Below is the process of how we move an online watcher on Facebook, YouTube, or our Online Campus page into face to face community and the critical platforms and tools to accomplish our vision.

The Church Leaders Podcast gives voice to recognizable names in ministry, subject matter experts, and local pastors and leaders. Whatever area of ministry you serve in, the Church Leaders Podcast has you in mind. Our goal is to help you lead better, everyday. Jason Daye asks Jay Kranda about #ChurchOnline and why you should care about online church.

The Tower of Babel was man’s attempt to become a god. At the top of the Tower of Babel is face to face community, and at the bottom is something as simple as texting.

I was stuck in a room this past week with some ministry experts, tons of stationary time, and a notebook. I started to doodle whenever my mind got antsy. I hope the following diagrams help form what online ministry looks like for your church.

We love the extremes, but reality happens in the middle, and this is why I hate the dialogue around online church. I dislike, both thumbs down, how we have to go to extremes and not have a real conversation about using an online paradigm for evangelism, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and worship. I do understand how the extremes of online church make headlines and stir up middle Americans, but often nothing fruitful is produced. In a recent USA Today article called "Online church: Ministries use VR, apps to deliver digital services and virtual baptisms" I got a few mentions talking about online ministry.

Online ministry, commonly called #CHURCHONLINE, can and should strengthen your local church(es). I talk about this approach and more on the Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast with Holly Tate. I share two recent stories of people attending online and assimilating into our local campuses while openly discussing how a healthy online ministry is cultivate.