Matt Hogg joins Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson and talks on church digital and social media. Matt is a vicar (pastor) in London, and talks about his initial apprehension to digital and social media and how it changed. Not only that, but he also shares his journey from consumer to creator. He speaks from a vantage point of a church leader and how his church made strides in this area.
[Read more…] about Matt Hogg – Digital & Social Media for Church [Podcast #331]Motives and Metrics In Church Life and Media [Podcast #330]
Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson wrestle with where the lines blur when it comes to motives and metrics in church life and media. What’s the line where “borrowing” from pop culture hurts our churches’ mission? How do we know when we’re now more consumed with feeding the algorithm for reaction and compromised the mission?
[Read more…] about Motives and Metrics In Church Life and Media [Podcast #330]Decked Out! A ChurchMag Minecraft Community Project
The ChurchMag Minecraft community has come together on a huge community project. And we want to tell you about it. We are building our own mini-game called Decked Out in survival Minecraft. What is Decked Out you may ask? Well according to Tango Tek a Minecraft YouTuber who originated the idea it is a “Deck Building, Dungeon Crawling, Treasure Hunting, Collect-em-all, Trading Game!”
[Read more…] about Decked Out! A ChurchMag Minecraft Community Project16 Creative Ways to Repurpose Sermons for Greater Impact
My marketing team and I big believers in repurposing content. It allows us to share more content, in formats that match different preferences, is great for SEO and can lead to some surprising discoveries and ideas. The same can be true for Churches. As there is a unique sermon each week, it can provide a resource you can adapt, reuse and share in a wide range of formats. Here are some creative ways you can repurpose sermons.
[Read more…] about 16 Creative Ways to Repurpose Sermons for Greater ImpactMaking Social More Social [Podcast #324]
In the previous podcast episode Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson surveyed the state of the media and networks. They continue that conversation in this episode and talk about making social more social. You might find some of the practical tips and examples useful for your context.
[Read more…] about Making Social More Social [Podcast #324]Hiring Remote Staff For Your Church – ProChurch [REVIEW]
I’ve been working for at least 15 years as a graphic designer, brand developer, and website designer for churches, ministries, and businesses. I’ve designed for churches both as an on-staff designer and as a freelancer. Churches sometimes struggle to stay relevant with graphic communication because of the constant struggle against a clock of never-ending deadlines with understaffed and underpaid design teams. The end result is often rushed mediocre design. Once in a while they might land on something really good, but it’s inconsistent. One of the solutions to this is hiring remote staff for your church on ProChurch.
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