Hybrid Ministry
Digital Discipleship made easy
About the show
Hybrid Ministry is complicated and hard. Or is it?
How do pastors and youth pastors create a vibrant extension, not replacement, of what's already happening during their weekly church services? To cater in a digital ministry way to an online focused ministry audience. Reaching Millennials, Gen Z and even Gen Alpha is going to require us to rethink some of the ways we do church.
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Episodes
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Episode 027: Nick's Interview with TikTok superstar, Josh Chasteen
January 19th, 2023 | 31 mins 27 secs
church online, digital ministry, discipleship, hybrid ministry, instagram reels, pastor, short form video, shorts, teacher, tiktok, vertical video, viral
In this episode, Nick sits down with teacher and TikToker, Josh Chasteen. Mr Chasteen went viral on TikTok a year or so ago, in part because of his early adoption of the platform, his silly and relatable content, but he shares the story and all that's happened since that TikTok went crazy viral. In addition he shares his view and vantage point of what it's like being on TikTok as a grown adult and teacher and connecting and bulding relational inroads with his students.
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Episode 026: Have I already Ruined my TikTok Account? A Complete Guide to Posting a TikTok from Start to Finish
January 12th, 2023 | 21 mins 29 secs
church, church marketing, digital discipleship, digital ministry, facebook, hybrid ministry, instagram, ministry, pastor, posting to tiktok, reels, shorts, tiktok, youtube
In this episode, Nick walks through the step-by-step and page by page menu options for posting a TikTok. Whether you're versed in this or this is your first time opening the app, this guide will take you from start to finish! And Nick shares some tips on what and how to share to other social media platforms
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Episode 025: The Ultimate 2023 Social Media Calendar, Strategy and Posting Guidelines
January 5th, 2023 | 18 mins 49 secs
digital ministry, hybrid ministry, social media, social media posting calendar, social media strategy, social ministry
In this episode, Nick sits down and fleshes out a weekly social media posting calendar. How often do you post? What do you do about YouTube? Podcasts? Facebook? Instagram? and TikTok? What types of content and ideas can you post? How frequently? Where and what? This is your FREE 2023 posting guide! We'll take care of your weekly calendar for you!
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Episode 024: Rob Shepherd on Starting, Growing and Making a Viral TikTok Account and Videos
December 29th, 2022 | 34 mins 19 secs
church ministry, digital marketing, discipleship, evangelism, facebook, instagram, reels, short form video, shorts, tiktok, youtube
In this episode, Nick sits down with Pastor and TikTok Creator, Rob Shepherd. They discuss how he started out on TikTok, where his ideas come from, and the boundaries he needs to set up so that he doesn't become addicted to the TikTok world and keeps it all in check!
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Episode 023: 9 TikTok and Instagram Reels Videos to use at your church this week!
December 22nd, 2022 | 11 mins 7 secs
church marketing, digital marketing, digital ministry, facebook, how to post to tiktok, hybrid ministry, instagram, reels, short form video, tiktok, tiktok ideas, youtube shorts
In this episode, Nick sits down and gives 9 different short from video content ideas for TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube shorts. These are a pairing for both fun and serious. A great way to engage with your audience during the week in a hybrid setting!
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Episode 022: Bridging the Generation Gap by using an episode of the Office.
December 15th, 2022 | 19 mins 38 secs
church marketing, digital discipleship, digital ministry, discipleship, facebook, marketing, meta church, michael scott, online church, the office, tiktok
In this episode, Nick dissects an Office episode that he recently was viewing and correlates that to how older and younger generations often approach the discussion around "In-Person" and "Digital" ministry. His proposal was less "Either/or" and instead it was a "Both/And" approach. One that he likes to call "Hybrid"
What can the church take that is set to defacto "In-Person" only and create digital versions and digital access points for those same elements? Such as sermons, community and Bible reading. -
Episode 021: Social Media in 2023 with new rules, remaining healthy personally while using social media as a tool, and the Best YouTube strategy of 2023 and Beyond!
December 8th, 2022 | 24 mins 28 secs
church ministry, digital marketing, discipleship, evangelism, facebook, instagram, reels, short form video, shorts, tiktok, youtube
In this episode Nick discusses how to approach the new wave of social media, which is more about discoverability than it is about a custom curated feed. Additionally, Nick wades into the topics about remaining personally healthy while managine a social media profile and strategy. Finally, Nick discusses his personal favorite YouTube church content strategy for 2023 and beyond.
