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PODCAST 084: Christopher Benek, Virtual Reality, & Beyond Church Buildings

Esther Ritchey — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 09:00:00 +0000

By: The Church.Digital

What does the future hold for Virtual Reality?… for Artificial Intelligence? Talk to the business world and they’re chomping at the bit to take advantage of disruptions like these. But what of the church world? As a general rule, we’re more skeptical of these innovations.

Is the skepticism warranted? Or are we missing an opportunity? This is where Christopher Benek comes in. As Lead Pastor at First Presbyterian Miami, he understands the value of our buildings. A Historical Landmark in the heart of Downtown Miami (located right on Biscayne Bay), First Pres’ is one of the highest valued church properties in all of Miami. But is the property effective in making disciples tomorrow? Today?

This is where the conversation takes us. Christopher waxes theoretic a bit, and tells us about some of the new developments coming out of the ChVRch+ platform, and how churches of today need to prepare for tomorrow’s challenges.

Stadia is getting ready to launch another round of their Phygital Learning Communities. Almost 70 churches right now are learning how to THRIVE, GROW, and MULTIPLY. We want to help your church learn how physical and digital can work together to achieve your mission and vision, meanwhile letting your Church, Online, be authentically you. Phygital Learning Communities are starting soon. Check out http://stadiachurchplanting.org/phygital for more information.

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How Portability is Setting Churches Free

Sean Cronin — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 09:00:37 +0000

by Portable Church Industries: This Fourth of July, churches across America will be celebrating and praying for the nation. It’s great to live in a free country, isn’t it? Well, did you know that your church can also enjoy greater freedom? Yes, that’s right! Portability can set your church free in more than one way.

FREE from debt:

Everywhere you look building costs are exponentially high. Moving into a permanent church building comes at a high price – literally! The cost of construction shackles so many churches with debt. As Rich Birch says, “Often it costs between three to ten times more to host the same number of guests in a permanent church facility than in a rented location.”

Launching in a portable venue means that your church can enjoy the same space and facilities, without worrying about taking on long term costs. All you need to do is pay a rent check. Embrace portability, and go debt-free!

FREE from ongoing expenses and hidden costs:

Considering a permanent building for your church means more added and sometimes hidden costs. You’ll be paying for utilities, roof, and air-conditioning repairs, and burglar and fire alarms, and more, all the things that come with owning a building. Let’s not forget the monthly salary of the janitor and security guards. In fact, you will be paying for any and all maintenance and repair work needed, big or small.

Or, your church could avoid breaking its bank on these hidden and ongoing costs. Affordability is one of the biggest advantages of a mobile church. Pay the rent on time. Let the landlord take care of the rest.

FREE to use your church funds for ministry and outreach:

If your church is free from the burden of debt and other costs, it has more resources for what really counts – ministry! Do you know that building, maintenance, and repair costs can comprise almost one-third of a church’s budget? Why let a church building swallow up such a big chunk of your resources? The money you save can instead be channeled towards outreach events, mission trips, and other ministry efforts.

FREE to move around:

A permanent venue locks your church down to a fixed location and space. In other words, you don’t have much room to upsize or downsize to keep up with the changing needs of your church.

You might find that the seating space is no longer adequate. Or, you might want to try a different space for the youth group. Portability lets you change things around as you need to. If a location no longer works for your mobile church, it’s easy to try somewhere else. You can even rent a space on a trial basis for a few months to see if it works for you.

FREE your church’s vision:

Often the church building and vision can get entangled. A lot of churches find that their building dictates what they can and cannot do, how many people they can accommodate, and what events they can host. Not just that, precious time and resources are spent on a permanent church building and its upkeep. In fact, the church building often becomes the vision of the church!

FREE to experiment:

Did you ever think that a church service could take place in a zoo, casino or a fire station? Well, a portable church gives you and your volunteers the creative license to transform any place under the sun – and have tons of fun while you’re at it!

You serve a creative God. Surely, shouldn’t some of that creativity reflect in your weekend services?

FREE to invite and engage:

According to Lifeway research, new churches that meet in public places experience 42-49% greater attendance than others. It’s no surprise that the unchurched are more comfortable attending gatherings in movie theaters, gyms, and schools, than in traditional church setups. Also, moving into such everyday spaces helps your church plug into the community and make an impact. A portable church offers the unique advantage of going to where the people are already gathered.

This Independence Day, you can help your church enjoy greater freedom! The decision to move into a mobile venue versus a permanent building might be the best one you’ve taken in a while.

We have been helping churches successfully launch in all kinds of venues for the last 25 years and would love to talk more about how portability might be the right direction for your church. Give us a call today at 800.939.7722 to talk to an expert.

