It's time for vacations, games of Marko Polo at the local pool and kids attending camps or Vacation Bible School. Summer is officially here and it is easy to get disconnected with all that is happening in the ministry and tech world That is where The Church Digital Podcast Network comes in and helps. They strive to keep you updated on all the latest trends in social media, live stream, digital discipleship and all things online ministry so that you can minister and serve your online community more effectively.
Here are 5 Online Ministry insights and lessons learned from some of the podcasts released on The Church Digital Podcast Network from June 2023
Ministry can happen SEVEN DAYS A WEEK online
The beautiful thing about online ministry that is enables you to minister to your community (online and in person) OUTSIDE of Sunday morning. In this podcast, Andy and Mark talk about all the different ways you can do just that and how they have seen success in their ministries.
Street Evangelism DOES HAPPEN in the Metaverse
Recently, Goose took his Sunday message from his Church's world into Meta's Horizon World and essentially did street preaching. In this episode Goose and Stuart talk about what that experience was like, what ended up happening and their thoughts on the effectiveness of "street preaching" is in the metaverse.
You CAN USE AI for Ministry Purposes
There is a lot of discussion about AI these days. What is it and how can you use it? This has Church Leaders discussing it as well. And Kenny Jahng joins Andy Mage to talk about some of the concerns but also all the ministry implications for AI and the Church as a whole. It can be used for ministry beyond just content and no, it is not going to take your job. Check out the episode here.
Gaming Ministry IS Relational Ministry
The world paints pictures of who people are and what they are into. The preconceived notion that nerd are losers, lonely and they won't go to Church is not accurate. Also, the picture that the church is always the villain and is oppressive is not accurate either. Real people who like games do a thing together and build relationships and they are interested in Jesus and the Church. See how Love Thy Nerd is earning the right to speak truth into gamer's lives in this podcast episode.
The Church NEEDS to KEEP EXPERIMENTING
Does your Church have an experimental culture? Or, are you afraid to take chances because of the possibly of failure? In this podcast, Jeff Reed and Jay Kranda talk about how Saddleback continues to experiment and try new things for the Kingdom. See what they have been up to as it encourages you to experiment in your ministry, too.
This Type of Video is EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE for Your Online Ministry
Creating and sharing videos is very effective for Churches and ministries to use in your digital and online ministry. Short form video, in particular, is very popular right now as more platforms are pushing it. Hear Tom talk to Aaron Magnuson about that and other trending digital and online tools that ministries can use to reach more people to Christ in this episode.
What do you think? What are other online ministry insights you learned from this past month? Share your ideas below or on social media.
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