The Evolution of Digital Ministry: Celebrating Milestones and Embracing the Future The Church Digital Podcast is brought to you by Riverside. Check out how Riverside can help your church's content-creation process - http://thechurch.digital/riverside As we mark the five-year anniversary of The Church Digital Podcast and the 24-year anniversary of Jeff Reed's first digital ministry venture with ebeliever.com, it's a time of reflection on the leaps and strides made in integrating technology with...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 291
Navigating Digital Transformation: TCD Unveils a New Online Era The Church Digital Podcast is brought to you by Riverside. Check out how Riverside can help your church's content-creation process - http://thechurch.digital/riverside In an age where digital presence has become integral to every organization, TCD is no exception. Ep290 of TCD podcast reveals a transformative period for our digital church. Helmed by host Jeff Reed and his leadership team including Andy Mage, Barbara Carnero, JMO, Ja...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 290
Navigating Digital Multiplication and Fostering Global Church Leadership The Church Digital Podcast is brought to you by Riverside. Check out how Riverside can help your church's content-creation process - HTTP://THECHURCH.DIGITAL/RIVERSIDE ### Rethinking Ministry in the Digital Age Jeff Reed invites us to deeply reflect on the transformation of church dynamics in the digital context. He shares his experiences and the economic challenges he faced managing a Christian store, emphasizing how those...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 289
Connecting Faith and Technology: The Kingstide Journey and Its Digital Aspirations THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY RIVERSIDE. CHECK OUT HOW RIVERSIDE CAN HELP YOUR CHURCH'S CONTENT-CREATION PROCESS - http://thechurch.digital/riverside Embracing Community in the Digital Era With our generation steeping further into the digital realm, Kingstide has pioneered an ingenious approach to fostering Christian community online. Their mission, which resounded throughout the latest episode o...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 288
Exploring Tradition and Innovation in Church Movements: TCD's Vision of Digital DiscipleshipThe Church Digital Podcast is brought to you by Riverside. Check out how Riverside can help your church's content-creation process - HTTP://THECHURCH.DIGITAL/RIVERSIDE Digital Innovation: Reshaping Church Movements Jeff Reed's recent commentary on the evolving face of church movements underscores the delicate balance between traditional church values and the cutting-edge approaches needed in today's digit...
Mar 18, 2024•47 min•Season 6Ep. 287
Dive into Unfiltered Chats on Disappointment, Integrity, and Keeping It Real in a Hyper-connected World The Church Digital Podcast is brought to you by Riverside. Check out how Riverside can help your church's content-creation process - http://thechurch.digital/riverside Dealing with the 'Not Yet' Moments Jeff Reed kicks things off by getting real about those moments when life doesn't play by the script - yeah, we're talking dashed hopes and divine delays. Jon Pyle jumps in, dropping some wisdom...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 286
In this conversation, Jeff Reed and Quintin McGrath discuss the ethical implications of OpenAI's Sora, a text-to-video technology. They explore the capabilities of Sora and its potential for creative expression. However, they also delve into the negative aspects, such as the potential for bias and the creation of deep fakes. They emphasize the importance of setting ethical boundaries and being transparent about intentions. The conversation raises concerns about trust in organizations that draw t...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 285
Digital Frontiers - A Conversation with Simon Diercks on German Digital Church Planting THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY RIVERSIDE. CHECK OUT HOW RIVERSIDE CAN HELP YOUR CHURCH'S CONTENT-CREATION PROCESS - http://thechurch.digital/riverside The Path of Digital Discipleship In the latest episode of The Church Digital (TCD) podcast, host Jeff Reed delves into the burgeoning world of digital church planting in Germany with his guest, Simon Diercks. Diercks, a pastor, programmer, and ...
Feb 26, 2024•58 min•Season 6Ep. 284
The Surging Intersection of Tech and Church: A Journey into Hybrid Worship and AI Ethics THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY RIVERSIDE. CHECK OUT HOW RIVERSIDE CAN HELP YOUR CHURCH'S CONTENT-CREATION PROCESS - http://thechurch.digital/riverside Download Pushpay's State of the Church Tech Report - https://hub.pushpay.com/state-of-church-technology/ As the world embraces a more digitalized ethos, the church is no exception. In The Church Digital (TCD) Podcast, host Jeff Reed and guest ...