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CNLP 264: Sean Cannell Shares YouTube Secrets, Why The Future Online is Video, and How to Get Started on YouTube (Even From Scratch)

Sean Cronin — Fri, 24 May 2019 09:00:08 +0000

by Carey Nieuwhof: Sean Cannell started at almost nothing on YouTube a few years ago. Today his channel has over 750 thousand subscribers and his videos have been viewed over 40 million times.

Sean shares his YouTube secrets, talks about how to get started on YouTube even if you don’t have money or staff, and why the future online has to include video.

Welcome to Episode 264 of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes below or search for the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts and listen for free.

Guest Links

Sean Cannell | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

YouTube Secrets | YouTube for Churches

Think Media | Video Influencers | Sean Thinks

Episode Links

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Financial Peace University

Trey Van Camp – YouTube

Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking by Shane Snow

That Christian Vlogger

Think International – YouTube

Will Smith – YouTube

Leadershift by John Maxwell

3 Insights from Sean

1. If you want to succeed in the long term, you must be willing to fail in the short term

People often ask Sean how he got to be so successful on YouTube. Sean’s answer is that he has failed more times than he has succeeded. He has just learned from those failures and become better as a result. He has six YouTube channels, but only 2 of them are successful.

Failure can be an invaluable teacher. Sean says that “the master has failed more times than the amateur has even tried.” If you want to have a successful company, church, or organization, you have to be willing to push through the failures to get to the successes that you dream about.

2. There is massive growth and outreach potential in video

One of the beautiful parts of video content is that it is another way that we can get the message out to our people. It allows us to give our people options for how they consume our content. We may already be producing a mid-week email or podcast. Adding video might allow us to reach a whole other audience that would have never found your church or business in those other formats.

We need to give our people options because we can not try and predetermine what our audience wants (which is what we do when we give out our content in only one format.) Our online presence is a chance to “become all things to all people.” It’s meeting people where they are, dressed in the format that they would prefer. We can’t miss video.

3. There are 5 major aspects of getting noticed online

Leverage – YouTube is a search engine. As a content producer, you can leverage the people already on YouTube by having quality titles and descriptions of your videos.

Collaborations – Working with already existing platforms to get the word out about your content is an effective way to get noticed by more people.

Current Social Media or Email Lists – Using your present influence on other social media platforms or an existing email list is a way to get the word out about your content.

Paid Traffic – Paid traffic online is now the most effective way to get the word out about your product or service to massive amounts of people. A note of warning; paid traffic only works if you are directing people to quality content. Paid ads are like gasoline for a fire that’s already going.

Shareability- Is your content high enough quality and created in a way where it can be easily shared?

Quotes from Episode 264

The master has failed more times than the amateur has even tried. @seancannellClick To Tweet

Success is moving from failure, to failure without loss of enthusiasm. -Winston ChurchillClick To Tweet

If a picture speaks a thousand words, a video can communicate a million. @seancannellClick To Tweet

Begin with the end in mind. Stephen Covey via @seancannellClick To Tweet

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. -Zig ZiglarClick To Tweet

Paid ads are like gasoline for a fire that’s already going. @seancannellClick To Tweet

Great marketing makes a bad product fail faster. -David OgilvyClick To Tweet

If you stop at a place where your needs are met, you’re being selfish. @seancannellClick To Tweet

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Get Your Church Growing

Did you know that 9 out of 10 churches don’t grow? Are you one of them?

You likely didn’t get into ministry to watch your church plateau or, worse yet, decline. You wanted God to use you to reach new people with the good news. You wanted to see your church grow. You wanted to make an impact on your community that would outlast you.

But the odds are, it’s not happening. And the thing is, you’re not alone. We live in an era where 94% of churches aren’t growing or aren’t growing as fast as their communities. Barely 1 out of 20 churches are effectively reaching their neighbors for Jesus. Despite how desperately our communities need to hear and engage with the good news about Jesus, many churches are lost when it comes to reaching a postmodern culture.

That’s why I put together the Church Growth Masterclass. It’s everything I wish I knew about church growth when I got into ministry more than 20 years ago.

I can’t make a church grow. You can’t make a church grow. Only God can do that. But I believe you can position your church to grow. You can knock down the barriers that keep you from growing. You can eliminate the things that keep your church from growing and implement some strategies that will help you reach far more people. That’s what I’d love to help you do in the Church Growth Masterclass.

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What to do when a church wants to grow … but not change

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Next Episode: Les McKeown

Les McKeown is back on the podcast, this time talking about the difference between growing organizations and organizations that are ready for scale. The two often get confused, and just because you’re growing doesn’t mean you’re ready to scale. Les shares the keys to scale, which, coincidentally, also reduce the stress the senior leader and entire team feel. Getting bigger doesn’t mean getting more frenzied. Often, it’s the opposite.

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