Small Church Media Podcast

How a Small Church Pastor Started Viewing Media as a Core Part of the Church’s Mission, featuring Chad Harms

Chad Harms is the lead pastor of Creekside Bible Church, a church of 100 people on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. Over the last many years, Chad has started viewing media as a part of the church's mission and how media can help his local church carry out it's core values, impact his congregation, and reach his community.Now, Chad's sermons are listened to over 20,000 times per year, they have a beautiful online worship service, and he uses media and video feeds to teach and train his congregation.In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, we talk about the mind shift that took place in his pastoring, the progress and journey his church took on their media journey, and how he now uses media intentionally. Chad also provides many on the ground ideas that his church uses or has used to further the mission of the church.// WHERE TO CONNECT WITH CHAD //Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chadaharms/Testimony Podcast: https://testimonypodcast.com/Creekside Bible Church: http://creeksidebiblechurch.org/// WHERE TO CONNECT WITH ME //Small Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.mediaPersonal Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61–8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creative

5 Reasons Why People Don’t See Your Church’s Facebook Posts

When social media started getting popular, it was so easy to for people to see your church's Facebook posts and personal posts but now, it seems like engagement is dropping RAPIDLY. If you are finding yourself in this boat, you are not alone. Pastors and church communicators all over have been saying the same thing about their Facebook posts.In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, we are going to look at FIVE REASONS WHY PEOPLE DON'T SEE YOUR CHURCH'S FACEBOOK POSTS and provide some framework around how you can intentionally use Facebook to connect with people who like your church's Facebook page.// LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE //https://smallchurch.media/easter/ https://smallchurch.media/podcast/how-to-start-an-online-ministry-for-your-church-congregation/// WHERE TO CONNECT WITH ME //Small Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.mediaPersonal Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61–8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creative

8 Key Sections You Need on Your Church’s Easter Website Page

When visitors come to your website looking for information on your Easter services, they are looking for very specific things, and if you don't answer every question or concern, you may find that they leave close the browser.To help you think through everything that needs to be on your Easter page, I break it down into 8 sections, and if you have these sections and lay them out well, you can be sure that people will receive answers to every one of their questions!Download your Free Easter sermon graphics here: https://smallchurch.media/easter/// Where to Connect with Me //Small Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.mediaPersonal Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creative

The Best Way to Get First Time Visitors to Your Church Using Social Media (Proven Method) with Chris Abbott of Church Marketing University

Have you ever wondered how you can use social media to connect with people in your community and get them to show up to your church? In this weeks episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I get to sit down with Chris Abbott of Church Marketing University and Church Growth Agency to talk about how small church pastors can use a certain tried and true method to instantly engage with people in their community and have them actually walk through their church doors on a Sunday. With using personal touch and Facebook Ads, Chris takes us through a step by step method to reach people like never before.// Where to Connect with Chris //https://www.youtube.com/c/ChurchGrowthAgency/videoshttp://churchmarketinguniversity.comhttps://churchmarketinguniversity.com/free/// Where to Connect with Me //Small Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.mediaPersonal Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creative

How Small Church Pastors Can Show Up Online with More Intentionality & Be Worth Following. Featuring Dr. Jennifer Bennett

Do pastors have to be on social media to have influence in today's world, and if so, what are the best ways for pastors and small church leaders to show up?In today's episode, I interview Dr. Jen Bennett to talk about how pastors can be leaders who are worth following on social media. From tips to tricks and method and systems, Dr. Jen Bennett shares her personal experience and practices to show small church pastors that they can have influence online, too!MEET DR. JENN BENNETT: https://drjenbennett.comProfessor, Host of the She Impacts Culture Podcast, Author, and Speaker.Dr. Jen Bennett is a driven visionary communicator who has a unique way of connecting with her audience. She enjoys teaching, leading, and building and is committed to helping others be successful. As a Strategic Communication Professor, Jen equips college students to discover their voice, develop their expertise, and lead with influence to impact culture for Christ. Jen provides students with real-world opportunities that help launch them into the careers and professions that they are called to.Jen has has coached various entrepreneurs, small business owners, ministries, organizations, and college students in social media, personal branding, marketing, and public relations. Jen was named as one of “61 Women in Digital You Should Be Following.” In 2019 she was chosen as one of 55 social media influencers (out of 700 applicants) to attend #NASASocial for the Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch. She is also the author of the book “#BeWorthFollowing: How to be Different and Influence People in a Crowded Social World.” In April of 2021, Jen launched the #SheImpactsCulture podcast, a podcast for trailblazing, faith-based women who want to lead with influence and impact culture for Christ.Before entering the world of higher education, Jen served as a church youth director, where she taught, led, and developed student and adult leaders. She has also worked with students in the K-12 setting. Initially, she worked as a Literature teacher. She soon became a school administrator, where she trained other teachers to develop a well-aligned curriculum. During that time, she found her passion in developing others to become highly effective in their given environments. Jen became sought after for her ability to grow professionals and develop high-quality curricular experiences.Jen also founded a training and development organization that supported women who desired to discover their purpose and passion. What was a “side business” quickly became her full-time job. Social media had become an emerging topic at that time, and Jen found her professional world merging with this new environment. After several years of honing her social media/marketing expertise, others began to notice her skills. She is passionate about helping others create and build a powerful online presence around their God-given calling so that they can impact and influence culture.Jen holds an EdD in Instructional Leadership and Curriculum Development from Nova Southeastern University, a Masters in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a BA in Communications from the University of North Florida. She has been a speaker at regional and national events and is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication at Indiana Wesleyan University

