Text in Church co-founder and host of Coffee with Pastors Tyler Smith sits down to talk with Evan Maxon of MediaFusion, which leverages streaming technology to help churches expand the reach of their Sunday sermons. He discusses why live streaming has become such a hot topic, and explains how virtual church shopping is impacting pastors’ ministry.  Show Notes   [00:00] Introduction of Evan Maxon of MediaFusion. [01:36] About MediaFusion. [03:12] The benefits of streaming. [04:44] Debunking streaming myths. [09:58] The investment. [12:30] Virtual church shopping. [17:05] Necessary tech savvy. [19:37] The Coffeehouse Hot Seat. [24:36] Resources. [25:08] Parting Wisdom. Resources  Text in Church for formulas, or text “formula” to 816-482-33371 https://www.mediafusionapp.com/ Send Maxon an email, or find him on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram 

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Text in Church co-founder and host of Coffee with Pastors Tyler Smith sits down to talk with Kenny Jahng of Church Butler, which helps churches get started in social media. He discusses why social media is so important for the local church and talks about specific strategies to increase engagement from the community.  Show Notes   [00:00] Introduction of Kenny Jahng of Church Butler. [01:53] Church Butler. [05:02] Why social media matters. [06:51] Social media strategies. [08:24] Strategies for engagement. [12:30] The commitment involved in doing social media well. [13:45] Choosing your channels. [15:23] How Church Butler helps. [21:24] The Coffeehouse Hot Seat. [25:56] Parting wisdom. [26:41] Resources   Resources Text In Church for templates, or text “templates” to 816-482-3337 http://www.generositylabs.org/ http://www.kennyjahng.com/ Find Jahng on Twitter 

014 Kenny Jahng: How To Develop Relationships With Facebook

Text in Church co-founder and host of Coffee with Pastors Tyler Smith sits down to talk with Michael Persaud, the creator of Church Brand Guide. Persaud discusses specific instructions on how to discover your church brand and hone in on your target audience and three critical mistakes churches make when it comes to their branding.  Show Notes     [00:00] Introduction of Michael Persaud, creator of Church Brand Guide. [02:12] Helping the church be effective. [04:36] Discovering your brand. [06:47] Finding your target audience. [08:32] Building a brand around your audience. [10:33] Why brands matter. [18:12] Three critical mistakes in branding. [22:32] The Coffeehouse Hot Seat. [25:57] Parting wisdom. [26:20] Resources. [07:59] Coffee with Pastors is aimed at sharing helpful tools, tips, and tactics for pastors to improve fellowship among their church members. [09:55] Smith will host ministry experts and put them in the Coffeehouse Hot Seat. [14:51] The challenges churches face and solutions in social media and innovative communication. Resources  Text in Church for templates, or text ‘templates’ to 816-482-3337 http://churchbrandguide.com/coffee/ for a video and document to help find your audience http://churchbrandguide.com/ 

013 Michael Persaud: Reach More People By Discovering Your Church Brand

Text in Church co-founder and host of Coffee with Pastors Tyler Smith sits down to talk with guest Jeremy Lee of Parent Ministries, which equips churches with resources to help parents more effectively guide their children spiritually. Lee shares how to inspire parents not to abandon their children spiritually and gives examples of how to infuse faith into everyday moments.  Show Notes   [00:00] Introduction of Jeremy Lee of Parent Ministry. [04:00] Parent Ministry and how it serves the church. [05:40] Infusing faith into everyday moments. [09:08] How to parent spiritually. [14:58] The Big Kid Bed example. [16:40] The Lunch Box Notes example. [19:15] The Coffeehouse Hot Seat. [25:00] Parting wisdom. [26:25] Resources.   Resources  Text in Church for formulas, or text “formula” to 816-482-3337 Parent Ministry Download Lunch Box Notes from Parent Ministry Email Jeremy Lee 

012 Jeremy Lee: How to Equip Parents To Disciple Their Children at Home

Text in Church co-founder and host of Coffee with Pastors Tyler Smith sits down to talk with Ariel Nievez of Thriving Church Coachingabout leadership principles that are essential to a thriving church. Nievez is also the author of 21 Powerful Leadership Secrets that Every Pastor Should Know, which you can download for free from the link in the resources.  Show Notes   [00:00] Introduction of Ariel Nievez of Thriving Church Coaching. [01:35] Starting his passion for helping churches thrive. [03:53] Focusing on leadership development. [06:15] Liberating pastors from doing it all themselves. [11:27] Add a zero to it. [15:34] Creating alignment. [19:45] The Coffeehouse Hot Seat. [27:23] Parting wisdom. [28:00] Resources.   Resources  Text in Church for formulas, or text “formula” to 816-482-3337 Thriving Church Nievez’s PDF through Thriving church 

015 Evan Maxon: Why Your Church Needs to Stream Their Services Online

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