The Church Digital Podcast

THE CHALLENGE OF CHURCH INNOVATION & HUMILITY What if what the church needs isn't more of the same. What if it really needs something different. The challenge of church disruption, of innovation even, can be couched in two different mindsets. One is a prideful innovation, one where we know what's best for know what's best for a person, and pridefully lead the person or persons in the way that...

Can We Really Be Digital Missionaries? This is the heart of the conversation with Dave Ferguson today. Dave, and his brother Jon, recently released a book B.L.E.S.S. which details how people can be a missionary in physical space… “Begin with Prayer, Listen, Eat a Meal Together, Serve, Share Jesus”… Recently the question was asked: Can we do the BLESS practices digitally? Can BLESS become the frame...

How are We Supposed to Stay Healthy When We're Literally Ministering in Addictive Spaces? Internet Addiction is actually a thing. So wait, we're trying to do ministry, we're trying to be the church, in digital- and metaverse- spaces... and evidently these areas are addictive. How do we do ministry in areas that can damage ourselves? How do we minister to those that are damaged? The more complex th...

Could Everyone in Your Church Become a Digital Missionary? What if your Physical-, Digital-, or Metaverse- Church used Digital as the training ground to release Digital Missionaries? What if we utilized the strength of digital to train, activate and release people to reach their circle of influence physically, digitally, or even in the Metaverse? Maybe, just maybe, digital can provide the spiritua...

What Could Digital Missionaries Look Like for your Church? We’re talking digital missionary today, with my friend. I love hanging out with my friend Tyler Sansom. You know, we rarely ever see each other physically. I think we’ve only been together two, maybe three times in our lifetime. But an encouraging text, a well-timed email, or a Spirit-led Facebook Message is always good to lift my spirits....

What Does Your Church's Content Strategy Look Like? What is the role of content in the church, and how can we maximize this content. Yes, our weekend services are content, but there is so much more our churches can do to create, and connect, to people digitally. Let’s bring in Mark MacDonald into the conversation. Mark, author of the book Be Known for Something , has been helping churches master n...

Pastor, are we tired of pivoting yet? I'm sure this season has been exhausting, but as much as we have tried different things (that may or may not have worked) the important question at hand is simple: what lessons did we learn? In this COVID season, Pastor, it's easy to chalk up the past two years as a one time experiment and ignore the potential lessons along the way. Can those lessons, though,...

Goes without saying, but it 's a hard season to run a church. So much pressure week in and week out. Interestingly, this isn't going to get any easier. Culturally we've talked about culture is shifting and will continue to shift as a result of the adoption of metaverse , and as a result we, the church, are at a crossroads. Yes, all these pivots are exhausting, but the question is will these pivots...

Friend of Digital Ministry, ever notice how sometimes people look at you like you're WEIRD because you're involved in digital ministry? Because you stream services or get passionate about discipling people in digital or meta spaces? We can relate. Join us for Digital Ministry Doesn't Have to be Weird, LIVE! Jump in the live show, ask questions, get affirmed in your ministry and learn how to help o...

It's 2022. If there's ever a time to start something new, this is it. Some of us are looking to launch digital or metaverse churches. Many of us are looking for ways to relaunch or rejuvenate our online ministries or campuses... and have we got the roadmap for you. We're sitting down with DigitalChurch. Network's Chestly Lunday, and talking about what it looks like to launch a digital ministry or...

There's a new type of Pastor coming, who's engaging in a different type of ministry. It's funny. I'm not actually sure how "new" this really is, but as the "great resignation" moves into church space, we're seeing more and more Pastors transition to a bi-vocational or co-vocational approach to ministry. Truthfully, even more exciting than this is the new wave of ministers, as the priesthood of all...

Season 3 is going strong, as we continue to feature the Humble Disruptors of Digital and Meta Churches. To kick it off, we're talking with two lead pastors of Digital Churches... The US church has lost 25% of attenders over the past 20 years. Many churches are reporting 50-60% pre-COVID attendance is back in the building. 43% of active church attenders do not strongly trust their church leaders. W...

