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Nick and Matt introduce their new podcast, Hybrid Ministry. What is Hybrid Ministry? Why are these guys both so passionate about it? How can churches be more relevant to reaching Gen Z and Millennials in 2022?

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Or find full transcripts and show notes at http://www.hybridministry.xyz

TIMECODES
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:46 Why Hybrid Ministry Matters
00:02:34 Trends of Digital Ministry
00:04:21 Ministry post Pandemic

TRANSCRIPT
Matthew Johnson (00:00):
Plan. I'll just play off of you.

Nick Clason (00:02):
Oh, I love there. All right. You're you ready to rock and roll?

Matthew Johnson (00:08):
Yes, sir. Are you in a closet?

Nick Clason (00:09):
Yeah, bro.

Matthew Johnson (00:11):
I love it.

Nick Clason (00:12):
This is, uh, the nursery closet.

Matthew Johnson (00:14):
Love it.

Nick Clason (00:15):
I haven't got a little blanky over here.

Matthew Johnson (00:18):
I love it.

Nick Clason (00:21):
All right. You ready to rock and roll?

Matthew Johnson (00:23):
Ready?

Nick Clason (00:24):
Okay. And 3, 2, 1. Hey, everybody. Welcome to the first ever episode of hybrid ministry podcast. I am your host, Nick Clayson. And along with me is my friend. And co-host Matthew Johnson. How you doing Matt?

Matthew Johnson (00:44):
Doing all right, Nick. How are you doing

Nick Clason (00:46):
Good. Good. Let's uh, let's talk a little bit about what this is and why we're, why we're so passionate about it. So Matt, tell us a little bit, like, who are you? What's your experience and why is this something that you're, you're passionate about?

Matthew Johnson (01:01):
Yeah, I love it. Um, so my name is Matt Johnson. I have been in marketing for the greater part of my adult career. Uh, worked in the ministry world for six years of that. Now, um, started out in video multimedia production and then moved my way up into a marketing manager role. And since then I've, uh, done marketing management market and a marketing director role, uh, for big churches and parachurch organizations with, uh, focus on, uh, you know, just helping out youth ministry was my original goal at dare to share ministries. And then, uh, now I'm at the churchwide role at our current church, so

Nick Clason (01:45):
Yeah. Yeah. And I'm a youth pastor. Um, and right now I work at same church. And so, um, I just, I'm passionate about this cuz I, as someone who's trying to reach gen Z, you know, I see, I see the trends shifting, um, and I wanna make sure that the church stays on top of it, you know, and I wanna make sure that they are doing everything they can to continue to reach the next generation, I guess, you know, for me, like I'm seeing a lot of teenagers, they are interested in spiritual things, um, and interested in God, but in a lot of ways, I don't think they're necessarily interested in the church. And so I want to make sure that we're doing everything we can, you know, to be the most, the most effective that we can be. Um, is that like, would you say you see similar things, similar trends with that as it pertains to digital and, and like a hybrid type of ministry?

Matthew Johnson (02:43):
Oh yeah, absolutely. Uh, you know, the countless studies that you can go on a Barna and Gallup and read all about what's going on with gen Z and, um, being in the trenches, you, and I know the need that is there for these, uh, for this generation. And you know, we're not even talking about generation alpha yet and they'll be, your kids are gonna be generation alpha. My kids generation alpha. We have no idea where we're gonna be headed with them. So, um, and I don't think enough people are kind of talking about how we can reach gens Z. We're more talking about the problems that gen Z is facing, which is great. The problems can help us, you know, frame what's about gen Z, but we know that these students have a spiritual need. They are curious, they're asking some of the deepest questions over here and, uh, we just need to be talking to 'em. So it's very PA uh, very big passion of mine to help other youth leaders be able to, um, reach their students. And also, uh, just a passion in general for gen Z also has like, you know, the coolest dances and the kind of the funniest people around so

Nick Clason (03:54):
Well, and I think like, I think for us in church, like we've done it, done it a certain way for so long. And I just think it's, it's gonna look different, you know, and we have to be willing to, um, adapt to some new practices. Um, and it's terrifying. Change is terrifying for people, you know? So we, that, that's what this is. Um, and the reason for the name hybrid, right, is I think in the pandemic, a lot of people, obviously not think I know a lot of people shifted to digital. Um, and now post pandemic, a lot of people are shifting back to physical and I feel like it's very binary thinking like it has to be one or the other, I think the way you and I see it is that it's, it's not one or the other. It's both. Right. And that's why I like the, the name hybrid. So we wanna explore best practices of online, digital marketing, um, and look at some gen Z stuff. And, uh, listen, I don't think either one of us would claim to be experts or that we have the, all the answers, but we just think that this is an important conversation. So we wanna have it and hope that there's other people out there that are interested in that as well.

Matthew Johnson (05:06):
Yep. I completely agree. And, uh, I'm excited to kind of see where this can take us. So

Nick Clason (05:12):
Of course. All right, well, that's it for the pilot? Um, just a quick little intro and, uh, we'll see for episode one, bye, everybody.