The Church Digital Podcast

This convo, right here, may be one of my favorite podcasts we've done to date. Years ago “ Church 3.0, ” a book by Neil Cole, was heavily influential in my life. Understand, Neil didn't write the book in a digital context. When he wrote “Church 3.0,” very few people were doing anything in the digital ministry space. But when I read this book back in the early 2010s, all I could think about...

Season 4 of The Church Digital Podcast has been a deep dive, an introspective look into Gaming and Nerd Culture, and how the church is already active in this space. In the concluding episode, Jeff and Season Co-Host Mark Lutz jump in a conversation to discuss the highlights of the season, as well as an overarching theme: what are the opportunities to utilize Gaming Church to reach Gen Z, and even...

As we’ve been digging into Season 4: Jesus, Gamers, and Church we’ve explored many different types of gaming church, and we’re seeing many different people with different skill sets fit into different roles. Gaming church is a beautiful picture where churches, missionaries, and moderators all come together to create not just a single church, but a fully functioning ministry! Church planters know o...

It’s Ladies Night with The Church Digital Podcast. During Season Four of The Church Digital Podcast called "Jesus, Gamers and Church" we are doing a deep dive on Gaming and Nerd Culture, and how churches are aggressively reaching this mission field…  As we’ve talked on the show, there is a lot of opportunities to connect with the gamers on this digital mission field, as there’s close to...

Through The Church Digital Podcast’s Season 4: Jesus, Gamers & Church, we have been exploring how engaging in gaming and nerd culture digitally allows us a huge missional reach. We’ve talked mostly about Twitch being the avenue that we engage in, which is cool. But, to effectively reach gamers, what if we actually did “church” in video games. Novel concept, but that’s exactly what DJ Soto and...

The Online Church Blueprint is the BEST “how to” for digital church planters, physical church leaders just starting their online transitions, and everyone in between. Each episode gives practical insight, tips and tricks, and helpful steps to get YOUR digital church expression up and running! So join us as we talk about "what should your online service look like?"

Hey friends, Jeff here from The Church Digital Podcast. We’ve got a great conversation coming up from Flatcap - Twitch’s Leighton Seys, digging into how physical pastors are utilizing Twitch! Through TCD Podcast’s Season 4: Jesus, Gamers and Church we’ve been exploring how the church can reach Gaming and Nerd culture. We’ve explored Digital Churches, eSports, Digital Missionaries… and this week we...

The Exponential 2023 Global Conference wrapped up last week in Orlando. This year, 5000+ Church Planters and Multiplication-friendly people gathered at First Baptist Orlando to pray, seek God, and learn. Leadership Network offered a Digital and a Metaverse track. And, as much fun as teaching hundreds on the power of digital discipleship…as much fun as networking with global organizations talking a...

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything in 2020, JO Saxton turned to Instagram to gather with people online. "Tea Time w/Jo" was born and a community continued to grow. Today, Jo Saxton joins us to talk about the importance of online communities, the difference between tolerating and celebrating people, and how Jo aims to gather, equip, and catalyze women in leadership with her leadership...

What does an IT guy with a local cable company do after hours? Video Games and Streaming on Twitch of course. Destiny 2 seems to be the game of choice if you’re curious. But AKI doesn’t stop there. He involves his wife and kids in the stream, making it a family event! AKI and Peach open up their family time to Twitch and Discord, allowing the audience to be part of a healthy, non-toxic family envi...

Today my conversation is with Dr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of the Springtide Research Institute. Through their extensive research (perhaps the largest data set on the planet) on the spiritual lives of young folks, Springtide and Dr. Packard discovered some mind-blowing things. You might think you know about the spirituality of the next generation (13-25 year olds), but you're probably wron...

CATCH THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST LIVE, THURSDAYS 3PM ON TWITCH. HTTP://TWITCH.TV/DIGITALCHURCHNETWORK As we examine gaming culture, we see more and more lack of institutional trust. This is many reasons why the church has historically struggled to connect with gamers. But Jate Earhart and others, are working to overcome this tension, essentially operating as a vocational missionary in gaming space...

