NCMU Podcast

The Nerd Culture Ministry Underground Podcast exists to tell the stories of nerd culture missionaries and equip the next generation for nerd culture missions.

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Episodes

Episode 9 | Luke & Asia Filipiak and Living the Married Twitch Life

In this episode we hear from Luke and Asia Filipiak, a married couple highly involved in Nerd Culture ministry both with Love Thy Nerd as an organization and through their own personal livestreams. Check out Luke on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/frostbyteiv Check out Luke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/frostbyteiv Check out Luke on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frostbyteiv Support Luke at LTN: https://lovethynerd.com/partner-with-luke/ Check out Asia on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/asiathegi...

Sep 15, 2023•54 min

Episode 8 | Steve Valdez and SavePoint Ministries

In this episode of the NCMU Podcast, we hear from Steve Valdez of SavePoint Ministries about his youth pastor roots, calling into nerd culture ministry and how he connects people online to physical nerd-friendly churches. Check out Steve on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/savepointmin Check out SavePoint Ministries: https://savepointministries.com/ REGISTER FOR the Nerd Culture Ministry Summit (NCMS) 2023: https://ncmsummit.com/ Check out Mark on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thelift Check out Lux...

Sep 06, 2023•48 min

Episode 7 | Jared Stewart from Video Game Ministries and Local Esports

In this episode of the NCMU Podcast Pastor Mark from Lux Digital Church gets to hang out with Jared from Video Game Ministries! Jared gives us a great look at how he stepped out of full time vocational ministry to walk through whatever doors God would open in the world of gaming. He offers some great advice for getting into local Esports in High Schools as a source of income and challenges us to question and examine our motives before we get into gaming ministry. Check out Video Game Ministries ...

Aug 18, 2023•47 min

Episode 6 | Jate Earheart and the Origin Story of a Digital Missionary

In this episode of the NCMU Podcast Pastor Mark from Lux Digital Church gets to hang out with Jate from JateLive! Jate has an amazing story of how he got started in live streaming and full time content creation. It's a genuine Jonah story! Hear how Jate left a very successful and promising carrier to follow Jesus into the unknown of live streaming and digital missions! Check out Jate on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jatelive REGISTER FOR Nerd Culture Ministry Summit (NCMS) 2023: https://ncmsummi...

Aug 04, 2023•50 min

Episode 5 | SouzyLive and How to Get Started on Twitch

In this episode of the NCMU Podcast Pastor Mark from Lux Digital Church gets to hang out with Matt from SouzyLive! After hearing from Souzy last month in our conversation about GSC we have him back on the show to talk about his streaming journey. Matt is one of the few that blazed the trail and inspired many of the people we see in the space today! Learn from his 8.5+ years of experience as a content creator and a live streamer and what it really takes to make it as an evangelist on Twitch! Chec...

Jul 21, 2023•38 min

Episode 4 | Aki and Momma Peach and Streaming with Your Entire Family

In this episode of the NCMU Podcast Pastor Mark from Lux Digital Church and Pastor Savage get to hang out with Aki and Momma Peach from The Adventures of Aki and Fam! We get to talk about how they stream with their entire family, making a home on Twitch for those that don't have a home, and how to partner your streaming journey with your local church. This show got real more then once and it's a must listen to anyone married who wants to start streaming as a ministry. Check out The Adventures of...

Jul 07, 2023•56 min

Episode 3 | Bubba and Love Thy Nerd

In this episode of the NCMU Podcast, Pastor Mark from Lux Digital Church and Pastor Savage get to hang out with Bubba from Love Thy Nerd! Bubba tells the story of how God led him and a small team to start a missions organization that seeks to be the love of Jesus to nerds and nerd culture. The ministry field of gamer and nerd culture extends far beyond Twitch, and LTN is leading the way in helping the broader Church bridge the gap between nerds and church culture Check out LTN on Twitch: https:/...

Jun 16, 2023•51 min

Episode 2 | Matt and Amanda and Starting GSC

In this episode of the NCMU Podcast, Pastor Mark from Lux Digital Church and Pastor Savage get to hang out with Matt and Amanda Souza from God Squad Church! Matt and Amanda tell us about how God moved them to start a fully digital church for gamers years before anyone else would even dream of the idea. Matt and Amanda have inspired many of the digital missionaries that you see on Twitch and most of whom you will hear from on this show. These pioneers share their story and some of the things they...

Jun 02, 2023•52 min

Episode 1 | Pastor Doostyn and Teaching the Bible on Twitch

In this episode of the NCMU Podcast Pastor Mark from Lux Digital Church and Pastor Savage get to hang out with Pastor Doostyn from the great country of Texas! Doostyn tells us about his journey that led him to streaming, how he got his physical church on board and supportive, and he gives some advice for people that might be starting out today! Check out Pastor Doostyn on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pastordoostyn REGISTER FOR Nerd Culture Ministry Summit (NCMS) 2023: https://ncmsummit.com/ Che...

May 19, 2023•44 min

Episode 0 | Welcome to the Underground

In this inaugural episode of the Nerd Culture Ministry Underground (NCMU) Podcast Pastor Mark from Lux Digital Church and Pastor Savage introduce the show and let you know what to expect next! REGISTER FOR Nerd Culture Ministry Summit (NCMS) 2023: https://ncmsummit.com/ Check out PastorSavage85: https://www.twitch.tv/pastorsavage85 Check out Mark on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thelift Check out Lux Digital Church: https://www.luxdigitalchurch.com/ Check out The Digital Church Network: https://...

May 01, 2023•26 min

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