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Reimagining Church: Digital/Hybrid Ministry

Visioning a future church for the now; creating communities centered on Christ, cosmic good, and conscientious living.

Books

Analog Church     Beyond the Screen: Youth Ministry for the Connected But Alone Generation  -     By: Andrew Zirschky          SocialBook_Mockup.png     Grace and Gigabytes: Being Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture     Hybrid Hope: Church of the Future for Churches with a Future: Piazza, Rev.  Michael S., Baskette, Rev. Molly, Schaper, Rev. Donna, James, Coy, Thumma,  Scott, Colwell, Rev. Kelly: 9798843019020: Amazon.com: Books     Managing Congregations in a Virtual Age     

Websites & Webinars

The Video Editing for Churches course will help you learn how to use editing tools like Adobe Rush and iMovie to create videos your members, newcomers, and others will want to see.

The Video Editing for Churches course will help you learn how to use editing tools like Adobe Rush and iMovie to create videos your members, newcomers, and others will want to see.

This is an open enrollment course.

Blogs, Podcasts, & Articles

The Mystical Body of Zoom by Diana Butler Bass

Online church is a gift to be embraced.

Why Campus Ministries Aren’t Streaming Worship

By University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Lutheran Center Campus Pastor Rev. Adam White (ELCA)

Person in office working with computers

5 Key Lessons for Managing Congregations in a Virtual Age by John W. Wimberly, Jr.

Turning toward a hybrid future, churches have focused much attention on digital worship. John Wimberly says it’s just as important to consider how to work with staff and volunteers. He names key issues for managing programs and ministries in an era when working from home and digital meetings are likely to remain part of congregational life.

Split screen with a congregation praying in church on the left and a person praying at home beside a computer and bible

Imagining a Hybrid Future” featuring Rosario Picardo

How can a church develop hybrid ministry that connects both with those in the room and those who will never enter your church building? Rosario Picardo, one of the authors of a new book on ministry in the digital age, discusses how churches can continue to develop online ministry while resuming in-person ministries in the post-pandemic age.

In Our Library

     Picture of Digital Ministry and Leadership in Today's Church     Picture of The E-Giving Guide for Every Church          Grace and Gigabytes: Being Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture     Less Chaos. Less Noise.|Kem Meyer     Networked Theology | Baker Publishing Group     New Conversations: Imagination, Creativity and Change-Using New Technology  without Losing Faith Winter, 2004: Amazon.com: Books     Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication     The Social Media Gospel     9780819228109: Speaking Faithfully: Communications as Evangelism in a Noisy World     Book - Paperback     9780827243057: Who's Got Time?: Spirituality for a Busy Generation (Young Clergy Women Project)