The Making Sunday Happen Podcast

If you missed last week’s episode of the show where we started our conversation with Savannah Kimberlin from Barna, you need to stop right now and go back one space and watch or listen to that episode. It will really give you context going into Part Two of our chat with Savannah. Savannah Kimberlin is Barna’s Director of Published Research. Today, with Savannah, we are going to be talking about wh...

This week, I’m going we interviewed Savannah Kimberlin from Barna. She is Barna’s Director of Published Research. We’ll be walking through some of the top findings from Barna showing real stats on Church Online, Church Attendance, the State of where the Church is and more. This week and next week with Savannah, we're going to get a real sense of the state of where we are. Sometimes we we can guess...

This week, we’ll continue our chat with Mark MacDonald. We’re talking more about what should be the thread that connects every ministry in your church. We’ll also talk through the words BE KNOWN FOR SOMETHING and what each of them mean, the benefits of being known for something and more. Enjoy part two of our exclusive interview. SHOW NOTES

This week we're talking with another leading voice in the Branding and Church Communications space - Mark MacDonald. Mark is the author of Be Known for Something and we can learn a ton from Mark about making sure to have a consistent thread in our church or ministry that runs through the entire organization and that it speaks to the audience and is not instead internal speak. Together we’re going...

Today on the podcast, we talk with our friend Chuck Scoggins. Chuck is a Church Communications guy. We are going to be talking about how you can reach your community digitally through your Worship Experiences and other activities in your church. We hope this is a helpful conversation for you and your church as we continue in 2021 with a strong online presence being the norm. SHOW NOTES

On this week’s episode of the show, we continue our conversation with author and innovator Doug Paul. Doug is the author of Kingdom Innovation for a Brave New World. If you missed Part One of our series with Doug, feel free to jump back to last week’s episode of the show to get caught up. We'll talk with Doug about what the church looked like PRE COVID and what it can look like now. Today we'll fo...

On this first episode of the NEW YEAR we welcome Doug Paul. Doug is the author of Kingdom Innovation for a Brave New World. We'll talk with Doug about innovation and specifically what the church looked like PRE COVID and what it can look like now. We’ll talk about his 5 phases of Kingdom Innovation and more, this week and next. SHOW NOTES

This week, we’re doing a very informal family episode. We've invited the 12:30 Media Lead Team to come and hang out today. You’ll hear from the team as we reflect on this crazy past year and also look ahead to 2021. We’ll talk about what we’ve seen in the churches we serve and how things are looking for next year. SHOW NOTES

On this week’s episode of the podcast we'll be wrapping up our two part series with Worship Leader and Mentor Zach Neese. Zach is the author of How to Worship a King - and we are going to continue our chat on the topic of Worship and what he is seeing in the Church today. We'll jump into mid-conversation with Zach so if you missed part one, be sure to look catch Episode 276 . SHOW NOTES

On this week’s episode of the podcast we'll be talking with Zach Neese. Zach is a Worship Leader, a mentor to other Worship Leaders and the author of How to Worship a King - a fantastic book that needs to be on the shelf of every Worship Leader in ministry. We'll spend two weeks with Zach talking about Biblical Truths of worship, whether Biblical Worship is commonly practiced in our modern church,...

Bonus Episode this week! We sit down with the creators of Altar Live and talk about having Hybrid Worship Experiences. Altar Live is a brand new service created this year through the pandemic that allows you to merge physical and digital worship experiences together. It's incredible! We talk with Stephanie Antonucci Leathe and Andy Mahon all about it and we walk through features of the service, wh...

On this week’s episode of the podcast we will continue our conversation with Josh Brown from His Productions . Josh will talk about how to Turn your Worship Experiences into a Podcast. We started in on this topic last week and talked about Podcasting Stats, how the Church can use podcasting to reach a younger audience, the cost involved in podcasting, how to re-engage church members, how to struct...

