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Church in the Digital Age: Interview with Jonathan Meisner, Life.Church
Church in the Digital Age: Interview with Jonathan Meisner, Life.Church
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42 minutes
Released:
Jun 9, 2021
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Podcast episode
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The pandemic has created a new hybrid church model of a physical church and online digital church experience. In this interview, Phil Cooke https://philcooke.com talks with Jonathan Meisner, Sr. Director of Digital Experiences at Life.Church about building an online community in today’s digital age. Topics covered include building trust online, creating personal connections through live chat, ministry team collaboration, volunteer development, storytelling through inspirational videos, camera setup for live streaming and more. Led by Senior Pastor Craig Groeschel, Life.Church is one of the largest churches in the U.S. with 36 campuses. Creators of the YouVersion Bible app, they’re passionate about equipping individuals to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Life.Church also offers free resources through the Church Online Platform to equip local churches to take their ministry online. Find out more at https://life.church.com Download the free bible app and YouVersion devotionals here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ Access the free Church Online Platform tool here: https://churchonlineplatform.com/ Find more free resources, training and tools at https://open.life.church/ Please like, rate and share this episode! Get my new book: Maximize Your Influence – How to Make Digital Media Work for Your Church, Your Ministry, and You https://influencematters.com Subscribe to My Podcast for more good advice for leaders and creatives: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phil-cooke-podcast/id1439369056 Prefer video? Subscribe to My YouTube Channel and Get More Great Advice https://www.youtube.com/c/philcookeofficial?sub_confirmation=1 New episodes are uploaded every other Wednesday. Make sure to Subscribe and hit the Notification bell to be notified when they go live. *Helping leaders navigate their calling and career in today’s distracted media-driven culture* Do you have a message or story the world needs to hear? As a Hollywood producer and media consultant, I offer advice for leaders and creatives each week on creative leadership, digital media, branding and marketing strategies, film and TV production – and the faith to take you from where you are to where you want to be in your career. Sign up for my blog and get a free eBook https://www.philcooke.com Follow me: Twitter https://twitter.com/philcooke Facebook https://www.facebook.com/philcookepage/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/philcooke/ Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/philcookes-podcast/id1439369056 Find out about Cooke Media Group here: https://www.cookemediagroup.com *More About This Episode* *More About This Episode* Church in the Digital Age: Interview with Jonathan Meisner, Life.Church Jonathan Meisner has served at Life.Church for over a decade leading many of their digital storytelling and production efforts. He’s passionate about discovering ways the church can inspire people towards action through engaging content and captivating experiences. When he’s not serving the church, you’ll likely find him spending time with his wife, Michelle, and their two boys, Truett and Axell, or trying to stay young at his local CrossFit gym. Follow Jonathan: https://instagram.com/jonathanmeisner https://facebook.com/jonathanmeisner Here’s some quick takeaways from today’s episode: -Hybrid church: It’s not physical or digital, it’s hybrid. It’s people engaging in both spaces. -Story is what connects people and helps a story land in a person’s heart. -Consistency over time is what yields results. -There’s not a cookie-cutter way to do this [online church]. It all comes back to authenticity and connection. -It’s tough to do ministry without relationship. The personal connection is incredibly important to Life.Church. -We don’t recruit volunteers; we release leaders. -Be okay with leaning into the mentality of adapting to the new digital space… But always work to get people connected to the local church. -When God calls us t
Released:
Jun 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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