Month: September 2021
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Bonus Episode: Listener Feedback – International Podcast Day
On International Podcast Day, we bring you this special episode featuring a listener response, and how they have used the MyCom Church Marketing podcast tools and tips to help their congregation. Dan shares how the MyCom podcast has been instrumental in helping churches large and small to reach their communities in new and unique ways.…
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Meet Bishop Minerva Carcaño
For our 100th episode, we talk with Bishop Minerva Carcaño. Not only is she the current bishop of the San Francisco Episcopal Area, she is the first Hispanic woman appointed as a district superintendent in the continental United States and the first Hispanic female ever elected bishop. She is a leader in social justice ministries,…
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Bonus episode: Building community around your podcast
Happy International Podcast Day! In this bonus episode of Pastoring in the Digital Parish, we’re going to explore getting people to listen to and talk about our podcasts. If you’re looking for tips about growing an audience and getting people to engage with your podcast, then this bonus episode is for you!
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Digital community as a fresh expression of church
Rosario Picardo and Michael Beck are co-authors of Fresh Expressions in Digital Space and are our adjunct professors for this session of Pastoring in the Digital Parish. Pastoring in the Digital Parish seeks to provide resourcing and community for those engaged in some form of digital ministry–whether as a solo pastor in a church who…
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Simple life rhythms for balance and peace with Joan Chittister
One of the marks of monastic communities is that they establish a rhythm of life that calls attention to the holy. Sister Joan Chittister, who is herself part of a Benedictine monastic community, has translated a number of these practices into everyday life for us. You may have heard of Sister Joan–she’s a well-known activist…
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Asbury Crossing: Leadership Styles of John Wesley and Francis Asbury
It’s no secret that John Wesley and Frances Asbury were quite dictatorial leaders who envisioned quite different futures for the peoples called Methodist….Or maybe it is? Hence, this podcast episode! Today, we’ll look at two (of the many) “founders” of Methodism, John Wesley and Francis Asbury. How did their different leadership styles create different types…
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Work, Innovation and Doing Greater Things with Len Wilson
As Jesus is preparing his disciples for when he will no longer be with them in the flesh, he tells them how those who believe in him will continue his work. But he doesn’t leave it there. He then says, “and they will do even greater things than these” (John 14:12 NIV). Wow! Can we…
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Focusing our efforts for digital ministry success with Sammy Kelly of Digivangelism
Sammy Kelly from Digivangelism joins us for this session of Pastoring in the Digital Parish. Sammy is going to share a vision for batching work so we can build upon some of the things we’re already doing in order to thrive in digital ministry–because you don’t need more work to do, do you? She also…
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Ep. 65: How We Work with Nathan Adams
On this episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast, we continue with the next installment of our occasional series called How We Work. Dan talks to Nathan Adams, LeadPastor of Park Hill UMC in Denver CO. about how he and his church have used marketing and what has worked for them. For more info on…
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Maximizing time and engagement in hybrid worship
Jason Moore brings insights for maximizing engagement both in-person and online during worship. Jason has “secret shopped” hundreds of digital worship experiences. He shares his observations for what works and what doesn’t. We’ll get ideas for keeping our congregations engaged during hybrid worship experiences. We’ll also get some ideas for streamlining our workflow in creating…