Today we Deep Dive into the platform known as BigScreen, and as usual, we will address the goods and bads of what this VR platform has to offer for churches looking to dive into VR ministry.      Email us at metaversechurchpodcast@gmail.com    Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/mWKBEqZ4gJ

CATCH THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST SEASON FOUR STREAMS LIVE ON TWITCH. THURSDAYS, 3PM EASTERN. http://twitch.tv/digitalchurchnetwork How can churches minister to the Esports industry? That was the question we ask Johno, Director of Esports for Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Johno has deep understanding of the Esports industry, as well as a vision for what ministry looks like in that space. How do we...

Why does Google Search matter and why should your Church or ministry pay attention to it? Find out in this conversation with Mark MacDonald.

CATCH THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST RECORDING LIVE ON TWITCH! WE’RE DOING OUR INTERVIEWS LIVE ON TWITCH, THURSDAY’S AT 3PM EASTERN. http://twitch.tv/digitalchurchnetwork Nerd Culture is growing by leaps and bounds, and we, THECHURCH.DIGITAL, are digging into Nerd Culture, and how best to reach them. To that end, we’re bringing into the conversation Bubba Stallcup, founder of Love Thy Nerd, to find ou...

On this episode, Jason Morris and Joey Santos will chat with Mindy Caliguire from SoulCare.com . Today an increasing number of people are looking for communities using digital platforms, and Digital Pastors are on the frontlines meeting and connecting with people from all walks of life. We must pay attention to the health of our souls before going out to help others.

CATCH THE JESUS, GAMERS AND CHURCH INTERVIEWS ON TWITCH. THURSDAYS 3pm EASTERN ON http://twitch.tv/digitalchurchnetwork — How do we reach the estimated 3 billion video gamers for Christ? Great question, which sets up the focus of Season 4 of The Church Digital Podcast: “Jesus, Gamers, and Church.” In Season 4, we’re deep diving into Gamer Culture, into Nerd Culture, and a better understanding of h...

Can we deconstruct the church and not God? Can we challenge the bride of Christ in America without questioning our faith? This is a quandary I live in. This is just one of the questions we dug into in the podcast. As we explore digital ministry and digital church, we are challenging perceived norms, and I may in the few, but I will own this statement: when done right, I believe that a digital expr...

EP250 - Dr John Harris in Book Launch, Sharing Jesus Online Jeff and Dr John wrote a new book, and we’re celebrating right here on this podcast! Download the PDF or buy the softcover on Amazon. Check out http://SharingJesusOnline.com for more info Here on The Church Digital Podcast we are celebrating our next book launch, Sharing Jesus Online. Written by Dr John Harris and Jeff Reed, Sharing Jesus...

Microchurches are fascinating to me. You have volunteers with an extremely high level of commitment, serving as a church. These are not fairweather volunteers by any stretch. These are people that open up their homes weekly, prepping sermons, relationally engaging week-by-week, day-by-day. How do you grow that level of commitment? How does discipleship help foster healthy accountability? As we loo...

You see, I thought I was walking into a conversation about creating and utilizing podcasts in discipleship. Instead, I walk into a conversation about empowering people digitally, and mobilizing people in the pew to start a movement. Incredible conversation. Patrick Miller was a stranger to me. We haven't really met before this podcast. I bumped into him on Twitter, and was curious about some of hi...

2023 is upon us, and THECHURCH.DIGITAL & Digital Church Network are working hard to help pastors, planters and practitioners with their digital ministry. 2022 brought us massive opportunities; join Jeff as we celebrate 2022 and tease what's to come in 2023. He Gets Us may be the best evangelism opportunity the American church has this year. Open Office on He Gets Us - http//thechurch.digital/o...

SO HERE'S THE DEAL... Almost 25 years ago, as a college student, I read Leonard Sweet’s book SoulTsunami, and to say that it changed my life would be an understatement. In 1999, Leonard’s book gave me permission to digital ministry even though everyone else thought I was crazy. 20+ years later, people still think I’m crazy, but that doesn’t mean I’m wrong. HERE’S AN IDEA! Let’s get Leonard Sweet o...

Faith without works is dead! How many times have you heard that challenge towards the idea of digital churches and digital ministry? James 2 isn’t wrong, of course. But it doesn’t have to apply to Digital Churches. “Jeff, how do you serve people digitally?” Well, have we got an opportunity for you. Realizing that digital is not the abandonment of gathering, but instead the opportunity to birth new...