Hybrid Ministry

Episode 112: Is Generation Alpha Doomed?

August 29th, 2024  |  13 mins 39 secs

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Episode 109: Don't be scared of Social Media with Nate Clason

August 8th, 2024  |  27 mins 40 secs

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In this video, youth pastor, Nate Clason shares his journey to posting on social media more regularly.
He also shares the one key secret that has brought his group more closely together.
And be sure to stick around to the very end, because live on the podcast, Nate and Nick discover one additional benefit to social media that will help youth pastors win with parents, pastors and even elders at your church!

Episode 100: 💯 HybridMinistry - How it all Started

June 6th, 2024  |  17 mins 26 secs

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Episode 100 I decided to sit down with some friends that have all had a hand in the creation of the Full YouTube show we all had a hand in creating during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020.

While Digital and Social Ministry were top of mind for me prior to 2020, the COVID shutdown thrust it into the forefront for me personally and I decided to dive fully into it.

When I started on the very first day of COVID, I had to get creative on how I introduced myself to students, parents and leaders without using the easy in person tools we'd all grown accustomed to using.

That being said, I'm grateful we still have access to those tools, today.

But I realized just how important Hybrid Ministry is to the next generation of teenagers.

This episode chronicles my first day, and I chat with friends who were instrumental in producing and creating the YouTube show we had crafted during those COVID days.

I hope you enjoy this 100th episode special!

Episode 054: What is Hybrid Ministry? A Celebration!!

July 20th, 2023  |  20 mins 41 secs

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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.

Episode 052: What the NBA can teach us about Generation Alpha and the Future for Churches

July 6th, 2023  |  30 mins 17 secs

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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 044: Gen Z and the Generation Gaps that is keeping them out of your churches

May 11th, 2023  |  22 mins 52 secs

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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?

Episode 032: The YouTube Trends Report and What Churches need to do about it for 2023 and Beyond

February 23rd, 2023  |  34 mins 18 secs

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In this episode, Nick combs through the 2022 YouTube Culture Trends report and dissects interesting things that YouTube discovered. To add onto that, we discuss what the digital and hybrid ministry implications should be for churches as they move deeper into 2023 and the future.

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

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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.

Episode 010: Common Myths about Generation Z and how to Reach them in 2022

September 22nd, 2022  |  17 mins 28 secs

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In this short solo episode, Nick unpacks a HubSpot.com article about common Generation Z myths in marketing and he relates those to and draws parrallels to what he sees happening in the church. How can we adjust some of our approach, what we do, and how we attempt to evangelize and disciple teenagers, and the future attenders of our churchs.

Episode 007: The Best Content Marketing Strategies for your churches in 2022

September 1st, 2022  |  45 mins 41 secs

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In this episode, Nick and Matt discuss what content marketing is. Should churches even be using marketing? Why is content marketing so effective? And what are some examples of blogs, pillar pages, white paper, ebooks and podcasts to help your church reach Gen Z and Millennials in a Digital and Hybrid form of ministry?