ROCK Cast

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ROCK Cast episodes

July 17, 2025 Episode 197: Volunteers, Stewardship, & Shaping Your Digital Team
This episode lays out the case for using volunteers on church digital teams, challenging the idea that paid staff should handle everything. The team unpacks why volunteers matter—from stewardship to discipleship—and offers practical tips for recruiting, training, and retaining them. Learn which roles work best, how to overcome common objections, and how to create a culture of trust and shared ownership. You’ll leave inspired to define one new volunteer role and start building your team with the people God’s already placed in your church.
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43 min
June 13, 2025 Episode 196: v17.1 Update, Rumor Busting & Your Summer Mission
This episode kicks off with a look at Rock RMS version 17.1 updates, including a fix for Insights reports and guidance on unknown marital statuses. The team also addresses and clears up rumors around vendor incentives. Then, John lays out your “Mission Possible” for the summer — with practical ideas to level up in SQL, Lava, UI styling, communication, learning management, and more. Discover how to grow, lead, and prepare for RX!
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27 min
May 30, 2025 Episode 195: Rock Updates, SQL Server, & Customization Insights
The latest Rock release is here – what does it mean for your instance? How can you customize Rock responsibly while leveraging SQL Server best practices? Explore insights from our RX25 discussion and discover key community announcements.
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45 min
May 09, 2025 Episode 194: Special Edition with Jimmy Witcher
Trinity Fellowship Church in Amarillo, TX has built a culture around technology—and even AI—to empower innovative and personalized ministry. Hear how Pastor Jimmy Witcher built this culture and where they are going next.
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46 min
April 29, 2025 Episode 193: Choosing Services & Products That Support Your Mission
Choosing the right services and products is critical in ministry. What questions should you ask? Plus, explore feedback from over 80 churches and various vendors in the 2025 Integrated Services Survey.
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50 min
April 16, 2025 Episode 192: Special Edition with Jay Kranda
Jay Kranda from Saddleback Church is one of the world’s first online pastors. Join Jon and Emily as they dive into a can't-miss conversation with Jay about the history and future of digital ministry.
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52 min
April 02, 2025 Episode 191: v16, v17, v18 and more
In this episode, Jon, Emily, and Nick dive into the latest Rock updates, including v16 enhancements, v17 in beta and an exciting look at Chat coming soon. Plus, RX25 has been redesigned for all church leaders and submissions for Gold Circle Awards are coming very soon!
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28 min
March 03, 2025 Episode 190: RX Reimagined – What’s Different This Year
Two events in one. Game-changing insights. A stronger community. Plus, we’re very excited to announce that world-class speaker and New York Times best-selling author Dan Heath will be speaking on mastering the art of organizational change at RX25 Vision Day on Sept 23.

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28 min
February 14, 2025 Episode 189: Special Edition with Alex Edmiston
Data analytics is a growing focus in the Rock community! Nearly a year ago, we welcomed Alex Edmiston to the Spark team as our first Spark Analyst. Since then, he’s been exploring Rock community data and building a Topical Hub for churches to share insights. Tune in as we discuss what’s unfolding and what’s next!
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22 min
January 31, 2025 Episode 188: AI and the Church, Next-Gen Check-In, and the Rock Community
Updates and features are coming quickly. Join Jon, Emily and Nick as they discuss what what is and is not included in Next-Gen Check-In as well as vision casting the future of AI and church ministry.
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30 min