Hybrid Ministry
By Nick Clason
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Episodes: 186
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Hybrid Ministry is complicated and hard. Or is it?
How do pastors and youth pastors create a vibrant extension, not replacement, of what's already happening during their weekly church services? To cater in a digital ministry way to an online focused ministry audience. Reaching Millennials, Gen Z and even Gen Alpha is going to require us to rethink some of the ways we do church.
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Episode 183: Multi-Day Youth Group Game for Winter Retreats & DNows (Rules, Setup, & Free Files)
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Episode 182: I tried every youth ministry social media pack that exists.
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Episode 181: How I Ran Social Media While at a Conference - - DYM 100 Challenge Pt 3
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Episode 180: Josh Boldman Taught Me THIS About Small Groups… - DYM 100 Challenge Pt 2
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Episode 179: FREE Christmas Party Surprise! - DYM 100 Challenge Pt 1
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Episode 178: I secretly tried the 8 post challenge while hosting a conference
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Episode 177: After the Turkey... Watch This👀
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Episode 176: Youth Leader Resource Room | 5 Components to a Great one!
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Episode 175: The Calendar that Rules Them All! [Most Skip Step 1!]
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode 174: 5 LEVELS OF TAMING A WILD YOUTH ROOM
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Episode 173: Youth Ministry Interview Tips (with a twist!)
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode 172: The Cellphone Problem in Youth Groups
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Episode 171: Grow Your Youth Group: EXPLOSIVE Attendance Secrets
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 170: How to Ask for a Raise: Expert Gives Tips & Tricks
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode 169: Don't Try These... Until you Hear My Mistakes!
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 168: Job Switch? Youth Pastor Top Tips
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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🚨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 - The Future of Hybrid Ministry!
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Episode 167: Top 5 Youth Ministry Books Every New Youth Pastor Must Read
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 166: How Our Youth Group Doubled in 3 Years
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 165: How to Build a Youth Social Media Team That You Don’t Have to Run
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 164: 🚀 Fall Social Media Pack: Stop Guessing. Start Posting.
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Episode 163: Event Evaluation that WORKS! How to Actually Improve Your Youth Ministry
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Episode 162: 10 Free Time Stations for Youth Ministry - Fun, Easy & FREE!
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Episode 161: How to Welcome New Students in Youth Ministry Without Overwhelming Them
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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The Ultimate Extreme Bingo Hack!
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 160: My #1 Fall Outreach Event for Youth Ministry + Free Donut Game Download!
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode 159: Which Mic Should Youth Pastors Use? Pro vs Budget Options
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 158: This Changes Everything - Train Up Teenagers!
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Episode 157: What’s Better for Ministry? Done-for-You or Custom Social Media
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Episode 156: 3 Reels You Can Post This Week Without Filming Anything
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Episode 155: The Secret Sauce to Consistent Summer Engagement
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode 154: Summer Social Media Mistakes (And How I’m Avoiding Them)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Episode 153: What I Posted This Week Using My Summer Content Pack
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode 152: This Social Media Post is dead in 2025 - What to do instead
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Episode 151: Gaga Ball vs 9-Square
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 150: 5 TIPS | Promotion like a Pro! Beginning vs End of Summer?
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 149: Youth Ministry in the Summer? Should You Shut It Down or Show Up Strong?
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 148: How I’m Doing 3 Months of Content with THIS One Resource
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May 08, 2025 |
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Episode 147: From No Budget to Pro - Summer Camp 2025 Photography & Videography Setup Guide
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode 146: How I Produce a Weekly Leader Podcast
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 145: 10 Simple & Effective Partnering with Parent Tips that REALLY work!