We're kicking off Season 3 with The Church Digital Podcast this week, talking about the State of the Digital Church, and from where I sit, we are looking good! Season 3 with the podcast is going to delve into the humble disruptors that are continuing to pave the way for digital, meta, and phygital churches globally. Want to know what I am really excited about? Check out the podcast, and then swing...

So, way back in January (seems like eons ago) THECHURCH.DIGITAL started a podcast network, and it's been a blast bringing the team together, and featuring them over the past month on The Church Digital Podcast. If you want. to catch up on what's going on with Tom, Chestly, Andy, Jon and the Pocket Pulpit team, check out http://thechurch.digital/podcast But life goes on, and we finally get back to...

A people group unto themselves, gaming culture is taking over. From video game consoles, to computer games, mobile games, tabletop games, card games, there is an expansive community centered around gamers... and we haven't even talked about streaming or the metaverse yet! As digital pastors and planters, we need to better understand this culture if we hope to reach it. Which is why I love this con...

I first met Chestly early in the COVID season. He was working at a Church in Student Ministry, but had some passionate ideas centered around digital ministry. In the time that followed, Chestly's desire to see people be discipled digitally increased. Chestly launched KingCity Church, which became one of the foundational blocks for the Digital Church Network. The Chestly Lunday Experience is an inc...

It's time for some new voices in Digital Church. It's been said recently (on Twitter) that "listening" is the new "reading", and I've loved in this recent season listening to the Digital Pastors and Ministers on the front lines. In this season the Church has grown so much in understanding what digital can be, and I have loved hearing some voices that honestly I hadn't heard before. Sarah & Hec...

Confession hour here on The Church Digital Podcast. I say something in this podcast that I've not publicly admitted to in maybe twenty years. So listen in, but let's be honest for a minute. Working and/or Volunteering for a church can be an incredible rewarding job. But if we're honest, it can also suck the soul right out of you. This is why I love talking with our guest here, Jon Pyle. He admits...

So THECHURCH.DIGITAL is rolling out it's Podcast Network, and I gotta tell you, I'm excited about the Content Creators we're platforming here on The Church Digital Podcast Network . Over the next month The Church Digital Podcast is getting taken over! We'll be featuring one of our Network Associates each week for the next five weeks, giving you, listening audience, a taste of the different nuances...

200 Podcasts has brought us to this point... Have you heard yet? We are launching a Digital Church Network. Over the years we've had so many conversations centered around equipping people via digital discipleship to reach a digital and meta mission field in hopes of creating digital and meta churches... honestly it just felt like launching a Digital Church Network was the next natural step. Lookin...

2021 brought a lot of changes, which brings opportunities in 2022. So, here we are. THECHURCH.DIGITAL, in an attempt to better equip churches that are interested in expanding their ministry in digital and meta spaces, is rolling out... well, you're just going to have to come watch the stream with Jeff when he announces the changes coming. Complete Show Notes Available at THECHURCH.DIGITAL .

As a Church Futurist it’s not often when I talk with someone that is ahead of me, and my conversations with Todd Wilson historically have blown my mind. Todd, CEO of Exponential, is an incredible designer of strategy. The few opportunities I’ve had to talk with him about the trends of today and how they’re influencing tomorrow - and how the church needs to adapt - well, inspiring is just the begin...

Today we're not going to be talking much about technology. In fact, it doesn't come up at all. Today we're going to be focusing on more of leadership, the networking, the relationship aspects. The Digital Church Network will be launching in 2022, but to pave the road we needed to have some conversation to learn more about what church networks can look like. Enter in Jason Shepperd, with House Chur...

Pandemic or not, 2021 was a chaotic year for the church and its leaders. Before we get back to 2022, let's reflect back on 2021 and the positive influences we as the church and its leaders have gone through. Joining Jeff in this broadcast is Tom Pounder/TCD Sidekick, along with other content creators/influencers: Chestly Lunday, Andy Mage, Garrett Siljee and John Pyle. Get a sneak peak of what TCD...

Show Notes Available on THECHURCH.DIGITAL