The SundayU Podcast

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What's The SundayU Podcast about?

Helping churches thrive and reach more people.

We want to help your church communicate well, reach more people, and engage with your community. Every episode we’re bringing you practical advice, tips, and expert interviews with real church practitioners.

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The SundayU Podcast episodes:

10.07.2020
Christians & Politics
Justin Dean, Brian Mann, and John Heinz chat about politics and how Christians and churches can be responding in this tumultuous election season. Three Christian guys who love Jesus, but disagree when it comes to politics. Enjoy! This episode brought to...
08.24.2020
Digital Giving Trends with Troy Pollock
Troy Pollock from PushPay and Church Community Builder shares the latest digital giving trends as we come out COVID and churches are re-opening. Learn more about PushPay at https://pushpay.com Today's episode is sponsored by Samaritan's Purse: Did you know that since Operation Christmas...
06.10.2020
Rick Dunham and the State of Giving in the Church Amid Uncertain Times
Justin Dean talks with Rick Dunham from Dunham and Company about the state of giving in the church, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the civil unrest happening in the country. Dunham and Company conducted a poll of donors in...
03.26.2020
The New Church Paradigm
The Coronavirus crisis has forced churches online. We’re now doing ministry digitally, and God is at work in ways like never before. When the crisis ends, will the church be able to go back to “normal?” Chuck Scoggins thinks church has...
03.13.2020
COVID-19 Coronavirus & Your Church
As we come to the end of an unprecedented week in the U.S., churches everywhere are scrambling to figure out how to respond and what to do about the growing concern for the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic hitting our country. In today’s...
03.02.2020
First Time Guest Gift Ideas
One of the questions we get asked or see asked in Facebook Groups most often is this: “What’s everyone doing for first time guest gifts?” It’s a great question, but it’s amazing how many churches get it wrong. Chuck Scoggins walks through...
02.19.2020
SEO Best Practices with Hannah McNaughton
SHOW NOTES Do you want to improve SEO for your church or organization? Wondering how to do it? To dive into the details of SEO, Meagan Ranson interviewed Hannah McNaughton of Metric Marketing. Hannah is the founder of CEO of Metric Marketing...
11.25.2019
Last Minute Christmas Marketing Tips
Chuck Scoggins shares his last minute Christmas marketing tips for your church. Check out SundayU.com/Services for some extra helping hands this holiday season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message
11.20.2019
The New Metrics of Social Media Success with Jonathan Malm
Justin Dean chats with Jonathan Malm from SundaySocial.tv and got his perspective on The New Metrics of Social Media Success... specifically what your church should be monitoring and measuring online to determine if your social media efforts are successful. Check...
10.21.2019
The Importance of a Social Media Policy
Part of your social media strategy at any organization, but especially a church, should include the use of a social media policy. Download an editable version of the policy in DOC, Pages, and PDF format: https://sundayu.com/product/church-social-media-policy/ Read more on SundayU.com: https://sundayu.com/the-importance-of-a-social-media-policy/ This episode...
10.14.2019
The Church Communications Credo
Justin Dean shares 5 guiding principles and values for church communicators and marketers. You can also find the credo at SundayU.com/credo if you want a copy or want to comment with your own thoughts. Today's episode is brought to you by...
10.11.2019
Tik Tok, Snapchat, and How Your Church Can Do Better
Everyone's going crazy over Tik Tok, the newest, shiniest, if-your-church-cares-about-millennials-it-will-use-this social network. So let's take a look... should your church be on Tik Tok... or is it another Snapchat? Justin Dean walks you through it. Today's episode is sponsored by Ekklesia360.com More...
10.01.2019
Why Every Church Should Do A Family Fall Festival Event
Chuck Scoggins from SundayU walks you through the reasons why your church should do a family fall festival event (or Trunk or Treat), and gives you practical steps to making yours the most successful it can be by setting up...
06.21.2019
Creating a Communications Manual
Meagan Ranson walks through why you need a communications manual for your church, and how to build one. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message
04.10.2019
What Even is Branding? (And Why It Matters)
It's more than a logo! Brandon Swain sits down with Paul J. Daly to talk about branding... what is it, why does it matter, and why does the church need to even bother with this stuff? --- Send in a voice...
03.26.2019
How to Break Up Your Sermon Throughout the Week
You spend so much time preparing and delivering a sermon message every week. It's the main focus of everyone's job at your church. But then it's over... or is it? Brandon Swain walks through some practical steps to get the...
03.24.2019
SEO 101 for Churches with Meagan Ranson
Learn the ins and outs of Search Engine Optimization and how it's vitally important for your church's web and communications strategy. Meagan walks you through the SEO basics and best practices. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message
01.23.2019
Are You Promoting Your Church or Pointing People to Jesus
Take a look at your social media posts from this past week. Are you promoting your Sunday services and events more than you are promoting Jesus? Are you using your platform to engage with people and build relationships, or just...
12.27.2018
How Jeremy Schroeder & Declaration Church Survived Hurricane Harvey
Justin talks with Jeremy Schroeder, the Communications Director from Declaration Church in Houston, TX. Jeremy got his start at Declaration during the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey... volunteering to utilize social media to mobilize his church to help the community. His story...
12.11.2018
Year-End Giving Tips for Churches
Year end giving tips for churches! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message
08.15.2018
Welcome to Sunday to Sunday
What is the Sunday to Sunday Podcast all about? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message
11.10.2017
Church Communicators & Senior Pastors -BFF's 4EVA with Seth Muse
Learn from church communications expert, Seth Muse, why church communicators and pastors should be best friends. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message
07.27.2017
Why Your Church Needs a Wordpress Website with Adrian Campos
Today Justin talks church websites with Adrian Campos, a communications specialist in Iowa who runs Church Online Solutions. Adrian shares his passion for Wordpress and why its a better option for your church website than Squarespace, Six, or any of...
07.20.2017
What are Distributed Churches? with Nathan Clark
