Nick Clason
Host of Hybrid Ministry
Nick is a youth pastor veteran of over 11 years. Currently serving at a large church in the Chicago land area. In addition to trying to make this topic of Hybrid more of a mainstream conversation, Nick loves helping other youth workers.
You can find much of what Nick has offered to others on Downloadyouthministry.com or YM360.com
Nick Clason has hosted 153 Episodes.
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Episode 056: VIDEO: Final Editing Crash Course on Integrating Adobe Photoshop into your Video Editing
August 3rd, 2023 | 24 mins 53 secs
adobe, adobe photoshop, adobe premiere pro, church communications, church growth, church marketing tips, creative cloud, photoshop, premiere, video editing
Welcome to Part 3 of the Hybrid Ministry Podcast's (hybridministry.xyz) captivating mini-series! In this episode, Nick Clason delves into the exciting world of video editing and he will explore the art of seamlessly integrating Adobe Photoshop files into Adobe Premiere Pro. Join us as we embark on a crash course designed to empower both beginners and seasoned editors with the skills they need to create stunning, professional-looking videos. From basic editing techniques to advanced tips, we've got you covered. Learn how to bring your vision to life and take your video content to new heights. Don't miss this opportunity to sharpen your creative prowess and join the ranks of skilled video editors!
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Episode 055: VIDEO: Clipping up a Long-Form Video for Short-Form Vertical Video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts for Church Sermons
July 27th, 2023 | 24 mins 41 secs
adobe premiere pro, church communications, church editing, church social media, editing, pastor, reels, sermons, short form vertical video based content, shorts, social media, tiktok, video editing
VIDEO: Clipping up a Long-Form Video for Short-Form Vertical Video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts for Church Sermons.
In this video come sit down and watch as Nick clips up a teaching video (from http://www.hybridministry.xyz/053) to now turn it into a couple of vertical video based pieces of content. -
Episode 054: What is Hybrid Ministry? A Celebration!!
July 20th, 2023 | 20 mins 41 secs
church, church growth, church marketing tips, church social media, digital ministry, gen alpha, gen z, hybrid church, hybrid ministry, millennials
What is Hybrid Ministry? A Celebration!! We've been podcasting for a full year now, we go back and look at the year that was, as well as share some stats. But ultimately, Nick explains his vision for "Hybrid Ministry" What it is, and why it matters in the church today.
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Episode 053: VIDEO: A Complete Crash Course on Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro a Teaching Video built for YouTube and In Room Programming from Start to Finish
July 13th, 2023 | 57 mins 18 secs
adobe photoshop, adobe premiere pro tutorial, animate, animations, church marketing, church social media, editing, jump cuts, tiktok, video editing, youtube videos
VIDEO: A Complete Crash Course on Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro a Teaching Video built for YouTube and In Room Programming from Start to Finish.
In this episode of the Hybrid Ministry Podcast, Nick Sits down and edits a Video from scratch, (well, almost scratch) in Adobe Premiere Pro. That being said, if you're listening on a Podcast, this might be a better experience to watch via YouTube! -
Episode 052: What the NBA can teach us about Generation Alpha and the Future for Churches
July 6th, 2023 | 30 mins 17 secs
church growth, churches, gen alpha, gen z, generation alpha, generation z, knicks, nba, pastor, tom thibodeau
What the NBA can teach us about Generation Alpha and the Future for Churches.
Coach Tibbs, from the New York Knicks is widely considered the least favorable coach to play for, amongst NBA Players. Why is that? And what can we learn from his style? And how do the idea of "Player Coaches" change how we view interacting with Generation Alpha moving forward? -
Episode 051: 3 Church Communications Questions
June 29th, 2023 | 26 mins 2 secs
church announcements, church communications, church growth, church marketing tips, church social media, facebook reels, instagram reels, pastor, sermon, tiktok, youtube, youtube shorts
3 Church Communications Questions
In this episode Nick Answers the following questions
•Should I focus o my church website or social first?
•There are too many announcements in my church, what do I do?
•What are Digital Media Ideas for Churches in 2023?
•And just for fun, what are my top 5 cell phone apps? -
Episode 050: Dude, My Kids are Obsessed with YouTube. What does this mean for the future of the church and Generation Alpha?
June 22nd, 2023 | 22 mins 41 secs
church growth, church marketing tips, church social media, generation alpha, generation z, instagram, pastor, tiktok, youtube
In this episode, titled, "Dude, My Kids are Obsessed with YouTube. What does this mean for the future of the church and Generation Alpha?" we're going to explore what Google has to say about why kids are obsessed with YouTube. We're going to look into the analytics and some stats about Generation Alpha, and finally some implications for our churches moving forward.
