How We Do Digital Ministry

Episode 43 of How We Do Digital Ministry features a classic HWDDM episode! This episode features Ryan Panzer, a leadership developer for digital culture and author of Grace and Gigabytes: Being Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture and The Holy and The Hybrid: Navigating the Church’s Digital Reformation. Ryan talks with Christopher Harris about going beyond using technology for just one-way communication, and starting to focus on conversation and collaboration.

"Churches should be thinking about, when it comes to using technology, not just how good we can build lots of shiny and flashy tools, but how we can convene conversations to bring communities together, to ask questions, to share stories, to articulate experiences of faith and how God has been acting in our lives in our world." - Ryan Panzer

Listen to the full episode as Ryan talks about these topics:

(5:58) faith.facebook.com

You can go to https://www.ryanpanzer.com/ to connect with him, link to his social media profiles and find out where to get his book.

How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 42 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Ryan Panzer, author of “The Holy and The Hybrid: Navigating the Church’s Digital Reformation.” Ryan and Charlotte Elia discuss his new book, the values of digital culture, anxieties around attendance and feasibility, and strategies for creating and sustaining a hybrid ministry in a specific context.

“The digital age is perhaps best understood not through the apps and technologies that come and go, but through some of the prevailing themes and the values that you'll find within our culture. There's an increased desire to want to connect in many different ways, online and offline synchronously and asynchronously, to collaborate, to have experiences that are more conversational rather than consumption focused and to learn in ways that allow us to create and express the contours of our unique faith journeys rather than just to sit and listen.” - Ryan Panzer

Listen to the full episode as Ryan talks about these topics:

(1:06) This Hybrid Moment

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How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 41 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Rev. Bosco Peters, creator of Liturgy.co.nz. Rev. Peters and Charlotte Elia discuss the origins and future of his popular website, the need to make Christian spirituality more visible and accessible, and the experience of being a global phenomenon.

“One of the things I did was I only did everything from my laptop, so I didn't do things during the day from my phone. That sort of surprised some people that I wasn't doing things from my phone, but that was part of my personal discipline.” - Rev. Bosco Peters

Listen to the full episode as Rev. Bosco talks about these topics:

(0:36) How Liturgy.co.nz Started

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How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 40 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Minister Karen Downing, Executive Ministerial Assistant at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Temperanceville, VA. Minister Downing and Charlotte Elia discuss what it takes to make things happen behind the scenes, centering God in digital ministry, and the challenges of broadband access in rural communities.

“We wanted to be sure that God was at the center of the messages, that in the preaching and the teaching, that we were lifting up the scriptures that people would come to know and have a relationship.” - Minister Karen Downing

Listen to the full episode as Karen talks about these topics:

(2:05) The Media Ministry Team

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How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 39 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Chris Burton, co-creator and co-host of the Cross Streets podcast and the “Baddest Chaplain” on other social platforms. Chris and Charlotte Elia discuss the joys of spreading love online and the ways that digital tools can facilitate conversations around race, culture, and soul care.

“How is God calling me to be a part of the repair? I think that's the opportunity that we have right now. Every crisis births its opportunity, and I think this is the opportunity we have: How can we really confess the mess we've made and be a part of the repair?” - Chris Burton

Listen to the full episode as Chris talks about these topics:

(4:28) Telling Our Stories as Theology

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How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 38 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Reverend Beth Wyndham, founding Pastor of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Bulverde, Texas. Rev. Beth and Charlotte Elia discuss the challenges and opportunities of planting a church moments before the pandemic, pairing old school ministry techniques with online tools, and empowering children to share their faith through digital ministry.

“Who knows who might be inspired online that may never come to a church, may never be part of our community, but might find something hopeful and something joyous and something loving in what has been presented.” - Rev. Beth Wyndham

Listen to the full episode as Rev. Beth talks about these topics:

(1:26) Planting a Church During the Pandemic

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How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 37 of How We Do Digital Ministry features John Hamer, pastor at Centre Place, the downtown Toronto congregation of Community of Christ. During the pandemic, Pastor Hamer and his staff developed digital ministry resources that proved vital to their global denomination, and they have chosen to commit to this new leadership role rather than refocus on local gatherings. Pastor Hamer and Charlotte Elia discuss the challenges of global outreach, maintaining a full load of online offerings, and living into this new, digital-first calling.

"We're seeing a future that's going to be like a partnership where there are some pillar congregations that are content creators, and there are others that are doing fellowship locally together in person, and that can somehow make a hybrid experience that creates a kind of full fellowship and allows people to do a mission locally." - Pastor John Hamer

Listen to the full episode as Pastor John talks about these topics:

(3:31) A Fully Digital Ministry

You can connect with John at https://www.centreplace.ca and https://www.facebook.com/TorontoCongregation.

How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 36 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Pastor Brianna Heida, founder of Painted Prayers. Brianna and Charlotte Elia discuss the use of art to engage faith conversations, the potential of digital ministry to reach those excluded from other communities, and God’s hand in the Facebook algorithm.

"The majority of people we serve are either unable or unwilling to go to an actual church building. By opening the doors with creativity and community, we start to build relationships and make connections and help people see the truth of connecting with God..." - Pastor Brianna Heida

Listen to the full episode as Pastor Brianna talks about these topics:

(5:47) Engaging Faith Through Art

You can connect with Brianna at https://paintedprayers.org, https://www.facebook.com/paintedprayerschurch, https://twitter.com/briheida, and http://instagram.com/paintedprayersinc.

How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 35 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Christopher Harris, Executive Director of Faith Growth, introducing a new host, Charlotte Elia, who turns the tables to interview Christopher. Listen as Christopher shares his perspective on the current challenges and opportunities faced by leaders co-creating the future of the church through digital ministry.

"This conversation around digital ministry is so important because it's both an opportunity to draw people in who haven't been engaged with the Church before and an opportunity to broaden, to experiment, with how the Christian life is shaped." - Charlotte Elia

Listen to the full episode as Christopher & Charlotte talk about these topics:

(8:49) Prioritizing Digital Ministry

You can connect with Christopher Harris at faithgrowth.com, https://www.facebook.com/FaithGrowth/, https://twitter.com/FaithGrowth, and https://twitter.com/revrevwine.

You can connect with Charlotte Elia at https://twitter.com/CharlotteElia.

How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 34 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Christen Kinard, a communications and marketing professional walking alongside churches as a consultant and teacher for digital ministry. Christen and Christopher Harris discuss the many ways congregations are managing their digital presence, and how they can evolve with the changing ministry landscape.

"We got very comfortable with the doing of church, but it's not the doing of church that we're called to, it's the being of church. And I believe that what is happening right now is a deconstruction of the doing so we can focus on the being." - Christen Kinard

Listen to the full episode as Christen talks about these topics:

(4:36) Divine presence in the digital space

You can connect with Christen Kinard at https://www.digitalcongregations.com, https://www.facebook.com/digitalcongregations/ and https://www.instagram.com/digitalcongregations/

How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.