Three Reasons Why You Should Focus on Email

Granted, I’m a man of a certain age.  My people gravitate toward Facebook for our social media time.  But other generations are on different platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, TikTok… and the list goes on.  What would it look like if church leaders entered TikTok for the purposes of spreading the Gospel, or at least dispelling…

Word spread quickly that Facebook is blocking churches or removing videos of music that was pre-recorded.  I called CCLI, the music licensing company, and my belief that Facebook is inherently unreliable was reinforced by what I heard. https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/prenyj/Tuesday_10-68rzqh.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Some of these interviews are so good they bear repeating; this one definitely falls in that category.  Rev. Dr. Laurence Hesser is the pastor of a mid-sized United Methodist church in rural Tennessee.  His own quest to understand his congregation’s needs led him to quickly learn how to make quality video, and has seen his…

As some of us move worship back into our sanctuaries, what have we learned while doing online worship that we’d like to bring into our sanctuaries with us? https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/aj5rsq/Tuesday_10-129m9qf.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

In this inaugural episode, I’ll interview Tom Cox, interim pastor of Hot Metal Bridge, a faith community in downtown Pittsburgh.  Tom describes this amazing ministry and its move toward holding worship services via Zoom.  Creativity and flexibility are the keys. https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rw2qnn/Mastermind_1_-_Stereo_Mix9znct.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

While U.S. churches expend tremendous energy in today’s culture wars—the role of women, rights of LGBTQ persons, the place of immigrants, the primacy of health care—the churches’ own real estate may be eating them alive. My guest today is Rick Reinhard, whose career has included roles in city planning, government, and national church work.  Rick…