Nathan Clark is the Director of Digital Innovations at Northland Church down in Florida. He's also the founder of Wondermade - a fun marshmallow delivery service (wondermade.com). Nathan shares how they've grown locally through "distributed churches" and other innovative techniques to...
07.13.2017
Building Effective Church Websites with Brandon Swain
Brandon Swain from Lakeshore Baptist shares tips for building effective church websites. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message
07.06.2017
Social Media Strategies from the Phoenix Suns with Jeramie McPeek
Jeramie McPeek has a long history working with the NBA and the Phoenix Suns running digital communications, as well as social media for the Houston Super Bowl Committee. Now he runs his own marketing agency and volunteers as the Social...
05.30.2017
Bonus Episode - Giving via Digital with Tithely
Our friends at Tithely share some great statistics regarding how to help move your church to online giving. http://get.tithe.ly/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message
05.18.2017
How to Get $10,000 in grant money from Google with Chad Hugghins
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. In today’s episode we’re joined by Chad Hugghins is the Marketing and Content Manager at CV North America. He loves...
05.11.2017
Implementing the SCOPE system for Communication Requests with Joanna la Fleur
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. In today’s episode we’re joined by Joanna la Fleur. She is the Creative Communications Director at C4 Church in Toronto...
05.04.2017
Digital Micro Churches with Nathan Clark
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. In today’s episode we’re joined by Nathan Clark. In the last 13 years Nathan has founded and led online ministry...
04.20.2017
The Easiest Way to do a Church Newsletter You've NEVER heard of with Matt Morrison
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. In today’s episode we’re joined by Matt Morrison. Matt is the 32-year-old founder of Church OS based in Vancouver, Canada,...
04.13.2017
The church guest experience from the street to the seat with Mark Weaver
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. In today’s episode we’re joined by Mark Weaver. Mark is on staff at Vale Church in Bloomington, IL. He has...
04.06.2017
Key Ways for Churches to Engage with Members and People They Want to Attract to their Church with Heather Heuman
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. In today’s episode we’re joined by Heather Heuman. She is going to be talking with us about Key Ways for...
03.30.2017
To Group or Not to Group? with Ryan Bilello
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode is with Ryan Bilello. He is a foster parent and adoptive daddy living with his wife and 3...
03.23.2017
Easter Production and Event Advertising with Lauren McAllister
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode is...well...interesting to say the least. We’re joined by Lauren McAllister who is the Social Media Manager for 1st...
03.16.2017
Is Your Marketing Color Blind? with Mark MacDonald
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode is with a new friend of ours, Mark MacDonald. Mark is a Bible Teacher, author of Be Known...
03.09.2017
Social Media Trends for 2017 with Travis Walser
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode is with a new friend of ours, Travis Walser. In the church world you may have heard of...
03.02.2017
Writing a Church Email That Gets Opened with Seth Muse
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode is with our buddy Seth Muse. Seth Muse serves as the Social Media and Web Associate at The...
02.23.2017
Leading a Creative Team with Ben Stapley
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode if with our Ben Stapley. Ben is the Creative Arts Pastor at Liquid Church. Liquid in located in...
02.16.2017
Blogging & Podcasting for Your Church with Rob Laughter
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode is with our friend Rob Laughter. Rob is a Christian, a husband, and a father to two beautiful...
02.09.2017
Maximizing Instagram with Jacek Obolewicz
Jacek Obolewicz has been running a digital agency www.mediayouneed.com for 4 years. Recently he started a blog called www.techchurch.co to share what he have learned. He is also a youth pastor in the north of Poland. --- Send in a voice...
02.02.2017
No Excuses to Starting an Online Church with Steve Fogg
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode if with our friend Steve Fogg. Steve launched a Church Online in Australia that grew to Megachurch size...
01.26.2017
Creative Volunteer Teams and Blogging with Alec Tod of E91 Church
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode if with our buddy Alec Tod with E91 Church where he is the Communications Director We’re on the topic...
01.12.2017
Part 2: Facebook Advertising with Andrew Riis and Richy Hirtle
Welcome in to That Church Podcast where we help Digital Communicators Tell The Best Story The Church Has To Tell. Today’s episode is part 2 of a 2 part podcast with Andrew Riis And Richy Hirtle with Reach Out Marketing....
01.05.2017
Part 1: Facebook Advertising with Andrew Riis and Richy Hirtle
Happy New Year! Welcome back to our first podcast of 2017. So excited about all the guests that we’re bringing you to start off this new year. We think the list is pretty impressive... Seth Muse Jacek Obolewicz Rob Laughter Ben Stapley Travis Walser Ryan Bilello Mark Weaver Steve Fogg Alec...
09.07.2016
3 Ideas Not To Be Confused: Branding, Marketing & Advertising with Adam McLaughlin
Adam oversees Marketing and Communications at Life Church in Fort Myers, Florida, blogs at ChurchMarketingIdeas.com, loves coke slurpees and recently released his first church marketing ebook: Trust Glue – 11 ways to create a first impression that sticks. In our interview...
08.31.2016
Youth Ministry Tools with Tom Pounder
Tom Pounder has a background in Student Ministry, working over 17 years with teenagers. He currently serves as a Student Ministry Coach and Online Campus Pastor at New Life Christian Church in Chantilly, VA. He blogs and runs a podcast...
08.24.2016
Getting Things Done When You Have Lots of Responsibilities with Justin Allison
Justin Allison is the Pastor of Small Groups and Media at Greenwood Baptist Church in Weatherford TX. He just finished a Ph.D. in Old Testament and occasionally teaches OT and Hebrew classes at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also blogs...
08.17.2016
You Gotta Get Weird to Reach Millennials with Jeremy Poland
Jeremy Poland is the Multimedia & Marketing Manager at 4640 Student Center, a youth group in Colorado. Jeremy creates web & live visuals, operates multiple church media accounts, & administrates an international community of Church Social Media Managers. In our interview...
08.10.2016
The Vision Behind Church Online with Jay Kranda
In this interview Van Baird and Jay discuss the church online strategy and vision at Saddleback, and what it takes to foster community through an online platform. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundayu/message