Feb 20, 2024•58 min•Season 6Ep. 283
The Future of Tech and Church: Augmented Dreams and Community Realities THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY RIVERSIDE. CHECK OUT HOW RIVERSIDE CAN HELP YOUR CHURCH'S CONTENT-CREATION PROCESS - http://thechurch.digital/riverside Understanding Apple's Vision Pro Impact The recent episode of the Church Digital Podcast (TCD) dove into a technology that could revolutionize not just everyday life but also the workings of the church. Host Jeff Reed and operations director Andy Mage engaged ...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 282
In an ever-evolving church landscape, it’s crucial to understand who we are communicating with. Barbara Carneiro, CEO of Word Revolution, articulates the importance of specificity in content curation. Catering to different generations isn't just wise; it's essential. She eloquently breaks down generational categories into four Cs: contributors (boomers), consumers (Gen Xers), collaborators (millennials), and curators (Gen Zs). These categories reflect distinct worldviews shaped by diverse upbrin...
Feb 05, 2024•59 min•Season 6Ep. 281
In digital spaces where the need is significant, the theological and pastoral landscapes of churches are expanding beyond the physical realm. EP280 of the TCD podcast, hosted by Jeff Reed, features a conversation that weaves together crisis, trauma, and digital ministry, presenting an intersection often underserved in theological discussions. **Recognizing Trauma in Digital Ministry** Trauma comes in many forms, and it's no stranger to the digital realm. Megan Carter and Stacy Knapp stress the i...
Jan 29, 2024•59 min•Season 6Ep. 280
Leveraging Live Chat for Enhanced Church Connection Creating Community Through Digital Ministry The recent episode of TCD podcast EPA 279 featured Evan Connelly from Lighthouse Church, who shared insights into utilizing live chat as a tool to foster community within the church. The use of Intercom.com, a platform typically used for customer service, has been repurposed by Lighthouse Church to create personal connections between pastors and the congregation, both online and in-person. Digital Too...
Jan 22, 2024•50 min•Season 6Ep. 279
Exploring the Next Frontier: AI's Role in Church and Society Next up on The Church Digital Podcast, we're bringing Kenny Jahng, AI Next director at Exponential Next. The latest episode, hosted by Jeff Reed, delved into the fascinating yet complex domain of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for the church. AGI: A Reality, Not a Hypothesis Jahng points out that AGI isn't a distant fantasy but a current reality, with AI deciphering thoughts through MRI scans or manipulating Wi-Fi si...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 278
Digital Discipleship: The Exponential Potential of Innovative Ministry In TCD's latest episode, EP277 - Dr Dan Tebo & A Dissertation on Digital Church, we delve into an ocean of insights that stood out as a beacon of illumination for the modern church. Jeff Reed, the host, and Dr. Dan Tebo, the guest, engage in a profound dialogue about digital discipleship and its innate potential for transformative growth. Realizing Missed Opportunities in Disciple Making A glance back to 2008 reveals a pi...
Jan 08, 2024•55 min•Season 6Ep. 277
Embracing Digital Discipleship: The New Era of Church Digital Engagement The New Frontier of the Digital Church: In an ever-evolving digital landscape, The Church Digital Podcast's latest podcast, EP276 - "The New The Church Digital," featuring host Jeff Reed, has deeply explored digital discipleship's dynamics and role in modern ministry. The episode encapsulates a pivotal shift toward digital solutions for spiritual outreach, with conversations revolving around using digital spaces for evangel...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 276
So we took a little break from the podcast, and now we're back! With a fresh outlook on digital ministry for pastors, planters and practitioners, The Church Digital Podcast is a great opportunity for your church to find innovative ways to use this digital technology for kingdom purposes. With this Season 6 Trailer, we'll be exploring how your church can be the church not just on Sunday morning, but 168 hours a week! Check out the return of The Church Digital Podcast and the launch of Season 6: 1...
Dec 11, 2023•2 min
Saddleback has always had an experimental culture. Seeing Saddleback adopt a digital strategy literally a decade+ ago, and then move into decentralized and micro church strategies…Saddleback has learned that failure is not the end of the experiment. Failure is just one step closer to finding success. But, how do you get your church to experiment? With services coming every Sunday, even with the push for “excellence” every week…how do we do something different? These are the questions we’re bring...
Jun 05, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 275
In Dave Ferguson we trust! Visionary Leader of Exponential as well as NewThing Network and lead pastor at Community Christian in Chicago, Dave has been a huge supporter of Digital Church! In fact, Dave let us borrow B.L.E.S.S. practices to be the framework for digital missionaries! I’m continually blown away by the love and support he shows to digital ministry and digital planting. (You’ll catch a bit of this at the beginning of the podcast.) Now as we’re talking how to take your Digital Ministr...
