Hybrid Ministry

Episode 037: The Third Step of the Church Social Media Framework: Facebook

March 23rd, 2023  |  25 mins 55 secs

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Does Gen Z even care about Facebook? The assumption of course is no, but is that accurate? And why does Nick recommend facebook ahead of Instagram? Finally, what are the 3 ways in which you should be utilizing facebook as a church in 2023?

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

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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?

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?

Episode 006: Findings from Barnas Future of Hybrid Church ebook

August 25th, 2022  |  34 mins 55 secs

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In today's episode, Nick and Matt chat through Barna's Hybrid Ministry ebook, they discuss the ins and outs of pillar pages, and how that could be used for your church to reach Millennials and Gen Z attenders, as well as inspect some of the fascinating church attendance trends founds in the Barna Study!

Episode 005: Meet Gen Z

August 18th, 2022  |  36 mins 59 secs

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In this episode, a solo podcast, Nick discusses his finding and research he has seen on Generation Z. These are the current students in your youth ministry and the soon to be regular attenders in your church as they grow older and older. The way they interact and the ways they think are going to be shaping and forming your church before you know it. So what do they want? And what are they looking for? And how does Hybrid help them in their growth and knowledge of Jesus?

Episode 004: Rest and Boundaries

August 11th, 2022  |  39 mins 21 secs

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In this episode, Matt and Nick discuss ways to remain personally healthy and maintaining good boundaries with digital, social media, and how to avoid burning out while working in a church or in ministry. Join in on the conversation. Leave one of your best hacks in the comment section below!

Episode 003: Is Digital Discipleship Even Possible?

August 4th, 2022  |  36 mins 28 secs

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In this episode Nick and Matt chat about discipleship, Gen Z, who recently revealed that 51% of them prefer online ONLY ministry, and how to wade into that sticky in between of in-person and online, some might even call it "hybrid!"

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

Episode 002: The Best Practices for Your Church Digital Platforms

July 28th, 2022  |  38 mins 13 secs

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Nick and Matt discuss specific and individual best practices for Digital and Hybrid Ministry. Because there are a lot of platforms out there, what should we actually be doing on those platforms? Like Church website, Church App, Instagram, Facebook or TikTok? And what should we do about Discord?

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