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enAugust 10, 2023

Churchpress Transition Conversation with Josh Brown

In this episode Nils Smith and Josh Brown have a conversation about Churchpress and Church SEO. Josh shares the foundations of the company and the two discuss the future of this powerful website platform for churches.

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enAugust 03, 2023

Church Marketing Fundamentals with Justin Nava

In this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast Justin Nava takes us on a journey through the fundamental principles of church marketing. He explores the importance of understanding your target audience, identifying their needs, and tailoring your message to resonate with them and attract them to your church. Justin also delves into the significance of branding and creating a cohesive identity for your church—both online and offline.

Listen in to this episode as we learn from Justin Nava's expertise and gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of church marketing.

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enJune 14, 2023

7 Ways to Use Your Sermon All Week Long with Justin Trapp

Pastors may spend around 10.5 hours every week working on their sermons. This is more than what they spend eating their meals; they do this about 40 times a year. But what happens to a sermon once it goes online?

It is essential that a pastor’s sermon is utilized even beyond the pulpit. There is so much more you can do with one sermon alone. You can repurpose it into other content formats and have your message reach more people.

In this episode, Justin Trapp shares seven practical steps to leveraging your sermon in ways you didn’t even dream possible. Tune in to know more as our guest presents the importance of repurposing a sermon.

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Thinking Digitally as a Local Church Pastor | TED Talk by Jay Kranda

enOctober 12, 2022

Thinking Digitally as a Local Church Pastor with Jay Kranda

Digital church isn’t going anywhere, and neither is in-person church!

It is so important to be able to point out what works for your ministry in reaching more people—whether that be digitally or through local ministry. Utilizing both in-person and digital outreach for ministry can offer multiple benefits, if done through healthy integration.

Churches should consider the Jay’s method for determining what type of church you are and develop ministry digitally, physically, and spiritually.

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enAugust 09, 2022

The State of Online Church 2022 with Molly Matthews

When the pandemic started, technology paved a way for churches around the world to reach a greater audience. Thousands of ministries have turned to livebroadcasting, and people definitely have seen its benefits—that they can still attend Sunday services without physically being present at church.

As we are entering post-COVID season, churches are embracing and believing that livestreaming is going to be a huge part of the future; since there has been a great shift to viewing everything online, especially during the pandemic season, and it seems to be staying in the long run. It also complements the normal Sunday church services even as they are slowly going back to normal face-to-face activities.

In this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast, Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson share a very meaningful conversation with guest speaker and CEO of Pushpay, Molly Matthews. Tune in as they talk about where churches can invest their resources for their ministry to gain growth, engagement, and online security.

A must-listen for all church leaders so tune in to learn more!

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enJuly 02, 2022

Should the Church Use Twitter?

Twitter is known as one of the social media platforms that can make a difference for the world. It has proven itself as a powerful app that can directly engage audiences, create brand awareness, and help your business’ customer base grow without needing a huge budget for advanced expertise.

But with the recent news about Elon Musk buying Twitter, there might be certain changes that your church or ministry needs to anticipate to continue your social media presence being impactful.

In this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast, Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson share their thoughts about their favorite social media platform, Twitter, and how the church can continue to increase followers, reach potential attendees, and spread the word of the gospel.

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enJune 03, 2022

Bible Study with Bishop Long

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enMay 26, 2022

Calling Up The Next Generation

The generation who grew up and were shaped by technology are the ones who have the skills to use social media to their advantage and integrate the internet as a daily aspect of their life.

But how do you effectively preach the Gospel to the next generation through social media?

In this episode of the Social Media Church podcast, Aaron Magnuson, with guest speaker Sam D, talks about how the online church can use different social media platforms to successfully reach the next generation.

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enMay 06, 2022

Is Gary Vee Still Relevant?

The evolution of social media has been fueled to make use of personal communication, retail platforms, and even online ministry.

Various social media websites offer numerous niches and have grabbed the attention of users from all over the world.

