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13. How Missions Ministries Build Community w/ Jared Romano Jul 30, 2019

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Community doesn't just happen. It has to be created, nurtured, and pursued. So, as you know, we've been looking at how different churches and different ministries are creating community within their congregations.

Today, we’re continuing that thread by looking at how you can create engagement opportunities through your missions ministry.

On this episode of The Nurtured Church podcast, Kent Woodyard connects with Jared Romano from Focus Ministry on what makes a healthy mission ministry and how to create opportunities within that ministry to build community. Jared also shared a couple of key stories from churches you may recognize on how they put it all together to have a big impact on their missions ministries.

12. Why Generosity is Foundational to Building a Healthy Church Community w/ Greg Gibbs Jul 16, 2019

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Generosity is a sensitive issue. After all, it requires talking about money.

That’s why, when it comes to giving, people typically take a pass. They reserve money talk for times when it’s absolutely necessary — like when there's a crisis or the annual budget meeting is coming up.

If you’re in this boat, you’re not alone.

But we hope you’ll be encouraged by the conversation we recently had with Greg Gibbs, Lead Navigator at AUXANO. Greg he’s been passionate about generosity and community for a long time and currently works as a consultant, helping churches with generosity development.

He came on this episode of The Nurtured Church podcast to talk about generosity and how it relates to building a healthy community.

11. Leveraging Church Communication to Nurture Engagement w/ Stephen Lenahan Jul 02, 2019

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As churches grow, and as the congregation becomes more diverse, it can be difficult to create an environment where parishioners feel connected. In addition, St. Anthony of Padua has faced additional challenges, like Hurricane Harvey.

Nevertheless, by focusing their communication efforts on connection the church is building a place where engagement thrives.

Stephen Lenahan, Director of Development & Communications at St. Anthony’s, came on the latest episode of The Nurtured Church podcast to share the story of St. Anthony’s and to talk about how they’re using their communication efforts to build engagement among their parishioners.

10. A 3-Part Framework for Doing Church Social Media (Without Sounding Like a Boring Stage Announcer) w/ Haley Veturis Jun 25, 2019

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Early on, the questions about social media in the church world were skeptical: “Is this a legitimate platform? Should we get on?”

Now, everybody’s on it—but not everybody’s using it properly.

In this episode, we interview Haley Veturis, Director of Digital Engagement at Bayside Church in Sacramento, CA. Prior to that, she was the social media manager for years at Saddleback Church. Listen in to hear Haley share a three-part framework for engaging your church on social by paying attention to the needs of the individuals in your community.

9. Building a Great Leadership Culture That Leads to an Engaged Church Community w/ Bobby Bogard Jun 18, 2019

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When we think about building an engaged community, we typically think of things like small groups and volunteer opportunities.

These events are important.

But engagement starts with building a great foundation — a great leadership culture.

Bobby Bogard, our latest guest on The Nurtured Church podcast, has decades of experience building community. Bobby has served as Executive Pastor at Gateway Church and currently works with Bogard Group Ministries and LINC.

He came on the show to talk about the keys to setting a great foundation that blossoms into an engaged congregation.

8. Every Church Should Have An Experience Pastor — Here’s Why w/ Holly Tate Jun 11, 2019

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Your church staff culture will have a trickle down effect on your congregational culture.

That’s why it’s so important to think about nurturing engagement as you hire, onboard, and integrate your staff members.

I wanted to talk with someone who has a great perspective on this. Holly Tate is the VP of Marketing at Vanderbloemen — they help churches and faith-based organizations build their best teams, which now often includes “Experience Pastors.”

So, on this episode of The Nurtured Church podcast, I talked with Holly about how churches are thinking about staffing, particularly with new pastoral positions focused on the member journey.

7. Your Guide to Effective Church Branding w/ Katie Allred Jun 04, 2019

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In this episode of The Nurtured Church podcast, Katie Allred, Assistant Professor at the University of Mobile, talked about why church branding matters and how you can achieve excellence in your own brand strategy.

6. If the Leaders Build a World-Class Church, the Congregation Will Come w/ Tyler Reagin May 21, 2019

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What does a church leader do when they get punched in the mouth?

You can ask Tyler Reagin.

Reagin is the president of Catalyst, a development organization focused on raising the next generation of church leaders. He's also the author of The Life-Giving Leader.

Reagin joined us on The Nurtured Church podcast recently, and shared his thoughts on church leadership, current and future.

Across the faith spectrum, the one thing that leaders keep coming back to is if you want to talk about community, engaging people on the heart level, and connecting wherever they are, you can't do that without strong leaders.

Leadership is simply influence; everybody in a community has influence in some way. How they steward that is their leadership journey.

5. Growing and Scaling Church Communities — Pt. 2 w/ Chris Ames and Ryan Van Sickle May 07, 2019

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On our most recent episode of The Nurtured Church, we picked up where we left off with our guests Ryan Van Sickle and Chris Ames from North Point Ministries. Ryan is the Director of Operations at North Point and Chris is Director of Digital Environments.

Ryan and Chris shared their expertise on building connection, in your congregation and beyond.

4. Growing and Scaling Church Communities Pt. 1 w/ Chris Ames and Ryan Van Sickle Apr 23, 2019

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Today, we featured two guests on The Nurtured Church podcast. Chris Ames, Director of Digital Environments, and Ryan Van Sickle, Director of Operations at North Point Ministries, joined the conversation to talk about growing and scaling church communities from an insider's perspective.

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