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Episode 144: How I Recruit Awesome Youth Volunteers that Stick
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Episode 143: How I Avoid Burnout with Derry Prenkert
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 142: How I Got Started doing Youth Group Social Media from scratch with Andrew Ostrander
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 141: How I Plan Events with Kaylen Adams
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode 140: Social Media that [ACTUALLY] Works | Engage Don’t Broadcast
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 139: The Best Communication Method for Your Church
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Episode 138: Steal this Clearer (& Less Boring) Church Announcement Strategy
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 137: 3 Reasons Your Announcements Aren’t Working
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Episode 136: 9 Easy & FREE Youth Group Game Ideas
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Episode 135: Rules for Teens - Building Real Relationships in a Digital Age
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Episode 134: Tech Talks: Equipping Parents to Guide Their Digital Natives
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Episode 133: Scroll with Purpose: Teaching Teens to Use Phones Wisely
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode 132: Digital Detox: Finding Balance in an Always-On World
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Episode 131: Secrets Revealed for Middle School Phone Usage
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode 130: 2024 - A Celebration of You: Hybrid Ministry Stats & Stories in Review
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Episode 129: The Definitive Social Media Strategy for Busy Youth Pastors in 2025 | Hybrid Ministry Guide
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Episode 128: I made this podcast so you wouldn't have to hire me
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 127: More than a Random Name Generator
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 126: Youth Ministry Christmas Party Idea!
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Episode 125: Unlock the Customizable Wheel for your Programming
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 124: Truly Interactive Sermons | How I use Sidekick
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Episode 123: LIVE Sidekick Demo and Review! Youth Ministry Turned Interactive
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 122: Why Your Youth Ministry Follow-Up Isn't Working
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 121: The Student Ministry Debate: In-Person vs Digital
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 120: Holy Clicks: How Churches are Winning Social Media
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 119: How Churches Can Use Social Media (Ideas & Examples) Part 4
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 118: How Churches Can Use Social Media (Ideas & Examples) Part 3
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 117: How Churches Can Use Social Media (Ideas & Examples) Part 2
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 116: How Churches Can Use Social Media (Ideas & Examples)
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 115: Youth Pastor Review Aura and Bark vs Covenant Eyes
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Episode 114: Before Buying your Child a Phone…
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 113: Teaching iPad Kids with Brainrot - Gen Alpha Unlocked
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 112: Is Generation Alpha Doomed?
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Episode 111: Better Event Promotion: Without Promoting on Social
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Episode 110: Distractions During Youth Group: The Solution
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Episode 109: Don't be scared of Social Media with Nate Clason
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Episode 108: David Carpenter on Social Media for Youth Ministry
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Episode 107: A Gen-Zer's Take on Hybrid Ministry
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 106: Start Your Church Social Media From Scratch
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Episode 105: The 6 Digital Platforms Your Church Should be Using in 2024
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Episode 104: Best Gear for Digital Ministry in 2024 | Must-Have Tech Accessories
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Episode 103: The Five Softwares You Need
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Episode 102: Is Instagram Dead?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Episode 101: Time Saving Hacks for Productive Youth Pastors
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 100: 💯 HybridMinistry - How it all Started
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Episode 099: YouTube for the Long Haul
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May 30, 2024 |
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Episode 098: Ultimate Guide: Audio, Lighting, Camera and Set Design for Church YouTube
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May 23, 2024 |