In this throwback episode, Nils Smith and Gary Vaynerchuk (more known as Gary Vee) talk about social media and the church. While this may be a past episode, its relevance of how Gary Vaynerchuk viewed the future of social media is still on the spot.

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enApril 29, 2022

Listener Q&A with Aaron Magnuson

Social media has fundamentally changed the way we interact and engage with others.

It's important to be intentional when posting content and in communicating with your audience.

In this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast, Aaron Magnuson shares answers to two questions on how creating genuine interactions using different social media platforms can help reach more people in preaching for the advancement of God's Kingdom.

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enApril 22, 2022

Top 5 Churches to Watch on Social Media

Who are the best churches to watch out for social media for inspiration?

Social media is one of the most powerful communication tools that your church can use. But sometimes it can be a struggle coming up with fresh, new, and creative content ideas all of the time.

In this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast, Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson share the top 5 churches to watch out for on social media. These churches are leading the way for the other ministries, especially when it comes to inspiration and engaging content.

Tune in to know more!

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enApril 15, 2022

NFTs for Church

What are NFTs and how can they benefit the church?

With the rise of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, NFTs or non-fungible tokens have become quite popular as collectibles and investments to achieve personal and financial success.

In this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast, join Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson as they talk about the other benefits of NFTs that can help churches build ownership and how it can serve as a remembrance of their commitment and connection to your church.

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enApril 08, 2022

Facebook Alternatives

As previously shared from Social Media Church Podcast’s last episode, Facebook has continually been declining. A lot of people have asked if it is wise to keep investing on Facebook for their church. What are Facebook alternatives they can use for preaching the Great Commission?

In this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast, join Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson as they discuss the different functionalities of Facebook that are still useful for your ministry and how your church can look into different social media platforms that fit perfectly with your church’s objective.

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enMarch 23, 2022

Bible Study

For those that missed the last Bible Study, Bishop Long goes into deeper detail for the readings

enMarch 20, 2022

(Part 2) Discipling In The Digital World Using Discord with Jonah Wiley

Have you heard about Discord?

Discord is an online digital platform that serves as a good space to meet and chat with people — despite starting out with a very simple reason: how to communicate with friends while playing games online. You can opt to communicate through chat, voice calls, or face-to-face conversations with people from different parts of the world without a time limit.

But how can this platform benefit the digital church in building a community and pointing others to Jesus?

In this episode of Social Media Church Podcast, join Nils Smith, Aaron Magnuson, along with Jonah Wiley, as they discuss how Discord has become an amazing tool to create communities, and how the church can use that opportunity to reach non-believers to help them grow more in their relationship with Jesus.

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enMarch 14, 2022

(Part 1) Discipling In The Digital World Using TikTok with Jonah Wiley

TikTok is the 3rd largest social media network, and is taking Gen Z—and even millennials—by storm. But can it be used for an even bigger purpose: to preach the gospel to others and advance the Kingdom of God?

Many churches may be looking at their digital resources and wonder how they can be able to disciple people through TikTok. The good news is that you don't need a lot to create great content.

Join Nils Smith, Aaron Magnuson, and TikTok influencer, Jonah Wiley, in this episode of Social Media Church Podcast as they talk about utilizing TikTok to create engaging content to speak truth, discuss the Scripture, and encourage others. They share the limitless opportunity of this social media platform to reach non-believers with the Gospel.

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enMarch 04, 2022

Is It Time to Get Off Facebook?

Facebook has just celebrated their 15th anniversary. With their incredible platform, it remains to be the single most effective social media marketing platform out there.

There's no denying that Facebook is a powerful app. Unfortunately, according to an article from Healthcare Success, it's organic reach has continued to decline since 2016. Should your church continue to invest in Facebook? Or is it time to get off Facebook?

Let's hear it from Nils and Aaron in this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast as they talk about the popular social media platform, Facebook, and if your church needs to make a shift from that app.

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