How we take care of ourselves is a spiritual matter. Rest is a spiritual discipline. God makes a big deal about it. In this episode Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson talk about self-care and mental health. Sharing from experience they talk about signs of unhealth and how to bounce back.

This Might Also Be Helpful

• Your Life Matters – A List Of Mental Health Resources For You And Your Church
• What Jeremy Learned with ChurchAndMentalHealth.com [Podcast #263]
• Self-care In Church And Organizational Life
• Mental Health Church Plan: Awareness to Action
• What I Wish The Church Did About Mental Health
• What I Wish The Church Knew About Mental Health
• churchandmentalhealth.com

Let's Talk About It

As an individual how do you know that you're either in not a healthy space or heading toward one? What safeguarding measures does your church / team / organisation have in place to foster an environment of healthy people?

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

The Church is inherently diverse. Not only at a macro, big "C" Church level, but also in the micro or local churches diversity is something we [should] embrace as our default setting. Blessing Mpofu asks Jono Hesp to share some of his experiences working in and with different denominations, cultures and countries. 


Let’s Talk About It

What stood out to you in this episode? Questions? Ideas? Anything to add?

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

Matt Hogg joins Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson. Matt is a vicar (pastor) in London, and talks about his initial apprehension to digital and social media and how it changed. Not only that but also how and his journey to not only use it as a church leader but also how his church embraced it. 

Full of practical and actionable ideas and tips, this is worth your while. Oh! Matt also told us about a couple of things he'll be working as he transition from his pastoral role and church. 

Mentioned In This Episode

• More about Matt Hogg 
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
• Making Social More Social
  
  
• Rev Chris:
  • Website
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
    
    
• Alpha: serving the Church in its mission to help people discover and develop a relationship with Jesus
  
  
• nextdoor: neighbourhoods social media network / app
  
  
• Stronger Network:
  • Website
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
    
    
• CPAS: Anglican evangelical mission agency.
  
  

You Might Also Want To Check Out

• Motives and Metrics In Church Life and Media [Previous podcast episode]
• Is Your Church Focused On The Right Metrics?
• Are We Worried About the Wrong Things On Social Media?
  
  

Let’s Talk About It

What stood out to you in this episode? Questions? Ideas? Anything to add?

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson wrestle with where the lines blur when it comes to motives and metrics in church life and media. What's the line where "borrowing" from pop culture hurts our churches' mission? How do we know when we're now more consumed with feeding the algorithm for reaction and compromised the mission? 

Mentioned In This Episode

• Rise and Fall Of Mars Hill––The Brand
• @JoshCarlosJosh on Twitter
• John Stott
• Matthew 6:16-18 (ESV):
  
  “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. '

You Might Also Find This Useful

• Is Your Church Focused On The Right Metrics?
• Tracking Spiritual Growth Or Gut Feel?
• The Elusiveness of Measuring Online Influence and Effectiveness
• Beyond Numbers #01: Things That Should Keep Church Leaders Up At Night

Let’s Talk About It

As the Church / creatives do you think we get lost in looking for a reaction or feeding the algorithm? What's your take on being relevant? Any thoughts or ideas sparked from this episode?

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

Blessing Mpofu has a conversation with Jono Hesp, who has extensive experience working data, church management and other database solutions. They talk about how to move from no data to understanding your church’s trends.

You Might Also Find This Useful

• Why You Should Use A Church Management System
• The Case for Church Management Software: Membership 
• Complexity – What You Should Know About Church Tech
• The Art of Making Church Admin Disappear

Let’s Talk About It

What is your church currently doing around the area of data and Church Management Systems? Thoughts on anything you heard in this episode?

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

Yes, we know, we know. Apple's WWDC 2021 happened a while ago. But guess what? Somewhere in the mine conversation post that event there were some gems we just had to share. In this episode Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson unpack  two big themes––privacy and sharing, that came out of the event.

How do they impact evangelism and discipleship? They also contextualise them for churches and organisations, as they explore what they could mean for media, content creation and communication.

Mentioned In The Episode

• WWDC 2021
• The Alpha Course
• Church Online Platform
• The Marriage Courses
• YouVersion For Churches / Events
• The ChurchMag Covid Survey [Results]

Let's Talk About It

Have you noticed any changes in how your congregation or people your organization serves when it comes to privacy? What do you think about the idea of sharing and privacy? Any other thoughts?

