It turns out being agnostic isn't always bad. One of the significant factors in the growth of online small groups at my church was not forcing how groups should meet virtually. People have preferences. Look at these stats as of 2018:
Read MoreOculus 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.
Read MoreI wrote this post "How Baptism Works with Your Online Campus" in 2013. Where has the time gone? It feels like I wrote it a few months ago. Five years ago, we had never facilitated a remote baptism because people would just travel to a campus if they needed to get dunked. I never had too much of an issue with our approach because I got meet them face to face and baptize them myself.
Read MoreFacebook's Watch Party feature is now available to all Facebook Groups around the world! Watch Party is "a new way for people to watch videos on Facebook together in real time."
Read MoreNavigating 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
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