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Episode 097: 📈 Exponential YouTube Growth Hacks: YouTube Shorts Crash Course
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 096: 🔀 YouTube Playlists: Rethinking Teaching in the Church
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May 09, 2024 |
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Episode 095: 💻 Posting Your Teaching Message to YouTube
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 094: 📱YouTube Videos Make Your Social Media Better
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Episode 093: 📹 LiveStream vs. Pre-Filming: Editing for Youth Ministries
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 092: 🖐️ 5 Secret Benefits of Filming YouTube Videos for Youth Ministries
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 091: 📹 YouTube for Youth Ministries
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 090: 🐿️ When to Split High School and Middle School Youth Group
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 089: ⚠️ Sharing your Youth Room with other Church Ministries
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 088: 🔥Youth Ministry Planning: Weekend Service vs. Midweek Program
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 087: ✌️The Two Biggest Enemies to Youth Groups
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 086: 😨 Reaction: Carey Nieuwhof’s 2024 Church Trends
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 085: ✍ Youth Ministry Volunteer Training
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 084: 🤝 Recruiting (and Retaining) The Best Volunteers
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 083: ❤️ Youth Ministry Volunteers Unleashed
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 082: 💡 5 No Prep Youth Group Game Ideas
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Episode 081: 😲 Your Youth Sermons Don’t Matter
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 080: 🛑 Stop Posting Church Announcements on Social Media
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Episode 079: 🤷 Youth Pastor: Event Coordinators? or Disciple-Makers?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Episode 078: 📈 Youth Group Growth: Reaching Gen Z & Gen Alpha
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Episode 077: 💪 Get More Done: Time Management for Youth Pastors
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 076: ✅ 7 Part Youth Group Checklist
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Episode 075: 🤑 Digital Discipleship on a Dime: 5 Budget Friendly Tips
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 074: 🎅 The Ultimate (and FREE!) Youth Ministry Christmas Party Guide
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 073: 🧑🚀 New Frontiers in Digital Discipleship for the Church: Shepherding 🐑
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 072: 🧑🚀 New Frontiers in Digital Discipleship for the Church: Message Enhancement 💬
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Episode 071: 🧑🚀 New Frontiers in Digital Discipleship for the Church: Youth Ministry Games 🎮
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 070: 📉 The Unveiling: The Actual Reason Church Attendance is Down in 2023 👇
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Episode 069: 🍩 Ultimate Youth Group Guide: Crush Games, Outreach & Social all in one! 🔥
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Episode 068: ☝️ The Ultimate One-Click Viral Reels and Shorts Solution for Churches: Social Media Strategy for TODAY! 🗓️
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Episode 067: 🔮 The Future of Church Youth Ministry 🔮
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode 066: 💸 The Surprising 4th Design Tool: Instagram Stories, a Design Option? 🚀
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 065: 💸 Adobe Express, the 3rd option of the 4 Budget-Friendly Design Tools 🚀
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Episode 064: 💸 Number 2: Canva. 4 Budget-Friendly Design Tools 🚀
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Episode 063: 💸 Fast & Affordable Design for Youth Ministries: 4 Budget-Friendly Tools 🚀
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Episode 062: 🤫 The Secret to Unlocking Your Graphic Design Skills: The Best Fonts ⌨️
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Episode 061: 📲 Instagram vs. TikTok vs. YouTube. The Most Effective Social Platform for your Church's Youth Ministry 📲
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Episode 060: 📲 Why Every Youth Ministry Needs a Strong Social Media Presence 📲
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Episode 059: 🎙️ Exploring the Future of the Hybrid Church with Warren Byrd 🌐
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Episode 058: 🔥 Revolutionizing Ministry with AI: Unleashing Digital Marvels for Churches & Youth Ministries 🔥
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Episode 057: Understanding Generation Alpha: Navigating Future Implications for Pastors and Church Leaders
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Episode 056: VIDEO: Final Editing Crash Course on Integrating Adobe Photoshop into your Video Editing
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Episode 055: VIDEO: Clipping up a Long-Form Video for Short-Form Vertical Video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts for Church Sermons
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Episode 054: What is Hybrid Ministry? A Celebration!!
