Navigating the complicated waters of the digital disruption is tough. I’m an online pastor. My perspective is muddied because I want to jump into the deep end without a lifejacket. I want everything to be online, and I wanted it yesterday.

The Rock Church is one of the most evangelistic churches in existence. They’ve been streaming their services for the last seven years, but over the previous six months have transitioned to having a full online ministry. Mike Humphrey is the Rock Church's first Online Campus 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.

Humans build tools to amplify ourselves. The internet is one of these tools. For a long time, online ministries argued for why church online was needed. We begged for scraps to prove it’s effectiveness.

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? 

Technology is changing the way people are attending church—plain and simple. Discover the possibilities (and limitations) of church online by watching this talk I gave recently at an event hosted by Pushpay.