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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Natchi Lazarus

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[News: 121] Week 3, June 2021: Apple, Instagram, YouTube, Google, Messenger 19.06.2021 5:42

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Apple, Instagram, YouTube, Google, Messenger Week 3, June 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Apple WWDC 2021: New feature-rich OS versions announced, and more ( Source: https://natchi.link/Bv2aW | https://natchi.link/Nrj9K | https://...

[News: 120] Week 2, June 2021: Twitter, Google, WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook 12.06.2021 5:48

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Twitter, Google, WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook Week 2, June 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Twitter officially launches Twitter Blue subscription product ( Source: https://natchi.link/HHEdG ) 🗞️ News 2: Google releases Manual Experi...

[News: 119] Week 1, June 2021: Stripe, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram 05.06.2021 5:12

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Stripe, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram Week 1, June 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Stripe launches Payment Links, a simple tool to collect online payments ( Source: https://natchi.link/cAPt1 ) 🗞️ News 2: Facebook rolls out...

[News: 118] Week 4, May 2021: Google, Pinterest, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook 29.05.2021 5:25

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Google, Pinterest, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook Week 4, May 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Google I/O 2021: Android gets new features, Smart Canvas released ( Source: https://natchi.link/hYJAN ) 🗞️ News 2: Twitter relaunches verifi...

[News: 117] Week 3, May 2021: Google, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat 22.05.2021 5:51

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Google, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat Week 3, May 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Google Pay gets 'International Money Transfer' via Western Union & Wise (Source: https://natchi.link/HQPlD ) 🗞️ News 2: Pinterest tests 'Liv...

[News: 116] Week 2, May 2021: Twitter, Messenger, Google, Instagram, Facebook 15.05.2021 5:26

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Twitter, Messenger, Google, Instagram, Facebook Week 2, May 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Twitter opens up Spaces to users with 600+ followers; launches Tip Jar payments ( Source: https://natchi.link/S8eA7 | https://natchi.link/...

[News: 115] Week 1, May 2021: WhatsApp, Google, Instagram, YouTube 08.05.2021 5:28

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: WhatsApp, Google, Instagram, YouTube Week 1, May 2021: 🗞️ News 1: WhatsApp Business users can create ads directly from within the app ( Source: https://natchi.link/xgxu2 ) 🗞️ News 2: Google Pay releases new features...

[News: 114] Week 5, April 2021: Apple, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter 01.05.2021 5:58

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Apple, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter Week 5, April 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Apple releases iOS update with ATT & IDFA user-data tracking prompts ( Source: https://natchi.link/IVQfw ) 🗞️ News 2: Facebook launches new so...

[News: 113] Week 4, April 2021: Facebook, Google, Instagram, Spotify, The Economist 24.04.2021 5:54

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Facebook, Google, Instagram, Spotify, The Economist Week 4, April 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Facebook releases new Stories Scheduling option for Instagram & Facebook ( Source: https://natchi.link/7uZcU ) 🗞️ News 2: Google rel...

[News: 112] Week 3, April 2021: Twitter, Clubhouse, YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook 17.04.2021 5:32

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Twitter, Clubhouse, YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook Week 3, April 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Twitter restructures its advertising options with new grouping ( Source: https://natchi.link/6KJNe ) 🗞️ News 2: Clubhouse starts rolling...

[News: 111] Week 2, April 2021: Instagram, LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, Pinterest 10.04.2021 9:30

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Instagram, LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, Pinterest Week 2, April 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Instagram releases a new Remix feature inside Reels ( Source: https://natchi.link/tIRQe ) 🗞️ News 2: Linkedin releases a new Cover S...

[News: 110] Week 1, April 2021: Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, Clubhouse 03.04.2021 13:08

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, Clubhouse Week 1, April 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Instagram announces new Stories Draft feature ( Source: https://natchi.link/ziYNZ ) 🗞️ News 2: Twitter Spaces coming soon to desktop...

[News: 109] Week 3, Mar 2021: YouTube, Instagram, Google, Twitter, Facebook 20.03.2021 9:39

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: YouTube, Instagram, Google, Twitter, Facebook Week 3, Mar 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Instagram launches Instagram Lite app in 170 countries ( Source: https://natchi.link/QXj0U ) 🗞️ News 2: YouTube points to 3 key future tre...