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Episode 049: Church Social Media during VBS & Summer Camp
June 15th, 2023 | 16 mins 41 secs
church camp, church communications, church growth, church social media, content creation, instagram, pastor, sermon, tiktok, vbs
In this episode Nick discusses what to do before, during and after your gigantic summer events of Vacation Bible School (VBS) and Youth Summer Camp. How do you handle social and digital media? How do you promote? And what are the best practices to recap and successfully bring your entire church along for the ride on some of your biggest events of the summer!
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Episode 048: My Newly Revised Church Social Media Planning and Posting Strategy for the rest of 2023
June 8th, 2023 | 23 mins 3 secs
church communications, church growth, church marketing tips, church social media, email, facebook reels, instagram reels, pastor, sermon, subject, tiktok, youtube, youtube shorts
In this Episode Nick revises and takes another look at his 2023 posting strategy, and he explains the shifts and tweaks he is going to be making moving forward for the second half of 2023.
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Episode 047: The Stats: Progress Report, 2023, How Am I Actually Doing?
June 1st, 2023 | 25 mins
church communications strategy, church social media, facebook, instagram, social media framework, tiktok, youtube
The Stats: Progress Report, 2023, How Am I Actually Doing? In this episode Nick dives into and shares the stats from his recent results of running social media, a new website and everything he's helped implement in his new job and student ministry. How is it actually going? What's going well? What needs tweaked? And what have we learned?
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Episode 046: How to be Present with your Social Media Presence
May 25th, 2023 | 14 mins 1 sec
church ministry, digital, disciple making, discipleship, hybrid, incarnational ministry, jesus, meta church, streaming church, tiktok, youth ministry
What is Incarnational Ministry? It's Jesus' involvement in our life. How do we embrace the same philosophy of Jesus' ministry in our own ministry contexts? And how do we do so in a hybrid and digital way?
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Episode 045: 9 Church Marketing Tips to Best Serve Your Members and Reach Others Not Yet Apart of Your Church
May 18th, 2023 | 29 mins 59 secs
church communications, church growth, church marketing tips, church social media, email, facebook reels, instagram reels, pastor, sermon, subject, tiktok, youtube, youtube shorts
In this episode, Nick will give you 9 Church Marketing Tips.
5 Tips for those who are members or who consider themselves a regular part of your church
4 Tips for reaching people who are not a part of your church yet, and how best to reach them -
Episode 044: Gen Z and the Generation Gaps that is keeping them out of your churches
May 11th, 2023 | 22 mins 52 secs
barna, church, church attendance, church marketing tips, gen z, generation gap, millennials, online church, pastor
In this episode, Nick talks about the lastest Generation Z findings, the cultural and generation gap that is growing in our churches. And answers the ultimate question, is Gen Z deconstructing their faith? And if so, what do we do about that?
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Episode 043: Why I finally broke down and tried a posting service and my take aways from it
May 4th, 2023 | 26 mins 2 secs
church communications, church marketing tips, church social media, hootsuite, later, metricool, online church, pastor, posting, reels, schedule, sermon, service, social media, tiktok
In this episode Nick will breakdown what led to him FINALLY changing his accounts to business accounts, using a posting service, the results from that, and his ultimate take away.
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Episode 042: Can Discipleship Happen Exclusively Online?
April 27th, 2023 | 32 mins 59 secs
church communications, church marketing tips, church social media, facebook reels, instagram reels, online church, online discipleship, podcast, tiktok, youtube, youtube shorts
In this episode Nick dives deep into areas in his life where he has learned a skill or discipline completely through an online format. And because of that discovery, he then asks if Discipleship can happen completely online? Is it possible for a human being to learn, know, discover and follow Jesus? Or does a one-on-one mentoring type relationship need to be there in existence? And if people can learn to follow Jesus online, what areas should the church lean into in 2023 to help make that more of a priority?
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Episode 041: Church Marketing Tips from Starbucks, Target and Walmart
April 20th, 2023 | 16 mins 44 secs
church communications, church marketing tips, church social media, facebook, marketing, pastor, sermon, starbucks, target, walmart
In this episode Nick explores and examines how Starbucks advertises and markets. As well as what we can learn from Target and Walmart and how every touch point is an opportunity to market yourself and convey who you are, and how the church can do that more effectively!