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The Need for Chat

By: The Church.digital When I was a kid, I was told that talking in church was not allowed. My parents would allow me to draw or put my head down, but talking was not permitted. As I got older, I was permitted to sit in the student section of church […]

PODCAST 077: Tim Celek & Defining Matthew 28 by Focusing on the One

By: The Church.digital Church, why do we do this? Why do we do ‘church’? I don’t mean physical church, or digital church. I don’t mean weekend services, or small groups. I simply mean, why is it that we do what we do? Our buildings, our online… Pastor, there are times […]

PODCAST 076: Lee Coate & Digital Engagement Pathway for Your Church

by The Church.Digital: So, who are these people who are watching our Churches Online and what are we supposed to do with them? COVID-19 has brought us tons of traffic, and maybe for the first time we, as a church, are understanding the potential of the reach of Church Online. […]

PODCAST 071: Nils Smith & A Futurist's View of an Innovative, Entrepreneurial Church

The Church.Digital: In the midst of this pandemic, we’re taking a moment to talk with one of the pioneers of the Church Online movement. Nils Smith was there from practically day one, diving into Church Online when the social media platform of choice was MySpace (yes, Myspace). This conversation is […]

What 'The Office' is Teaching Us About Church Online

by The Church.Digital: Ministry is weird. It essentially boils down to being all things to all people “for the sake of the gospel” so that we can win them to eternal life in Jesus Christ. That’s not a normal thing. Usually we’re told to be who we were created to […]

Seven Extremely Practical Video Tips for Churches

by The Church.Digital: We’re all in a video world now. Majority of churches are streaming their service online. Video needs go beyond livestreaming. Churches need to find ways to make disciples online. They are doing worship at lunch every day, devotions throughout the day, and shows throughout the week. Discipleship […]

PODCAST 067: Tyler Sansom & the Relational Approach to Church Online

by The Church.Digital: In the hectic-ness to build a Church Online, we often forget the biggest part… okay, Jesus is the biggest part. Didn’t mean to Jesus juke you there. So let’s call it the second biggest part, and no I’m not talking sermons. Church, we are in the people […]

6 Free Tools Churches Can Use to Elevate Their Social

by TheChurch.Digital: All of these tools are all to be used to work as smart as possible, it will reduce the amount of time that you worry about what posts to create and remembering to actually post them. Use these tools to sharpen your tools of ministry that you might […]

How Pastors can Pivot for Discipleship and Community in a Distributed World

by TheChurch.Digital: In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a significant change in how the church uses digital platforms for gathering communities together. In the months to come, the question I’ve been asking myself is, “How far back will the pendulum swing?” My prayer is that the church embraces technology […]

Part Two: A Hub and Spoke Model to Create Digital Community for Small Groups and Sunday School

In part one of this article, we looked at four important criteria for creating digital community in your church, and gave some quick recommendations if you want to pursue a decentralized approach where you empower individual group leaders with one or more suggested platforms, provide coaching and training on those […]