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Episode 053: VIDEO: A Complete Crash Course on Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro a Teaching Video built for YouTube and In Room Programming from Start to Finish
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Episode 052: What the NBA can teach us about Generation Alpha and the Future for Churches
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Episode 051: 3 Church Communications Questions
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Episode 050: Dude, My Kids are Obsessed with YouTube. What does this mean for the future of the church and Generation Alpha?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Episode 049: Church Social Media during VBS & Summer Camp
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Episode 048: My Newly Revised Church Social Media Planning and Posting Strategy for the rest of 2023
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Episode 047: The Stats: Progress Report, 2023, How Am I Actually Doing?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Episode 046: How to be Present with your Social Media Presence
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May 25, 2023 |
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Episode 045: 9 Church Marketing Tips to Best Serve Your Members and Reach Others Not Yet Apart of Your Church
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May 18, 2023 |
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Episode 044: Gen Z and the Generation Gaps that is keeping them out of your churches
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May 11, 2023 |
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Episode 043: Why I finally broke down and tried a posting service and my take aways from it
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 042: Can Discipleship Happen Exclusively Online?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Episode 041: Church Marketing Tips from Starbucks, Target and Walmart
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Episode 040: The Sixth Step of the Church Social Media Framework: Putting it All Together
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Episode 039: The Fifth Step of the Church Social Media Framework - Email and SMS Marketing
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Episode 038: The Fourth Step of the Church Social Media Framework: Instgram
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Episode 037: The Third Step of the Church Social Media Framework: Facebook
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Episode 036: The Second Step of the Church Social Media Framework for 2023: TikTok
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Episode 035: The First Step of the Church Social Media Framework: YouTube
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Episode 034: The Trailer to Preview the Complete 6-Step Church Social Media Framework for 2023 and Beyond
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Episode 033: Starting and Maintaining a Church YouTube channel in 2023
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Episode 032: The YouTube Trends Report and What Churches need to do about it for 2023 and Beyond
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Episode 031: Why should churches care about digital ministry in 2023?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Episode 030: The Advantages that Churches FINALLY have on Social Media in 2023
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Episode 029: Is Digital a Valid method to Preach God's Word?
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Episode 028: The Purpose of the Church and Social Media's Role within that
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Episode 027: Nick's Interview with TikTok superstar, Josh Chasteen
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Episode 026: Have I already Ruined my TikTok Account? A Complete Guide to Posting a TikTok from Start to Finish
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Episode 025: The Ultimate 2023 Social Media Calendar, Strategy and Posting Guidelines
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Episode 024: Rob Shepherd on Starting, Growing and Making a Viral TikTok Account and Videos
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Episode 023: 9 TikTok and Instagram Reels Videos to use at your church this week!
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Episode 022: Bridging the Generation Gap by using an episode of the Office.
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Episode 021: Social Media in 2023 with new rules, remaining healthy personally while using social media as a tool, and the Best YouTube strategy of 2023 and Beyond!
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Episode 020: Kerry Ray on the limitations of digital ministry, can we overcome it, and how do we help digital immigrants make an impact with digital natives
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 019: Kerry Ray on doing ministry like Jesus did, and how technology has changed the way we ministry and communicate to teenagers in Gen Z and Gen Alpha and beyond
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Episode 018: The Do's, Don'ts and lessons learned from launching a YouTube channel for your church in 2022
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Episode 017: The Ultimate Social Media Framework for Churches to Reach Milennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha in 2022 and Beyond
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 016: Derry Prenkert on how the invention of the iPhone has radically changed how Pastors and ministry leaders accomplish the mission
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 015: Why We Do What We Do In Churches in 2022?
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Episode 014: How to bridge the Generation Gap, Using Digital to Enhance Physical Ministry, and are small groups the new outreach?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Episode 013: 3 Hybrid Ministry Lessons Learned from a Moving Company
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Episode 012: Why Email and Social may not satisfy the on demand world we live in. Is Social Media for your church even worth it? And are Big Events only for the Pastor's Ego?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Episode 011: Building a Digital Strategy from Scratch and optimizing your church website for all intended audiences
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Episode 010: Common Myths about Generation Z and how to Reach them in 2022
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Episode 009: Step by Step Guide to Running a Successful Facebook Ad in 2022
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Episode 008: TikTok and Reels Short Form Video Content Ideas for Churches in 2022
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Episode 007: The Best Content Marketing Strategies for your churches in 2022
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Episode 006: Findings from Barnas Future of Hybrid Church ebook
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Episode 005: Meet Gen Z
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Episode 004: Rest and Boundaries
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Episode 003: Is Digital Discipleship Even Possible?
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Episode 002: The Best Practices for Your Church Digital Platforms
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Episode 001: How My Church can Reach Millennials and Gen Z in 2022
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Episode 000: Pilot
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Jul 19, 2022 |