How we take care of ourselves is a spiritual matter. Rest is a spiritual discipline. God makes a big deal about it. In this episode Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson talk about self-care and mental health. Sharing from experience they talk about signs of unhealth and how to bounce back.
[Read more…] about Self-care, Mental Health – The Signs [Podcast #333]Working Cross Denominationally & Culturally [Podcast #332]
The Church is inherently diverse. Not only at a macro, big “C” Church level, but also in the micro or local churches diversity is something we [should] embrace as our default setting. Blessing Mpofu with Jono Hesp to share some of his experiences working cross denominationally and culturally.
[Read more…] about Working Cross Denominationally & Culturally [Podcast #332]Matt Hogg – Digital & Social Media for Church [Podcast #331]
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]Getting Started With Data Management [Podcast #329]
There’s a lot of data we store, process and use in church. We don’t always realise just how much we’re working with. And once we realise this, it can be overwhelming making sense of it so that we can serve our church and community more effectively. In this episode Blessing Mpofu has a conversation with Jono Hesp, who has extensive experience working data, church management systems. They talk about getting started with data management in your church. Moving from not having data or database systems to understanding your church’s trends.
[Read more…] about Getting Started With Data Management [Podcast #329]Sharing and Privacy; Delayed Reaction [Podcast #328]
Yes, we know, we know. Apple’s WWDC 2021 happened a while ago. But guess what? Somewhere in the mine conversation post that event there were some gems we just had to share. In this episode Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson unpack two big themes––sharing and privacy, that came out of the event.
How do they impact evangelism and discipleship? They also contextualise them for churches and organisations, as they explore what they could mean for media, content creation and communication.