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Rev. Jim Keat - "Virtual Isn't the Opposite of Real" | How We Do Digital Ministry Episode 30 How We Do Digital Ministry

    • Christianity

Episode 30 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Rev. Jim Keat, Digital Minister at The Riverside Church in New York City and the Director of Online Innovation at the Convergence Network. He is also a Digital Consultant to various progressive faith agencies and organizations. Rev. Jim and Christopher Harris talk about what it means to be a digital minister at a large church, as well as how those practices can be applied to churches of any size.

"Digital ministry is not a vertical silo in the church. It's a horizontal slab that covers every single thing. What is the digital ministry of worship, of stewardship, of education, of pastoral care, of social justice? It can't stand separate from those, but it has to be embedded in all of those." - Rev. Jim Keat

Listen to the full episode as Rev. Jim talks about these topics:

(6:27) Real Connection
(9:21) Campfires and Conversations
(12:26) What is a digital minister?
(14:50) Social Networks and Content
(19:56) Getting to Know Online Congregants

You can connect with Rev. Jim at www.jimkeat.com

Other links mentioned in this episode:


www.trcnyc.org
www.convergenceus.org

How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

Episode 30 of How We Do Digital Ministry features Rev. Jim Keat, Digital Minister at The Riverside Church in New York City and the Director of Online Innovation at the Convergence Network. He is also a Digital Consultant to various progressive faith agencies and organizations. Rev. Jim and Christopher Harris talk about what it means to be a digital minister at a large church, as well as how those practices can be applied to churches of any size.

"Digital ministry is not a vertical silo in the church. It's a horizontal slab that covers every single thing. What is the digital ministry of worship, of stewardship, of education, of pastoral care, of social justice? It can't stand separate from those, but it has to be embedded in all of those." - Rev. Jim Keat

Listen to the full episode as Rev. Jim talks about these topics:

(6:27) Real Connection
(9:21) Campfires and Conversations
(12:26) What is a digital minister?
(14:50) Social Networks and Content
(19:56) Getting to Know Online Congregants

You can connect with Rev. Jim at www.jimkeat.com

Other links mentioned in this episode:


www.trcnyc.org
www.convergenceus.org

How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you’re ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call

For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group.  Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

34 min