News 1: Apple Ushers In Spatial Computing Era with the Release of Vision Pro      🗞️ News 2: Google Introduces a New 'Circle to...

[News: 223] Week 3, Jan 2024: OpenAI, ChatGPT, TikTok, Instagram, AI, Google, X 17.01.2024

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 223    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: OpenAI, ChatGPT, TikTok, Instagram, AI, Google, X   Week 3, Jan 2024:   🗞️ News 1: OpenAI Launches its GPT Store with Custom Versions of ChatGPT      🗞️ News 2: TikTok Videos to Get Big Screen TV...

Listen to the Connected Church podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.