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

In this ChurchMag Podcast episode Blessing Mpofu has a conversation with Chris Wilson about creating helpful how-to-guides and documentation. This insightful conversation has many principles and ideas that can be used in church and organizational life. Oh! we've also got the-yet-to-be-named segment with two noteworthy items.

Mentioned In This Episode

• Document It: Why We Must Document
• Document It: Best Documenting Practices
• Document It: Debunking Myths of Documenting
• Document It: How To Document
• Book: Anything You Want by Derek Sivers Amazon | Apple Books 
• How To Make A Linktree Replacement In WordPress
• Loom––Record quick videos of your screen and cam

Noteworthy

• The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill hosted by Mike Cosper
• Saved By The City hosted by Roxanne Stone and Katelyn Beaty

Let's Talk About It

Do you have any system for creating useful guides and documentation? How do you and your team / church / organization currently manage this? What are some of your most notable take aways from this episode?

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

Chris Wilson and Blessing Mpofu are back in the episode, talking about collaboration platforms and solutions. They talk about ones they've used or are using––what they've liked or not liked about them.

Don't think that that it's all about the platforms or tools. Gems of wisdom on teamwork, communication and productivity abound and are there for the taking. Level up your collaboration, productivity and teamwork.

Mentioned In The Episode

• Miro
• Google Docs
• Evernote
• Notion
• Jesse Gruber
• Asana
• Basecamp
• Slack
• ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport [Review]
  • Get Deep Work Book on Amazon | Apple Books | IndieBound
  • Get Digital Minimalism on Amazon | Apple Books | IndieBound
  • Get A World Without Email  on Amazon | Apple Books | IndieBound
• Microsoft Teams
• P2

Noteworthy From Episode

• Notion Review
• Bible Tracking Reading Tracking Using Notion
• Tracking Your Sermons With Notion
• How To Prepare A Sermon Using Notion
• Notion Backlinks For Better Digital Bible Notes
• Evernote on ChurchMag

Let’s Talk About It

What collaboration platforms or solutions do you use? Anything to add to the conversation? Would love to know what you think.

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson have a conversation with Jason Brueckner and Ryland Brown from Logos Daily. Through community, coaching and content they help people learn, master Logos Bible Software. They also share great thoughts on Bible study, investing in spiritual formation for community, ministry and the value of personalised coaching vs. generic resources and content.

Logos Daily

• Website
• Twitter
• Facebook Group - Tips and Tricks
• Faithlife - Free Books 
• SubReddit

Also Mentioned In This Episode

• YouVersion (Bible App) 
  • Also see this and this.
• Logos Bible Software
• Logos Bible Software Starter Kit
• Faithlife Equip
• Accordance Bible 

Let’s Talk 

Do you use Logos Bible Software? Do you have any thoughts about Bible study tools and unlocking their potential for you and your community?

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here - or at [email protected] and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

In the previous podcast episode, "The Sate Of Social" we surveyed the state of the social aspect on social media and networks. We pick up the conversation in this episode talking about making social (media / networks) more social. You might find some of the practical tips and examples useful for your context. 

Mentioned In The Episode

• How COVID Has Affected Christians’ Faith [Survey Results]
• A Look At Two Lectio Divina Devotional Apps

Noteworthy

Lectio 365

• More about the devotional app app here
• Pete Greig
• 24/7 Prayer

Obsidian And Bible Study

• How To Set up Obsidian To Take Connected Bible Notes

Let’s Talk About Making Social More Social

What thoughts or ideas were sparked by the conversation? Perhaps it was something Blessing highlighted as noteworthy. 

Whatever it is, let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast on Twitter — or contact us here - or at [email protected] and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

The State of Social In Social

With social media as ubiquitous as it is, talking about it, though sometimes exhausting, is still worthwhile. In this episode Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson have the first of two conversations, about making social (media) more social. We also debut the first of a new segment, where we highlight something noteworthy.

Noteworthy:

• Check out Mary DeMuth's website here and her podcast, "Pray Every Day" here.
• See Mental Health Church Plan: Awareness to Action, is the blog post mentioned and check out ChurchAndMentalHealth.com here

Let's talk:

How would you describe the state of social media at the moment? What did you think of the noteworthy resources?

Let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at [email protected] — and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.