The Ministry Growth Show

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we are talking marketing with Kurian Babykutty, Founder of 40 Parables. In this episode, we discuss marketing in the ministry sector and compare the differences between being online and being digital. Kurian is a wealth of knowledge and the work his team is doing with their ministry clients is cutting edge. […] The post Kurian Babykutty from 40 Parables...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we’re joined by Eric Derry, a Global Dispatcher for Zúme who works with coaches and trainers all over the world for the ministry. In this episode, Eric shares his insights into Zúme as an organization and model, and we spend some time discussing digital missions and Zúme as a powerful tool in […] The post Eric Derry from Zúme – Reproducing Di...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we’re joined by Ryan Johnson, Creative Manager for Compassion International and in this episode, we’re talking storytelling with one of the most successful Christian organizations around. Storytelling is incredibly important for Compassion and they have made a concentrated effort at constantly improving on their storytelling with the help of Ryan [...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we’re joined by Storyteller and Founder of The 315 Project, Todd Miechiels. Todd has a passion for helping the Church tell better stories more often. In this episode, we discuss the power of storytelling and introduce an idea The 315 Project and Reliant Creative have been ideating on […] The post Todd Miechiels from The 315 Project – The Chur...

The invisible framework that decides whether a film lands. In Part 2 of our conversation on The Ministry Growth Show, filmmaker Laki Karavias and Zach go deeper on the documentary structure beneath Messania’s Story (start with Part 1). You have felt it, even if you could not name it. One video holds you to the […] The post Laki Karavias | Filmmaker and Director of Messania’s Stor...

Why story, not budget, is what makes a ministry film move people. This week on The Ministry Growth Show, filmmaker and director Laki Karavias joins us to talk about Messania’s Story, the film he directed during his years with World Vision, and the craft beneath it. Most ministries already know they should be telling stories […] The post Laki Karavias | Filmmaker and Director of Messani...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show, we’re joined by Stan Parks who is a part of the Global Facilitation Team for 24:14. In this episode, Stan shares about the 24:14 coalition and how leaders from agencies, churches, and movements all over the world are working together to finish the task of the Great Commission. […] The post Stan Parks from 24:14 – A Coalition of Agencies, Chu...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we are joined by Brian Dowd, Co-Managing Partner of the Sacramento Chapter of The Barnabas Group. Brian shares his thoughts and insights on ministry leadership and development and how The Barnabas Group is helping ministries innovate. Relevant Resources: The Barnabas Group Next Step Coach Finishing the Task The […] The post Brian Dowd from The Barnabas G...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show, we’re joined by Tim Ahlen. Tim is the Senior Pastor at Forest Meadow Baptist Church, a consultant on Unreached People Groups for the Dallas Baptist Association, and a Disciple-Maker and Zume volunteer coach and regional coordinator. In this episode, Tim shares his experience with DMM models, specifically highlighting […] The post Tim Ahlen | Pasto...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we’re joined by Tim Cowley from Expat Media Pro. In this episode, Tim shares his insights on the power of storytelling, storytelling structures, and the ethics of documentary filmmaking in the ministry space. Storytelling is powerful, but we need to make sure we’re honoring the individual and not […] The post Tim Cowley from Expat Media Pro &...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we’re joined by Beth Bennet, Atlanta Area Director for Mission Increase. In this episode, Beth shares her expertise and insights on biblically-based fundraising and how ministry leaders can move from a theology of scarcity to a theology of abundance. Enjoy! Relevant Resources: The God Ask The Giver and […] The post Beth Bennett from Mission Increas...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we are talking with Kenny Jahng, Founder of Big Click Syndicate and Co-Owner of Church Communications. Kenny shares his insights on the importance of clear messaging and we discuss some of the exciting opportunities that exist for the Church in the digital space. Kenny has worked with and […] The post Kenny Jahng from Big Click Syndicate – The Impo...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we’re talking with Doug Lucas from Team Expansion. Doug shares his expertise and insights from 42 years working and building one organization. It’s not often you find a leader who has been with an organization for that long. In this episode, Doug and I discuss adaptation to change […] The post Doug Lucas from Team Expansion – Adapting t...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we are talking with Jason Locy, Founder of FiveStone, as he shares his insights on building a brand, telling stories, and developing a participatory narrative for your audience. If your ministry is struggling to build a brand that has loyal support and brand advocates, Jason’s insights will shine […] The post Jason Locy from FiveStone – Cultu...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show Jon Bennett from Generis joins us as we discuss generosity in the Church. Jon shares his insights on creating a culture of generosity. What would it look like if the Church was more generous? Relevant Resources: Generis Generosity Insights The post Jon Bennett from Generis – Creating a Culture of Generosity appeared first on Reliant Creative .

