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The EDGE blog
Field notes for churches putting digital to work — sorted by the four edges. Many of these are battle-tested pieces from theChurch.digital, re-shared here for the local church.
Evangelism
Reaching people who'll never walk through your doors.
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What Gospel Conversations Look Like in Digital Spaces
What if evangelism didn’t start with a sermon, but with a message? What if the Gospel conversation was already happening—in a Discord thread, a TikTok…
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Equipping Digital Missionaries: Breaking the Rules to Share the Gospel Online
Are you ready to break the traditional mold and join a digital revolution for Jesus? The world is shifting, and ministry has to shift with it. And…
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What if You Stopped Playing It Safe? A Rebel's Guide to Niche-Casting for Digital Missionaries
What if you stopped trying to reach everyone and focused on reaching someone? Connection in the digital age is about someone specific—the person who…
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The Future of Faith Beyond the Four Walls
Is your understanding of discipleship stuck in a building? In a world that's constantly evolving, digital discipleship isn’t a trend—it’s a revolution.…
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Reshaping Evangelism in the 21st Century
What if evangelism could happen with a single swipe? Imagine a world where reaching out to the unreached has no physical limitations. Digital missions…
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Building Connections in a Digital World
How do we come to terms with the idea of digital discipleship? Today’s digital world is revolutionizing discipleship. We’re seeing digital discipleship…
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Beyond Boundaries: Embracing the Digital Mission Field
What if the mission field that matters most today has no walls? In a world that’s moving fast, digital missionaries are more essential than ever…
Discipleship
Growing faith beyond the weekend.
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Revolutionizing Digital Churches: Embracing Community Over Pulpits
Have you ever felt like today’s church is missing out on something big? The conversation around digital ministry and the rise of digital churches is a…
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Digital Discipleship: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Technology
Is digital discipleship as real as in-person discipleship? The answer is a resounding yes! As long as we’re connecting with real people and addressing…
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Discipleship in Digital Spaces
Have you noticed how much life happens online? Digital spaces are where people connect, learn, and live—making digital missionaries essential. The need…
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Social Media Is NOT Digital Community
What social media is perfect at! Don’t hear me wrong. Social media is vital! Social media is good at connecting with people. But its weakness is…
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3 Reasons Why Online Groups are Great for Your Church
Whether they have been called Life Groups, Small Groups, Community Groups, Discipleship Groups or something else, these groups have been a key component…
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One Way to Serve Your Online Community
jeff • February 29, 2024 embed There are a lot of ways you can serve your online community. In today's episode, Sly King comes on and shares about how his…
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Discover New Depths in Discipleship
jeff • February 28, 2024 embed We're SO back, and boy, do we have some soul-stirring conversations lined up for you. Let's dive into what's cookin' in…
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How to Create and Foster a Positive Online Community for Your Church
The atmosphere and environment that happens during the playoffs of any sport is amazing. The fans of the home team is loud and they cheer passionately.…
Generosity
Funding the mission, digitally.
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How to Encourage End-of-the-Year Giving at Your Church
The holiday season is upon us, which means the end of the year is fast approaching. For many churches, this is one of the most crucial times for…
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The Importance of Having an Online Giving Platform for Your Church
Before Covid hit, there were still plenty of Churches that did not have an online giving platform or option for their Church attendees. However, that has…
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Are your online church members giving? If not, here is why!
I’ve been involved with online church for almost eight years now, and in the early days I learned that people wanted to get more involved than just…
Empowerment
Equipping your people to do the ministry.
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How your church can support digital missionaries
For most of church history, mission work had a clear shape. Missionaries went somewhere—another country, another culture, another neighborhood. Their work…
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Do Digital Missionaries Need to Be Tech Savvy?
Do digital missionaries need to be tech-savvy to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape? Well every generation has faced intimidating…
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Investing in Apprentices
In ministry, investing in apprentices is so important. See how and why as Christopher Wesley shares. Subscribe to TCD Sidekick , Android , Spotify | RSS…
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Best Practices of Highly Effective Online Communicators
Here are some best practices we are seeing among churches for delivering digital sermons online.
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How to Develop Community on Discord
Community is a vital component to churches. It has been since the creation of the first Church in Acts 2. It is through community that people connect and…
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Using Digital Tools for Ministry Leadership Training and Development
As ministers and followers of Christ, one of our primary responsibilities is to guide and lead others to Christ. However, effective leadership goes beyond…
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How to Train and Equip Your Online Ministry Volunteers
In the Church there are lots of different ways you can serve. And, with Online Ministry options, there are even more of a variety of options. However…
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Rediscovering Your Church's Digital Why
This article originally appeared on Leadership Network . The digital age has revolutionized the way we communicate church, but in many ways it has yet to…