[News: 108] Week 2, Mar 2021: WhatsApp, Instagram, Google, TikTok, Pinterest, Clubhouse 13.03.2021 11:05

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: WhatsApp, Instagram, Google, TikTok, Pinterest, Clubhouse Week 2, Mar 2021: 🗞️ News 1: WhatsApp Desktop app now has video & voice calling capabilities ( Source: https://natchi.link/A7wl9 ) 🗞️ News 2: Instagram rel...

[News: 107] Week 1, Mar 2021: Android, Facebook, YouTube, Google, Twitter 06.03.2021 10:33

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Android, Facebook, YouTube, Google, Twitter Week 1, Mar 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Android releases new features focussed on safety and convenience ( Source: https://natchi.link/VtRiK ) 🗞️ News 2: Facebook tests new tools t...

[News: 106] Week 4, Feb 2021: Google, WhatsApp, Facebook, Oculus VR, YouTube, Twitter 27.02.2021 9:19

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Google, WhatsApp, Facebook, Oculus VR, YouTube, Twitter, Week 4, Feb 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Google Meet gets new engagement and safety features ( Source: https://natchi.link/37bBp ) 🗞️ News 2: WhatsApp releases a new an...

[News: 105] Week 3, Feb 2021: Clubhouse, Google, Shopify, Pinterest, Reddit 20.02.2021 8:31

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Clubhouse, Google, Shopify, Pinterest, Reddit Week 3, Feb 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Clubhouse audio chat features coming soon to Twitter and Facebook ( Source: https://natchi.link/jqeub | https://natchi.link/pNGCm ) 🗞️ News...

[News: 104] Week 2, Feb 2021: Google, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Microsoft, YouTube 12.02.2021 7:42

Welcome to The Connected Church News! The Weekly Digital & Social Media News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Google, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Microsoft, YouTube Week 2, Feb 2021: 🗞️ News 1: Google adds additional contextual information to search results ( Source: https://natchi.link/82Ffz ) 🗞️ News 2: Instagram allows...

[News: 103] Week 5, Jan 2021: Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn 31.01.2021 14:11

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. Hi, Welcome to this Special 100th Weekly Edition of The Connected Church News!! Our hearts are filled with gratitude for your love and support we have had in the last 2 years. Thank you! Watch out for the special bonus and the 'history' segment at the end of this episode. My team and I, we appre...

[News: 102] Week 4, Jan 2021: WhatsApp, Google, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn 22.01.2021 5:40

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: WhatsApp, Google, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn Week 4, Jan 2021: News 1: WhatsApp extends deadline for accepting privacy terms; offers explanation. News 2: Google completes Fitbit acquisition strengthening smart watch product. News 3: Twitter releases tips for 2021 wi...

[News: 101] Week 3, Jan 2021: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube, Apple 16.01.2021 6:43

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube, Apple Week 3, Jan 2021: News 1: Facebook Pages gets new features; Page Likes removed, Q&A added. News 2: WhatsApp releases a major update to its privacy policy & terms. News 3: Twitter acquires a podcast listening app indicating...

[News: 100] Week 3, Dec 2020: WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn, Apple, Facebook, Snapchat 18.12.2020 6:22

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn, Apple, Facebook, Snapchat Week 3, Dec 2020: News 1: WhatsApp introduces a new shopping cart feature. News 2: Twitter acquires a video chat screen-sharing app; integrates with Snapchat. News 3: LinkedIn starts testing advertisements insid...

[News: 99] Week 2, Dec 2020: Google, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok 11.12.2020 6:18

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Google, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok Week 2, Dec 2020: News 1: Google adds messaging options inside Google Maps & Search. News 2: Twitter introduces Frequency Caps for advertisements worldwide. News 3: Giving Tuesday gets social media support; YouTube Giving p...

[News: 98] Week 1, Dec 2020: Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter, Adobe 05.12.2020 7:50

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter, Adobe Week 1, Dec 2020: News 1: Facebook launches 'Season of Giving' with tools and a matching donation. News 2: YouTube experiments with automated video chapters using Machine Learning (ML). News 3: Snapchat rolls out Spotlight...

[News: 97] Week 4, Nov 2020: Google, Instagram, YouTube, PayPal, Twitter, Facebook 28.11.2020 10:02

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Google, Instagram, YouTube, PayPal, Twitter, Facebook Week 4, Nov 2020: News 1: Google Pay gets a redesign and a digital bank account built into the app. News 2: Instagram expands Guides and brings keyword search to the platform. News 3: YouTube introduces audio ads...