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we talk with Phillip Holmes, VP of Institutional Communications at Reformed Theological Seminary and Founder of Highest Good Media. Phillip shares his experience and expertise in marketing and in this episode we discuss marketing funnels and the fear of marketing in the ministry sector. Enjoy! Relevant Resources: Highest […] The post Phillip Holmes from...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we’re talking with Randy Valentine, Chief Marketing Officer for Global Media Outreach. Randy and his team at Global Media Outreach are doing some exciting things in the digital space, and in this episode, Randy shares some of the insights he’s gained over the years working in digital missions. […] The post Randy Valentine from Global Media Ou...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we’re talking with Randy Valentine, Chief Marketing Officer for Global Media Outreach. Randy and his team at Global Media Outreach are doing some exciting things in the digital space, and in this episode, Randy shares some of the insights he’s gained over the years working in digital missions. […] The post Randy Valentine from Global Media Ou...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we are talking with Curtis Sergeant, a disciple-making movement catalyst. Curtis is a part of more ministries than we can list in a simple introduction, so we’ll list the ones we know of down below, but it’s difficult to have a conversation around disciple-making movements without Curtis’ name […] The post Curtis Sergeant – Discip...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we talk with Liam Savage, Director of Innovation at One Hope and a part of the Global Leadership Team at Indigitous. Liam considers Indigitous to be a “Great Commission Accelerator,” and we spend most of our time together discussing digital missions and the opportunities that exist for disciple-making […] The post Liam Savage from Indigitous...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we talk with Jon Ralls, Owner of Kavanah Media, as he shares his insights on social media marketing for ministries. In this episode, Jon and I discuss the incredible opportunities he is seeing in digital for the Church to reach and engage with seekers, unbelievers, and those interested […] The post Jon Ralls from Kavanah Media – Social Media Marketing fo...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we talk with Tommy Lee, President of Resource Global, as he shares insight into how his ministry is discipling young leaders in key cities around the world for the gospel. Tommy and I discuss the importance of cultural contextualization and national ownership and Tommy shares his thoughts on […] The post Tommy Lee from Resource Global – Changing Tr...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we talk with Clyde Taber, Director of Visual Story Network, as he shares his thoughts and insights on using media, story, and technology to reach and disciple the nations. In this episode, we spend some time discussing digital discipleship and the incredible opportunities the Church is currently presented […] The post Clyde Taber from Visual Story Networ...

This week on The Ministry Growth Show we talk with Ministry Tech Consultant, Tim Cox. Tim shares his expertise on digital discipleship and contextualized messaging. We spend some time discussing what the Church can learn from COVID-19 and how she can come away from this pandemic with more experience in the digital space. Tim is […] The post Tim Cox | Ministry Tech Consultant – Digital...

In this week’s episode of The Ministry Growth Show we talk with Michael Sugihara and Mark Chassman from Emerging Leaders Initiative (“ELI”). ELI is a leadership development and discipleship ministry based out of Chicago, Illinois. In this episode, Michael and Mark share their insights and expertise in transforming consumers into contributors, relationship-centric discipleship, an...