Setting Up Your Church Management Software for Efficient and Effective Communication

A Church Management Software is a tool to make sure that no one falls through the cracks. In doing such, you need to set up your church management software to correctly communicate with your church people and here's why: if people get communications that they don't want, they'll ignore you when it's time for them to get an important message.That being said, setting up your Church Management Software is KEY to making sure that people receive the correct communication that they actually want to receive. In this episode, we talk about how to set up your Church Management Software for efficient and effective communication.Note, this conversation was created as for the Church Comm Pro's Virtual ChMS Summit. I also have a video version of this workshop and that can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/xBEHSmE5ST0// Connect with me online //Small Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creative

What is the MetaVerse and Should Small Churches Embrace this New Digital Phenomenon?

If you look around at your city, you may start seeing VR Arcades (virtual reality arcades) pop up! This fun and new exciting technology is able to let people actually FEEL like they are in a real life game. From roller coaster rides, escape rooms, racing, and first person shooter games, Virtual Reality is giving consumers an experience like never before!Virtual Reality, though, is not a new concept; however, because of recent technology improvements, virtual reality is now able to be a common household experience where companies and game creators are able to create open spaces where people can step in, create an avatar, and experience life like never before! Like literally, think of the blue Avatar people from Disney. Just like the human took on the form of an avatar and lived in that reality, though he body stayed on earth, we now are able to sit in our homes and enter into a whole new world and live a life like never before.And just like companies and game creators are stepping into this new open digital world, church are beginning to step into this virtual world, have worship services, small groups, and even baptisms! What do we call this new virtual world? The MetaVerse.So what should we do with this new phenomenon called the MetaVerse and should small churches step into this new world? Let's talk about it!// Links Mentioned in the Episode //https://careynieuwhof.com/episode470/https://careynieuwhof.com/episode471/// Connect with me online //Small Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creative

4 Important Website Pages that Churches Tend to Forget About

Websites are, if not THE, most important digital tool that a church needs in order to be found online and help website visitors feel comfortable with the potential of walking through the front doors, but there are at least four website pages that churches often think about when they are creating their websites. These four websites all assist with helping both church members and visitors receives answers to their questions as well help churches connect with visitors who have made themselves known.// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

What Have You Been Given? Encouragement for Small Churches

When you start diving into how you can use media, technology, social media, etc., better for your church, you can quickly get overwhelmed on all of the things that you can do and supposedly "have to do" in order to grow your church. In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, we take a break for our usual tips and tricks to hopefully provide you a little encouragement that you are only expected to be faithful with the time, resources, and abilities that you have been given!// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

The 6 Types of Photos Your Church Needs & How to Get Them All on One Sunday

In a recent episode, we talked about the fact that our one media goal for 2022 is to "humanize your church." The easiest way to humanize your church is to get photos of your church! In this episode, I talk about the 6 different types of photos that your church needs, tips on how to get those pictures, and how you can do it all over the course of one weekend service.// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

Your One Media Goal for 2022 and How to Accomplish It

Now more than ever, church media focused companies, personalities, and agencies are pushing churches to grow their online platforms because you can reach more people than ever before online! Which is 100% true!But as a small church, we often don't have the goal of growing our online followings because that's not our purpose. Our purpose is to reach our people and to reach our local communities. If this is the case, what should your media goal for 2022 be?In this episode, we talk about what your ONE GOAL FOR 2022 should be, and then I will give you three ways for you to accomplish this one goal!// Links Mentioned in the Episode //Church Management Software Summit: https://www.churchcommpro.com/chms-summit-homepageChurch Communications Website: https://churchcommunications.com// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com

How to Instantly Improve Your Church’s Livestream

Since the 1920s churches have been using modern technology and media outlets to broadcast their services and messages to their communities and the country, but gone are the days of radio and televised services. Now, churches both small and large are able to livestream their worship services and sermons without having to have TV and radio deals, and since the COVID pandemic, small churches all across the country have started livestreaming their services.In this episode, we'll cover five ways to instantly improve your church's livestream. If your church doesn't livestream its services, we have three things that you can do instead to digitally reach your congregation and encourage them in their faith journey.// Links Mentioned in This Episode //Good Budget Friendly Lights: Click HereBest USB Audio Interface for phones: Click HereBest USB Audio Interface that works for phones and computers: Click HereiPhone Dongle that lets you charge your device and receive audio: Click HereRestream.io: Click Here// Connect with me online //Website: https://www.marchyde.comSchedule a Free Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marc-hyde/free30?month=2021-08Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marchydecreative/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmarchyde/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBtMtOe-61--8qskd6PshgGoogle My Business: https://g.page/marc-hyde-creativeEmail: hello@marchyde.com