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Podcast 381: Learning to Share the King with Joshua Broome and Rashawn Copeland
Are you a believer looking to deepen your relationship with God? Or are you someone who is curious about the intersection of technology and spirituality?
Joshua Broome and Rashawn Copeland, two inspiring Christian speakers and content creators, share their personal experiences of finding Jesus online. Offering unique insights on how technology can be used to deepen one's faith and connect with a wider community of believers, this episode is going to help you understand how to link tech and faith.
We’ll get a glimpse of Joshua and Rashawn’s stories of how they discovered Jesus through social media, podcasts, and other online resources. There’s even a lot to discover about the importance of building relationships and community with other believers, both online and in person; and exploring how faith can be integrated into various areas of life, including relationships, career, and personal growth.
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Podcast 378: Holy Scared with Jason Romano
The idea of a “sports ministry” may not be widely known, but it involves merging a passion for sports with the love for Jesus and His followers. This is what Sports Spectrum is all about – shining a light on the intersection of faith and sports.
Sports Spectrum is an interview-driven podcast hosted by former ESPN Senior Producer Jason Romano. He came to realize that there were people doing his work, but for a greater purpose. This realization called him to start something similar, but for God this time.
In this episode of the Social Media Church Podcast, Jason Romano of the Sports Spectrum Podcast, shares his experience listening to God’s call for him to transition out from one job to another — one that involved his passion for both sports and for God.
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Podcast 373: Short Form Simplified with Corey Alderin
Posting full sermons online has become standard for most churches, but short-form video has taken over social media, and churches have struggled to keep up. The content is in the sermon, but the time required to edit horizontal to vertical while finding the right clips, editing the captions, and everything in between is no small task!
In this podcast, Corey Alderin explains how they’ve simplified the process of creating short-form content from sermons and why they’ve done it with the trends on TikTok, Instagram, and even YouTube.
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Podcast 369: ChatGPT for Ministry
There are many things we've predicted to trend this 2023 but we didn't see this one coming. ChatGPT.
An AI-powered conversational partner, ChatGPT is just one of the many smart tools that are being utilized by businesses today. This state-of-the-art system depends on artificial intelligence to process natural language.
AI has been around for decades but it's only in the last few years that such a technology is rapidly changing the world. It's not only for businesses but also for personal use. It has been the talk of the town for quite a while now and there have been a lot of conversations going on around it.. If you've tried it already, then you know that it's surprisingly very fast and smart for a new technology on the rise.
ChatGPT is now used by millions of people in the tech space. Definitely, it's a useful tool but like any platform, there are still quite a few downsides. Beyond the disadvantages, the church community can still use it to accomplish the goal...
Podcast 368: What Churches Can Learn from MrBeast
We’re talking about MrBeast! Yes, the 24-year-old YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast is our topic for today.
But why him, you ask? Because we think he’s so relevant and that churches could learn a lot from him.
Our host Nils Smith has recently done a deep-dive into MrBeast and what he is doing. The famous influencer’s reach is just massive –getting an average of 100 to 200 million views on every episode. What he’s doing is fascinating and pastors and church leaders could look at his examples and learn from them.
Watch the latest episode of the Social Media Podcast and find out more about what MrBeast does as hosts Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson discuss how he makes money, his generosity, and what the church can do better to reach more people for the Gospel.
Join Social Media Church hosts Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson as they talk about how MrBeast’s tactics can also be used by the churches.
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Podcast 364: Your Church Can Crush Twitter in 2023
Twitter remains an important social media platform not only for information dissemination, but also crucial for creating engagement.
In the past decade, it has become a major tool of brand marketing for companies, organizations, and even celebrities. We believe Twitter will even explode this year in a good way, especially with Elon at the helm.
In this episode of the Social Media Church podcast, we learn about how the church can take advantage of Twitter this year. Discover how your Twitter account can have more engagement in 2023.
Join Social Media Church hosts Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson as they talk about how to approach Twitter and what kind of strategies may be good to implement.
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Podcast 363: Social Media Predictions for 2023
It’s time to wrap up this year and get ready for the 2023 social media predictions!
With everything almost going back to normal after the pandemic, it’s another season to look forward to and social media for churches are definitely here to stay! The Internet isn’t going away and we all know it will continue to play a significant role in everybody’s lives.
The biggest networks are the usual suspects: YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook. LinkedIn surprised us all as it’s becoming a more interesting place for networking. Facebook may be slowing down but it will remain for certain audiences. As for Twitter, it’s entering a new phase with Elon Musk at the helm.
In this episode of the Social Media Church podcast, we learn about how the different social media platforms have fared and adapted to the times. Find out to know what those apps are and what the hosts think will get bigger in 2023.
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Podcast 362: Let's Pray with Andrew Carter
Praying is one act of obedience to God, but who knew it could also be part of your online evangelism strategy?
Pastor Andrew Carter has started making TikTok videos for Jesus and has since reached millions of people with his 15-second prayer videos. He’s always kind to pray for everybody that comes across his content. His videos are impacting the digital world in special ways and helping to respond to the Great Commission of Jesus.
In this episode of the Social Media Church podcast, Andrew Carter, Lead Pastor at the Royal City Church in Los Angeles, digital missionary, and kingdom-content strategist and creator, joins host Aaron Magnuson to share his powerful life story and all things he learned over the years in social media. Find out to know how his success on TikTok is leading more people to God.
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Podcast 361: 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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Podcast 360: The State of Podcasting in 2022 with DK Hammonds
Over the years, podcasting has evolved into something accessible to everyone.
From being a listener to a viewer, and now venturing to be a podcaster yourself. But what does it take to be a successful podcaster and content creator in 2022?
Catch SMC host Aaron Magnuson and episode guest DK Hammonds, as they talk about podcasting and social media audio tips and tricks in the digital world.
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