Facebook has won the social media war! Nils and Jay share their thoughts on how Facebook has topped the social media networks, and name some better things Facebook did and…
How did Facebook win in social media? Jay and Nils discuss more trends about social media, especially Facebook. Nils recently went to Facebook’s F8 Conference, it’s primarily a conference for…
How can church leaders use Facebook for their ministries? Integrating Facebook as an advertising tool in our church or ministry can create a big impact in connecting and engaging with…
How do you tell your church ministry stories on social media? In this episode, Nils Smith is with Brady Shearer from Pro Church Tools. Pro Church Tools is an online…
Do you believe that social media can boost your ministry? Nils Smith is joined by Warren Bird from Leadership Network for this week’s episode. They talk about the core trends…
Virtual/Augmented Reality and Facebook Messenger are now a trend with their latest updates that are also essential in interacting and connecting people together. Nils and Jay have been talking about…
How can we integrate technology and social media to our churches? Jeremy Smith of Churchmag joins Nils Smith in this week’s SMC podcast. Churchmag, formerly Churchcrunch, is a place that…
Social media is a great way to build an online community where people can connect with each other. In this week’s Social Media Church podcast episode, Nils Smith and Jay…
What’s the next big thing in social media over the next few years? Kenny Jahng, the Pastor of Media and Innovation at Liquid Church, joins Nils in this week’s podcast…
It seems like Social Media has gone to the next level in terms of communicating and connecting people together. In today’s episode, Halie Powell joins the conversation as they talk…
Jay has been interviewing different church online pastors for a series he has been doing on jaykranda.com/blog. In this podcast Jay turns the tables and interviews Nils and asks how…
Nils and Jay use Zoom.us Webinar Facebook Live feature for the first time to capture their podcast. Check out the playback of the event on their Facebook Page! During the…
In today’s episode, Nils interviews Beth Debayle, a Digital Strategist at Dunham+Company. They talked about how to reach the millennials and how can it be of help to online ministry….
Innovation has become a massive adaptation for online church. It became the bread and butter of social media church to be known to the world. In the first episode of…
Jay talks with the lead pastor of City Rising Church LA Brandon Lyons. They talk about what it looks to plant a church, how to deal with current social topics…
In October 2016, Facebook introduced Workplace. Nils and Jay share their thoughts and reaction to this new update as well as their experience with some other new updates around Facebook…
Nils and Jay talk about Click Funnels–a tool that combines all other tools used for online marketing–and how ministries can utilize the conversion process to achieve goals.They go over the…
The internet loved NFL’s live stream on Twitter last season. Jay and Nils run down on Twitter joining the live streaming scene and real-time viewing developing into social. They also…
Jay and Nils talk about social media response systems–the best way to set them up, some pros and cons and some things to avoid. They also share their reaction towards…
Nils and Jay talk about a couple of new trends around Facebook: Facebook for Nonprofits and Facebook Live being utilized more by churches. They go over the best practices churches…
Jay talks about how at Saddleback Online they are rolling out a brand new type of event called “Regional Online Meetups”. The events are geared to help better connect people…
Nils Smith is joined by Dr. Kim Kimberling of Awesome Marriage and they talk about how technology has changed the way they minister to couples who dream of taking their…
In the previous podcast, Jay and Nils reacted to Instagram Stories. In this podcast, they go along with further views of the recent update as well as their thoughts on…
Among all social platforms, the attention is now on Instagram. Thanks to its new update called Instagram Stories which is practically a clone of Snapchat Moments. In this podcast, Nils…
Sacred Holidays founder Becky Kiser joins the podcast to talk about her social media strategy to ramp up her platform. Show Notes for Social Media Strategy with Sacred…
Nils and Jay talk through some recent Instagram changes that could be important to your ministry, Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for Facebook, some recent features to Facebook Live, and Jay recaps…
Pokémon GO is a summer phenomenon. The daily active users have passed Twitter already. I bet you have already spotted someone playing the game in your area. Jay and Nils…
Jay shares his recent experience with Microsoft’s HoloLens and how the church will benefit from augmented reality in the near future. Jay and Nils talk through creative ideas that the…
Nils talks with Ruthi Dworak-Crockett from CBC Online Church about a different kind of mission field: online. Ruthi disproves the idea that online ministry is for young individuals. She goes through…
Nils and Jay talk about the power of Facebook targeting. Basic tactics are discussed and things your church should be doing right now to leverage Facebook targeting to accomplish your…
Jay talks with Nick Runyon from Christian Vision about the story telling power of 360 video, how any church can get 10k a month of free Google Adword through Searchable.Church and…
Jay and Nils talk about everything from standing cardboard desks to website video backgrounds to presidential candidates’ tour buses and social platforms. They share valuable takeaways from Donald Trump and…
Nils and Jay have Holly Tate from Vanderbloemen Search Group on to talk about inbound marketing and the church. Holly is the Director of Business Development at Vanderbloemen. The church…
Daniel Hall from SociallyU is on the show this week to talk about Radiohead’s most recent anti-social media marketing tactic with their most recent album. The story is interesting and…
Nils and Jay talk about how your church can leverage a TV app to accomplish your church’s vision/mission. You need to be thinking about Apple TV, Roku, and even Amazon…
Where do you start with Facebook Live? Jay talks with Aaron Magnuson about how he has been doing Facebook Live at his church and using it in birthday shoutouts. Aaron…
Nils and Jay talk about Facebook’s reportedly Snapchat-like camera app in the works and if it has any chance to draw the committed Snapchat users away. Tell us what you…
Jay interviews Alec Tod from Northview Church about being the Online Pastor for the last 6 months and things they’ve learned from having a church online for 1 year. Alec…
Scott Hagan is the author of “The Language of Influence: 500 Insights for Life and Leading” and is on the show this week to talk about social media, his 100,000…
Instagram and Snapchat are two hot apps these days. In this podcast, Jay and Nils review and comment on the latest updates for these apps. Changes always ensue varied consumer reactions….
Nils and Jay are huge fans of online ads. In this podcast, they talk about the various ways and opportunities for marketing chuches online. They discuss practical steps for churches…
How has been your experience with Facebook Live? Jay and Nils share their thoughts on this new live video sharing platform. Nils shares his experience in last week’s VaynerMedia event…
The Social Media Church Podcast has expanded–we are now on TV App! Jay and Nils share tips for churches on video recording, editing and sharing video online live. What’s more?…
Nils and Jay discuss Facebook reactions and talk about the pros and cons to these new reactions. They share updates on The Church Online Platform, TV Apps and talk about…
The Co-Founders of ThatChurchConference.com Van Baird and Justin Dean are on the podcast. We talk about how to tell a story on social media, SnapChat, LinkedIn, and everything in between. …
Dave Adamson is the Social Media Director at North Point Church in Atlanta, he joins Jay and Nils to talk about integrating social media strategy in the church. Dave describes…
Jay, Nils and guest Scott Magdalein talk about online discipleship and technology. Scott is the author and founder of TrainedUp, an online learning platform churches use for leadership development and…
Nils and Jay answer one common question that Ministries and Church Leaders have when it comes to Social Media, “What Social Networks Are Best For Your Ministry?” They also talk about…
Jay and Nils talk with the Church Online Pastor at Life.Church (Alan George) about Hubspot and MailChimp automation. The idea to use Hubspot/MailChimp was sparked after Alan rented a DVD…
Jay Kranda is the Vice President of the www.savannahgolfclassic.org. The charity was setup in 2012 and in this episode Jay shares learnings from incorporating the charity through Legal Zoom, to…
