It started when my friend Ramon said, “You got to start a Facebook Group for churches doing podcasts.” I reached out to my friend Jake, and we started the Podcasts for Churches Facebook Group. Little did we realize the need to engage this issue. We recently shared a poll about the biggest hindrance of starting […]
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Today, we remember the twentieth anniversary of 9/11We remember those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA.We remember their families still grieving two decades later.We remember the first responders who went to ground zero.We remember where we were.We remember how the world forever changed by this day. Society collectively
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Christians long wrestled with the sacred and secular. Intentionally or unintentionally, a higher degree got placed on what revolved around the church rather than seeing faith move us to the neighborhood and marketplace. What happens on Monday-Saturday in our lives moves fluidly with Sunday to integrate the Kingdom of God in us. Part of me
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People have asked me about the arrival of Lucy, our second daughter. My response consists of two words, “Beautifully complicated.” One month into Lucy’s little life, we have had to learn, like any parents, how to adjust our schedules and recalibrate our sleep expectations. Hayley, our three-year-old, loves the role of big sister. Yet, she
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If you serve as a church leader, you have navigated the complexities of this pandemic for a whole year. Let that sink in for a moment. This pandemic has accelerated change in ways that we could not foresee. I believe many of you should be commended. You took risks and got out of your comfort
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Imagine if twenty years ago, churches treated social media like email. Personal emails, not the newsletter type emails that go to the whole church. Two-three people on staff would respond to every email on behalf of the entire church. That sounds wildly inefficient for all parties involved. As we approach a year into the pandemic,
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He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercyand to walk humbly with your God. — Micah 6:8 Today, we commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., who embodied Micah 6:8.He reminds us that the gospel not only reconciles us to You but each
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Recently, the Social Media Church Podcast post this article about why people are listening to religious podcasts. Following seeing that article, I have had a few conversations about Browncroft’s podcast, Why God Why. I still remember the day I sat with John Iamaio, a cohost of Why God Why, in the Brighton Twelve Corners Starbucks approximately
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I had the opportunity this Monday to meet with Sherwin and Matthew from Browncroft. They serve as leaders in the church and community. We met to discuss what they have learned from engaging on LinkedIn. Following the meeting, Sherwin sent me this email on LinkedIn, and I’m sharing it with his permission: Many of my
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You’re reading this post because you understand social media’s critical value at the church, non-profit, or even the organization you serve. We find ourselves almost a year into a pandemic. Now more than ever, churches are looking for ways to stay connected to people who will not come in-person for the foreseeable future. No matter
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