Month: November 2023

Identifying your right audience in digital ministry — 4/30

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Without a clear understanding of who we are trying to reach, our messages can become diluted, and our impact minimized. Let’s identify some ways we can get a feel for who our audience is and how we can best build community with them.

National Podcast Post Month is a challenge through the month of November to share 30 episodes in 30 days. Our goal in participation is to see how this kind of volume and frequency can help to build an audience and a sense of community. This is part 2 of 30!

Connect with Pastoring in the Digital Parish at www.resourceumc.org/digital-parish

Balancing between invitation, information and interaction for your digital ministry — 3/30

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How balanced is your church or ministry’s digital content? We’re seeking to find the sweet spot between presenting invitations, information, and chances for interaction in our digital church communities.

National Podcast Post Month is a challenge through the month of November to share 30 episodes in 30 days. Our goal in participation is to see how this kind of volume and frequency can help to build an audience and a sense of community. This is part 3 of 30!

Connect with Pastoring in the Digital Parish at www.resourceumc.org/digital-parish

Empathy: The key to showing God’s love in a complex world

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Navigating through the complexities of current conflicts, like the one between Israel and Hamas, can be challenging.

The Rev. Dr. Ron Bell discusses how empathy, meaningful action and making room to see the humanity of others can help us rise above the political and news-driven narratives to model Christ’s love in a polarized world.

More information and a full transcript of this conversation are available here.

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Does your church have a digital ministry strategy? — 2/30

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It’s day 2 of NaPodPoMo (National Podcast Posts Month), and we’re building our church’s digital ministry strategy. Today, let’s take a look at what kind of content we’re sharing online. Is it reflective of our church’s mission for digital ministry?

National Podcast Post Month is a challenge through the month of November to share 30 episodes in 30 days. Our goal in participation is to see how this kind of volume and frequency can help to build an audience and a sense of community. This is part 2 of 30!

Connect with Pastoring in the Digital Parish at www.resourceumc.org/digital-parish

Why NaPodPoMo? — 1/30

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Happy National Podcast Posts Month! We’re undertaking 30 episodes in 30 days as part of NaPodPoMo. Each episode helps to build your church’s digital ministry strategy. We’re also learning how the frequency of a daily podcast can help build a digital footprint for ministry.

This is part 1 of 30!

Connect with Pastoring in the Digital Parish at www.resourceumc.org/digital-parish

 

[121] Israel, conflict, end times and interventions of peace

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The Compass Podcast looks into a topic that has been making headlines and stirring heated debates: the Israel and Gaza conflict. Specifically, we will address a perplexing phenomenon: the religiously driven blind support of Israeli militarism by some Christians. What theological perspectives drive such a fascination with this conflict and where did those ideas come from? Let’s take a quick look at the historical roots of the conflict, unraveling the layers of religious beliefs, and examining the concept of eschatology and its influence on these perspectives.

In this episode:
[00:00] Could this be sign of the End Times?
[01:12] Christians support and how violence hampers peace.
[03:49] Holocaust fuels Zionism, UN plans partition.
[10:41] Hamas attacks Israel, Israel responds forcefully.
[13:06] Eschatology, Israel war, end times, dispensationalism, premillennialism
[16:13] Israel, church, prophecy, temple, second coming.
[18:52] Faithful taken away, tribulations, Armageddon, millennial kingdom.
[23:53] Witness of mercy, peace shows God’s movement.
[25:28] More about Compass

For more spiritual practices and inspiration for your spiritual journey: www.umc.org/compass