May 29, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 274
In 2023, many churches are going back to an old mindset of digital ministry. Let’s broadcast those church services! But, and maybe I’m talking crazy here, what if your church didn’t. Instead, what if your church did something different. This is what we’re highlighting here this week with Tyler Sansom, from "First Capital/Church Anywhere." For a medium sized church in the middle of a small, blue collar town, "First Capital" is doing some incredible things digitally. Digital Discipleship, Internat...
May 22, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 273
According to Pushpay’s "2023 State of Church Tech Report ," 25% of American churches are looking to plant a church in the metaverse. So, doing a learning community on planting a virtual reality church should be a no brainer! So that's what we did. Partnering with Leadership Network, DCN is doing a learning community helping churches like yours explore virtual reality, even helping churches go on mission trips into virtual reality. For the podcast here we’ve got Stuart McPherson, metaverse pastor...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 272
Welcome to Season 5 of The Church Digital Podcast, as we’re talking about how to take your church’s digital and/or metaverse ministry to the next level. And do we have a great conversation for you here, right off the bat! This idea escalated quickly. Not that long ago Ryan Sidhom, Lead Pastor at the Church Plant River City Church approached me with an idea: let’s do mission trips into the Metaverse. He even pitched his church as the guinea pig to test the model of an actual “mission trip” in the...
May 08, 2023•40 min•Season 5Ep. 271
I’ve had a mutual respect for James Emery White for a while now. His church, Mecklenburg, has gotten some attention in recent years for abandoning their multisite strategy and instead focusing on their digital strategy. So, of course I feel a kindred spirit. Then he says the word phygital…a lot…so of course I love this guy. We had a great conversation here on this podcast. We talked Meck. We talked James’ new book "Hybrid Church." We talked what digital can, and cannot, do. On most points I agre...
May 01, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 270
This convo, right here, may be one of my favorite podcasts we've done to date. Years ago “ Church 3.0, ” a book by Neil Cole, was heavily influential in my life. Understand, Neil didn't write the book in a digital context. When he wrote “Church 3.0,” very few people were doing anything in the digital ministry space. But when I read this book back in the early 2010s, all I could think about is how some of these practices could exist digitally. So, similar to our recent conversation with Leonard S...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 269
Season 4 of The Church Digital Podcast has been a deep dive, an introspective look into Gaming and Nerd Culture, and how the church is already active in this space. In the concluding episode, Jeff and Season Co-Host Mark Lutz jump in a conversation to discuss the highlights of the season, as well as an overarching theme: what are the opportunities to utilize Gaming Church to reach Gen Z, and even Gen A! Plus, get a sneak peek of the future of Jesus, Gamers, and Church with a couple special annou...
Apr 17, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 268
As we’ve been digging into Season 4: Jesus, Gamers, and Church we’ve explored many different types of gaming church, and we’re seeing many different people with different skill sets fit into different roles. Gaming church is a beautiful picture where churches, missionaries, and moderators all come together to create not just a single church, but a fully functioning ministry! Church planters know of this idea (revived in recent years by Alan Hirsch and others) called APEST & the Fivefold Mini...
Apr 10, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 267
It’s Ladies Night with The Church Digital Podcast. During Season Four of The Church Digital Podcast called "Jesus, Gamers and Church" we are doing a deep dive on Gaming and Nerd Culture, and how churches are aggressively reaching this mission field… As we’ve talked on the show, there is a lot of opportunities to connect with the gamers on this digital mission field, as there’s close to 3.2 billion gamers active in the world. What may be a surprise to some is the growing percentage of women that ...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 266
Through The Church Digital Podcast’s Season 4: Jesus, Gamers & Church, we have been exploring how engaging in gaming and nerd culture digitally allows us a huge missional reach. We’ve talked mostly about Twitch being the avenue that we engage in, which is cool. But, to effectively reach gamers, what if we actually did “church” in video games. Novel concept, but that’s exactly what DJ Soto and VR MMO Church are doing. As lead pastor of VR Church, DJ saw a huge opportunity to reach people via ...
Mar 27, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 265
The Online Church Blueprint is the BEST “how to” for digital church planters, physical church leaders just starting their online transitions, and everyone in between. Each episode gives practical insight, tips and tricks, and helpful steps to get YOUR digital church expression up and running! So join us as we talk about "what should your online service look like?"
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 264
Hey friends, Jeff here from The Church Digital Podcast. We’ve got a great conversation coming up from Flatcap - Twitch’s Leighton Seys, digging into how physical pastors are utilizing Twitch! Through TCD Podcast’s Season 4: Jesus, Gamers and Church we’ve been exploring how the church can reach Gaming and Nerd culture. We’ve explored Digital Churches, eSports, Digital Missionaries… and this week we’re digging deep into physical pastors who stream on Twitch. Flatcap leads a network of physical pas...
Mar 20, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 263
