Month: March 2023

Deeply Rooted: February 2023 Rethink Church Audiomagazine

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This is the February 2023 edition of the Rethink Church audiomagazine presented on the Compass podcast.

In this edition, we present the latest stories and one classic read from the Rethink Church website.

Throughout February 2023, our content focused on being deeply rooted. We’ll hear:

(00:00) Introduction
(00:50) “The Last of Us: Hive Mind vs The Body of Christ” by Nathan Webb
(06:35) “Are Traditions Like Marriage Becoming Too Old-Fashioned” by Madison Myers 
(11:49) “How and How Much Should I Pray” by Joseph Yoo
(16:38) “Church of the None and Done” by Kristin Joyner

 

Planting digital first, Substack and the story of Oikon

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How does a church move from a digital or online ministry to an in-person meeting group? What does it look like to plant a church in the midst of a pandemic? And what digital tools set up a new church for growth in the 2020s?

Asking any of these questions? Curious about what that looks like in today’s ministry landscape? Well, we’re talking with Mike Whang of Oikon Church in Houston Texas in this session. And Pastor Mike is going to share with us the story of planting, at first, a digital ministry that has added or implemented in-person gatherings. He’ll share with us some of the tools he’s using to communicate with the congregation of Oikon–and this includes some clever uses for Substack.

Mike Whang is currently the lead and founding pastor of Oikon United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:46) Meet Pastor Mike Whang

(07:09) Starting a digital-first church, Oikon Church

(12:47) Moving from digital-only to hybrid church

(16:39) Experiments in the church

(21:22) Substack for church communications

(27:36) The future of Oikon Church