I On this week’s episode of the podcast we welcome Josh Brown from His Productions. Josh will be talking about how to Turn your Worship Experiences into a Podcast. We’re going to really explore this topic this week and next week on the show. We’ll hit on Podcasting Stats, how the Church can use podcasting to reach a younger audience, the cost involved in podcasting, how to re-engage church members...

We continue in the conversation this week with Kenny Campbell from Stuff You Can Use and Grow Curriculum . Join in the discussion as we talk about practical strategies for volunteer teams. With Kenny's experience in student ministry in recruiting, training and equipping his helpers, and his proven strategy turned into resource on his site, we know this interview will help each of us. Kenny is goin...

We are excited for another episode this week on the podcast as we welcome Kenny Campbell from Stuff You Can Use and Grow Curriculum . Kenny is a powerhouse in the student ministry space and has pioneered some very practical strategies when it comes to volunteer teams. Kenny is going to share his playbook with in this 2 part exclusive interview. SHOW NOTES

Bonus Episode this week! We are welcoming Paul Richards back to the Podcast. Paul is the Chief Streaming Officer at StreamGeeks . And today we are talking with Paul today about Vmix - which if you are unfamiliar - Vmix is a Live Production and Streaming Software for Windows. You can create processional live video productions and you can also livestream to your favorite streaming providers like Fac...

Today we welcome back our friend Steve Fogg. Steve is master when it comes to Google and Facebook Ads for the Church and for Ministries. Last week we took a dive into the best ways to use Google Ads and this week we are going to talk all about Facebook Ads. SHOW NOTES

On this week’s episode of our show, we welcome our friend Steve Fogg. Steve has some amazing resources for the church in the way of Facebook and Google Ads - including how you can get grant money for your non-profit, how to make the best use of Google and Facebook, and more. We’re going to be going pretty deep on those two platforms this week and next. This week we will tackle Google Ads and next...

On this week’s episode of our show, we welcome our friend Dean Stelow. Dean has recently launched his own ministry called ReOrient Mentoring. It is a ministry to help lead leaders. It is a ministry to you. To help you balance your ministry and personal life and to help center you so you can minister to others. We’ll also share an interview we did with Jenni Catron from SALT last year on how to lea...

On this week’s episode of our show, we welcome our friend Jeannette Yates. Jeannette works with the team at Text in Church to help churches follow up with their guests in an effective way. We’ll be talking to Jeannette today about how to create a great guest experience. SHOW NOTES

This week, we welcome Holly Tate. Holly is the Vice President of Business Development at Vanderbloemen. They have just launched a sister company called Christian Teams - a ministry dedicated to helping you find the right supporting staff members for your church or organization. They help staff and recruit your support roles. We’ll talk with Holly today about how to recruit the right talent for you...

On this week’s episode of our show, we’ll welcome back Nate Bramsen. Nate and Carl will be talking about ideas for using stories in your messages and communication on Sunday. He has some great stories about some famous hymns that he’ll share and some other ideas that you can take and use in your teaching this weekend or anytime. We’ll also share an interview with speaker and communicator Joseph So...

On this week’s episode of our show, we continue our conversation with our friend Ryan Wakefield from Church Marketing University. Last week, we started a discussion with Ryan about some great church visitor gift ideas and how you can go over the top in how you treat guests at your church. SHOW NOTES

On this week’s episode of our show, we welcome our friend Ryan Wakefield from Church Marketing University . Ryan does an incredible job at CMU helping churches with their marketing plan and helping them retain first time guests. Today, Ryan and Carl will be talking about some great church visitor gift ideas. SHOW NOTES

In this Bonus Episode of Making Sunday Happen, we welcome Jeff Reed. Jeff has been working directly with churches and church planters through Stadia Church Planting and through his website TheChurch. Digital. His platforms are a resource to help churches understand how to make disciples online. He is a great guy putting out some really great resources for the church. We talked with Jeff about what...