Round 2. Meetups.
Does anyone watch online that lives in my city? I get asked this constantly from people part of our online community. I can’t connect everyone. There was some privacy issues with sharing geo data and scalability problems. I needed a strategy to release and not micromanage.
What Can Fortnite, Twitch, & Ninja Teach the Church?
My seven-year-old son started to watch Fortnite videos on YouTube a few months ago. I didn’t know much about the game. I have an Xbox One, but use it hot and cold. A few things about Fortnite caught my attention.
It's Simply Decentralizing Your Strategy
Doing ministry online or commonly labeled #churchonline is merely decentralizing your church’s strategy. It’s that simple.
Virtual Reality for Any Church of Any Size - Facebook Video Oculus App
Oculus has recently made two additions to its Oculus Go device. I wrote in a previous post that an estimated 22 million virtual reality devices are floating out there in the world at the start of 2018. Oculus Go is expanding this market and most importantly bringing in non-gamers. Oculus Go focused on content apps like Netflix, Showtime, Hulu, Facebook, and family-friendly carnival games. Oculus Go is not what virtual reality will be, but its the stopgap to help move virtual reality into the future.
Exit Interview with an Online Pastor
I grew up watching the Lakers with my grandpa, and at the end of every season, they had something called exit interviews. No matter how good or bad the year went you sat down in front of cameras and got asked a series of questions about the season. It was always a frank conversation.
Aftershow Style Event Helpful in Building Community
I bet struggling with having face time sounds irrelevant coming from an online pastor, but I still highly value this type of connection. What kind of event works best to build in more face time with our community while not competing with existing programs at our church?
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Overview of Book: Digital is a confusing concept, and many churches struggle to understand it, with most limiting their digital experience to streaming their church services and nothing more. In this book, you’ll learn how to think strategically about digital strategy and how to best integrate digital ideas into your church that align with your ministry’s in-person objectives. The goal is to disciple more people and not just get an online audience. Readers of this book will learn to cut through the hype and discern the most critical, high-level concepts and find practical ideas they can implement in their church. You’ll walk away with a vision and a pathway to take your church’s digital strategy to the next level and beyond just streaming a church service.
Overview of Book: Digital is a confusing concept, and many churches struggle to understand it, with most limiting their digital experience to streaming their church services and nothing more. In this book, you’ll learn how to think strategically about digital strategy and how to best integrate digital ideas into your church that align with your ministry’s in-person objectives. The goal is to disciple more people and not just get an online audience. Readers of this book will learn to cut through the hype and discern the most critical, high-level concepts and find practical ideas they can implement in their church. You’ll walk away with a vision and a pathway to take your church’s digital strategy to the next level and beyond just streaming a church service.
I created this 22-page guide to help you and your team set digital goals for the next 30 days.
Included in your purchase to share with your team:
Printer-friendly PDF of “A Guide To Digital Goal Setting”
Word Doc of “A Guide To Digital Goal Setting”
Google Sheet template of “A Guide To Digital Goal Setting”
Google Sheet template for Team Planning
Online Ministry Planning Guide with assessment
Facilitator Video to watch before hosting the planning session
Introduction video to show at your planning session with your team