Faith Growth

10/11/2022

“People are defining church by where they get their care and not their content.” -Pastor John Pyle

Episode 53 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features Pastor Jon Pyle, host of Better on the Inside and associate pastor at CityChurch. Jon and Charlotte Elia discuss serving Jesus without burning out, attending to personal and social grief, and finding joy in some of their favorite podcasts.

Episode 53 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features Pastor Jon Pyle, host of Better on the Inside and associate pastor at CityChurch. Jon and Charlotte Elia discuss serving Jesus without burning out, attending to personal and social grief, and finding joy in some of their favorite podcasts...

10/04/2022

Episode 52 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features Dr. Karen-Marie Yust and Dr. Erin Reibel from Real Kids Real Faith. Karen-Marie, Erin, and Charlotte Elia discuss nurturing children’s spirituality online, growing in faith through questions rather than dogma, and seizing this opportunity for innovation.

Episode 52 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features Dr. Karen-Marie Yust and Dr. Erin Reibel from Real Kids Real Faith. Karen-Marie, Erin, and Charlotte Elia discuss nurturing children's spirituality online, growing in faith through questions rather than dogma, and seizing this opportunity...

09/27/2022

Episode 51 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features Rev. Ryan Dunn, Minister of Online Engagement with United Methodist Communications. Ryan and Charlotte Elia discuss creating digital content for seekers, focusing on your particular audience, and discerning which tools and tactics best suit your congregation.

Episode 51 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features Rev. Ryan Dunn, Minister of Online Engagement with United Methodist Communications. Ryan and Charlotte Elia discuss creating digital content for seekers, focusing on your particular audience, and discerning which tools and tactics best su...

09/26/2022

Episode 41 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Rev. Bosco Peters, creator of Liturgy.co.nz. Rev. Peters and Charlotte Elia discuss the origins and future of his popular website, the need to make Christian spirituality more visible and accessible, and the experience of being a global phenomenon.

Episode 41 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Rev. Bosco Peters, creator of Liturgy.co.nz. Rev. Peters and Charlotte Elia discuss the origins and future of his popular website, the need to make Christian spirituality more visible and accessible, and the experience of being a global phenomenon. O...

09/24/2022

Episode 45 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Dr. Heidi Campbell, Professor of Communication and an affiliate faculty in Religious Studies at Texas A&M University. Heidi and Charlotte Elia discuss reflecting on our identity to discern the path forward, moving from a transfer model to a transformative stage, and reassessing who and what we want to be as a church.
https://faithgrowth.com/dr-heidi-campbell-an-invitation-to-reflection-how-we-do-digital-ministry-episode-45/

09/23/2022

“That’s the redemption happening is that I’m taking this media that’s already being seen in a negative light and allowing even that media to point towards some kind of relationship with God or some kind of betterment with ourselves.” - Pastor Nathan Webb https://faithgrowth.com/pastor-nathan-webb-nerd-pastor-nate-how-we-do-digital-ministry-episode-50/

09/23/2022

"It doesn’t have to be perfect to be good, and it sure doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful and heartfelt." - Tom Trenney

https://faithgrowth.com/tom-trenney-music-ministry-in-this-moment-how-we-do-digital-ministry-episode-46/

09/22/2022

Episode 49 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features The Rt. Rev. Dr. Shannon MacVean-Brown, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. Bishop Shannon and Charlotte Elia discuss praying with The Green Mountain Online Abbey, facilitating difficult conversations on Zoom, discerning the future of the church through loss, and using digital tools to make the wide world a bit more intimate.

09/22/2022

“A church has to be permission givers, and church leadership have to be permission givers. So when somebody comes in and says, I have this great idea, it’s like, go for it. It doesn’t have to go to six committees. It doesn’t have to be approved in the budget a year from now. It’s go for it. We’ll find the money and the resources. Let’s do it. Let’s try it. That’s what I wanna see in the church. And I think those are the churches that are being successful right now. They’ve just been giving permission to these new ways to be church.” - Rev. Dr. Karyn Wiseman

09/20/2022

Episode 50 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features Pastor Nathan Webb from Checkpoint Church. Pastor Nate and Charlotte Elia discuss the origin of this online ministry for “nerds, geeks, and gamers,” finding and building your community online, and the value of streaming for digital ministries.

Episode 50 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features Pastor Nathan Webb from Checkpoint Church. Pastor Nate and Charlotte Elia discuss the origin of this online ministry for "nerds, geeks, and gamers," finding and building your community online, and the value of streaming for digital minist...

09/16/2022

Episode 37 of How We Do Digital Ministry features John Hamer, pastor at Centre Place, the downtown Toronto congregation of Community of Christ.

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09/16/2022

By opening the doors with creativity and community, we start to build relationships and make connections and help people see the truth of connecting with God...

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