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