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Episode 020: Kerry Ray on the limitations of digital ministry, can we overcome it, and how do we help digital immigrants make an impact with digital natives
December 1st, 2022 | 31 mins 7 secs
contact work, digital ministry, discipleship, meta church, relational ministry, social media, streaming church, student ministry, tiktok, youth ministry
In this episode, Nick finishes up from part 1 of his conversation with Kerry Ray, director of editing and publishing at YM360. Kerry talks about the limitations of digital ministry and how to best navigate some of the new challenges of digital ministry. In addition Kerry shares some of the resources that are available through YM360 for youth pastors who are in the trenches doing ministry.
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Episode 019: Kerry Ray on doing ministry like Jesus did, and how technology has changed the way we ministry and communicate to teenagers in Gen Z and Gen Alpha and beyond
November 24th, 2022 | 34 mins 28 secs
church ministry, digital, disciple making, discipleship, hybrid, incarnational ministry, jesus, meta church, streaming church, tiktok, youth ministry
In this episode Nick sits down with his friend, and YM360 General Editor and Content Director, Kerry Ray. Kerry is a veteran with over 3 decades of experience in church ministry, all in student ministry. Kerry and Nick talk about the ways in which technology has changed and shaped the ways of doing ministry. And Kerry also talks about the importance of going to a teenager's "turf" or showing up in their life, relationally.
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Episode 018: The Do's, Don'ts and lessons learned from launching a YouTube channel for your church in 2022
November 17th, 2022 | 22 mins 9 secs
church, church service, discipleship, evangelism, live stream, meta church, ministry, outreach, pastors, preaching, sermons, student ministry, worship, youth ministry, youtube
In this Episode Nick explains and explores his experience with YouTube. What he learned from launching a YouTube channel during COVID, and his new recommendation for churches and ministry leaders for delivering useful content online for Gen Z and Gen Alpha and beyond!
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Episode 017: The Ultimate Social Media Framework for Churches to Reach Milennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha in 2022 and Beyond
November 10th, 2022 | 23 mins 53 secs
church, digital ministry, discipleship, growth, hybrid ministry, in-person ministry, instagram, social media, tiktok, twitter
In this episode, Nick talks through the core reasons why a Hybrid Strategy is the most effective way to reach the younger generations of milennials, Generation Z and Generation Alpha in 2022 and beyond.
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Episode 016: Derry Prenkert on how the invention of the iPhone has radically changed how Pastors and ministry leaders accomplish the mission
November 3rd, 2022 | 43 mins 52 secs
digital ministry, gen z, millennials, ministry, online church, pastors, students, technology, youth ministry
In this episode, Nick sits down with his friend, Derry Prenkert, a 20+ year youth ministry veteran. Derry shares about the monumental shift of the invention of the smart phone. How things were before, and how things have shifted, but most importantly, how we utilize this technology for our benefit and gain to reach more students for the mission of Jesus.
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Episode 015: Why We Do What We Do In Churches in 2022?
October 27th, 2022 | 21 mins 40 secs
church, digital, disciple-making, discipleship, hybrid, jesus, meta church, ministry, online church, purpose, streaming church
In this episode, Nick recounts some of his most recent experiences, and pokes the question at: "Why are we doing, what we're doing in churches?" If our ultimate aim is disciple-making (Mt 28) then is the method we're operating in a church the most effective form of doing that?
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Episode 014: How to bridge the Generation Gap, Using Digital to Enhance Physical Ministry, and are small groups the new outreach?
October 20th, 2022 | 19 mins 34 secs
digital, digital church, facebook, generation z, instagram, meta, millennials, online church, social media, tiktok
In this episode, Nick discusses the stark generation gap that is growing. In addition to that he explores and discusses how to use digital methods to enhance in the in-person ministry experience. And finally, he poses the question and idea: Are small groups the best new outreach method?
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Episode 013: 3 Hybrid Ministry Lessons Learned from a Moving Company
October 13th, 2022 | 15 mins 2 secs
digital ministry, hybrid, hybrid ministry, meta church, moving, online, online church, texas
In this episode, Nick recounts his experience with his most recent move and his moving company, and pulls out some wisdom he discovered along the way about how to approach ministry and more particularly, Hybrid Ministry. Learn to Think Digital, Be Kind and Be Clear!
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Episode 012: Why Email and Social may not satisfy the on demand world we live in. Is Social Media for your church even worth it? And are Big Events only for the Pastor's Ego?
October 6th, 2022 | 27 mins 59 secs
big events, cable tv, church ministry, creative, digital, email, innovative, media, netflix, on demand, pastors, social, social media
In this solo pod Nick explores three big ideas. Why Email and Social may not satisfy the on-demand world and culture that we currently live in. Is Social Media for your church even worth it Especially if you just are using it as an extension of your announcements? And are Big Events only for the Pastor's Ego? Or do they still have a place in our churches? All that and more on this week's episode of the Hybrid Ministry Podcast!