My Book: Online Church Is Not The Answer
Beyond Just Streaming Church to Hybrid Disciple Making
by Jay Kranda
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.
Endorsements
“For anyone grappling with questions about the role of technology in religion, Online Church Is Not the Answer is essential reading. This book is not merely a critique of online church; it is a call to action, a manifesto for reimagining the ways in which we engage with our faith in an increasingly digital world. Kranda’s thoughtful reflections prompt readers to confront their assumptions and embrace a more holistic approach to spiritual growth—one that embraces both the benefits of technology and the irreplaceable value of face-to-face community.”
Chris Heaslip
Founder of Pushpay and Entrepreneur
"Jay has been used by God to build one of the greatest digital ministries in the world through Saddleback Church! I'm so excited that he is bringing these practices to a larger audience. I highly recommend this book to take your church’s digital presences to the next level.”
Andy Wood
Lead Pastor, Saddleback Church & author of Do It Now: Stop Waiting, Take Action, and Live Without Regret
"Jay is in a small group of genuine thought leaders when it comes to online church. By this I mean that he is not just focused on live-streaming a service, but is genuinely interested in rethinking how church, small groups and community can be enhanced through online technology. I'm thrilled he's making his years of innovation, knowledge and experience at Saddleback available to your church. This book will ensure your church stays on the forefront of reaching an online generation."
Dave Adamson
Author, MetaChurch
“Online Church Is Not the Answer is a great book to figure out how to wisely leverage digital for your ministry objectives. A great resource for churches!”
Clay Scroggins
Author, How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge
What is in the book
Full breakdown of every chapter in the book, the question the chapter tackles, and the big idea to be challenged by after reading it.
30,000 Feet Thinking
- 1Why Should a Church Think Digitally?Think Digitally
- 2Is Someone Who Only Watches Online Part of Your Church?Thief and Tower
Framework Thinking
- 3Should Digital Transform or Enhance Your Church?Understand the Objective
- 4Who Is Your Church's Digital Strategy Actually For?Knowing Your Audiences
- 5Which Digital Approach Is Your Church Using?Picking Your Approach
- 6Who Should Own Digital Ministry at Your Church?Deciding Your Structure
- 7What Makes a Church's Digital Presence Feel Like Church?Creating Digital Spaces (The 4 S's)
Tactical Ideas
- 8What Makes an Online Small Group Actually Work?Power of Online Small Groups
- 9Why Won't Anyone Volunteer for Digital at Your Church?Getting More People Engaged in Digital Strategy
- 10What Should a Church Measure Online?Measuring Digital
- 11What Should Your Church Actually Stream?Streaming Church?
Ideas to Ponder
- 12Why Don't Online Viewers Ever Show Up in Person?Understanding the Gap
- 13Can an Online Audience Start In Person Churches?House Churches Connected to Online
- 14Should Your Church Limit What It Offers Online?Friction Is a Good Thing
- 15Will Online Church Replace In Person Church?The Future
Paperback, Kindle, and Audible are all on Amazon. Also on Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, or as a PDF direct from Jay.
The same four things, licensed for one reader. If you are buying this for a team, the Church License covers your entire staff and every volunteer for less than the cost of three copies.
What you get:
Online Church Is Not the Answer, the full book as a PDF. 227 pages, 15 chapters, each one ending in a big idea you can put in front of your team.
The complete audiobook in MP3. 5 hours 28 minutes, read by Jay.
A Guide to Digital Goal Setting and Online Ministry Planning, including the team assessment.
The Church AI Policy Template, an editable policy your board can approve. What staff and volunteers can and cannot use AI for, when it has to be disclosed, where the line sits in sermon prep and pastoral care, and how member data gets handled.
Read three chapters. If you do not walk away with at least one thing you can change this season, reply to your receipt and I will refund you. Keep the files either way.
Everything in the Digital Strategy Kit, licensed for your entire staff and every volunteer on your team. No seat counting and no per person pricing. Buy it once, download the files, and send them to everybody.
What you get:
Online Church Is Not the Answer, the full book as a PDF. 227 pages, 15 chapters, each one ending in a big idea you can put in front of your team.
The complete audiobook in MP3. 5 hours 28 minutes, read by Jay.
A Guide to Digital Goal Setting and Online Ministry Planning, including the team assessment.
The Church AI Policy Template, an editable policy your board can approve. What staff and volunteers can and cannot use AI for, when it has to be disclosed, where the line sits in sermon prep and pastoral care, and how member data gets handled.
Read three chapters. If you do not walk away with at least one thing your team can change this season, reply to your receipt and I will refund you. Keep the files either way.