What's The SundayU Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The SundayU Podcast episodes:

Christians & Politics

Digital Giving Trends with Troy Pollock

Rick Dunham and the State of Giving in the Church Amid Uncertain Times

The New Church Paradigm

COVID-19 Coronavirus & Your Church

First Time Guest Gift Ideas

SEO Best Practices with Hannah McNaughton

Last Minute Christmas Marketing Tips

The New Metrics of Social Media Success with Jonathan Malm

The Importance of a Social Media Policy

The Church Communications Credo

Tik Tok, Snapchat, and How Your Church Can Do Better

Why Every Church Should Do A Family Fall Festival Event

Creating a Communications Manual

What Even is Branding? (And Why It Matters)

How to Break Up Your Sermon Throughout the Week

SEO 101 for Churches with Meagan Ranson

Are You Promoting Your Church or Pointing People to Jesus

How Jeremy Schroeder & Declaration Church Survived Hurricane Harvey

Year-End Giving Tips for Churches

Welcome to Sunday to Sunday

Church Communicators & Senior Pastors -BFF's 4EVA with Seth Muse

Why Your Church Needs a Wordpress Website with Adrian Campos

What are Distributed Churches? with Nathan Clark

Building Effective Church Websites with Brandon Swain

Social Media Strategies from the Phoenix Suns with Jeramie McPeek

Bonus Episode - Giving via Digital with Tithely

How to Get $10,000 in grant money from Google with Chad Hugghins

Implementing the SCOPE system for Communication Requests with Joanna la Fleur

Digital Micro Churches with Nathan Clark

The Easiest Way to do a Church Newsletter You've NEVER heard of with Matt Morrison

The church guest experience from the street to the seat with Mark Weaver

Key Ways for Churches to Engage with Members and People They Want to Attract to their Church with Heather Heuman

To Group or Not to Group? with Ryan Bilello

Easter Production and Event Advertising with Lauren McAllister

Is Your Marketing Color Blind? with Mark MacDonald

Social Media Trends for 2017 with Travis Walser

Writing a Church Email That Gets Opened with Seth Muse

Leading a Creative Team with Ben Stapley

Blogging & Podcasting for Your Church with Rob Laughter

Maximizing Instagram with Jacek Obolewicz

No Excuses to Starting an Online Church with Steve Fogg

Creative Volunteer Teams and Blogging with Alec Tod of E91 Church

Part 2: Facebook Advertising with Andrew Riis and Richy Hirtle

Part 1: Facebook Advertising with Andrew Riis and Richy Hirtle

3 Ideas Not To Be Confused: Branding, Marketing & Advertising with Adam McLaughlin

Youth Ministry Tools with Tom Pounder

Getting Things Done When You Have Lots of Responsibilities with Justin Allison

You Gotta Get Weird to Reach Millennials with Jeremy Poland

The Vision Behind Church Online with Jay Kranda