Word Made Digital

Joanna la Fleur

The Church has the most important message in the world, so this podcast is all about helping you be the best, and most creative communicators in the world.

100 Episodes

Hidden Obedience with actress Nan Gurley, "The Hiding Place"
8/1/2023
46:14
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast!--- A lifetime of daily, hidden obedience. This is the legacy of Dutch watchmaker Corrie Ten Boom, whose heroic efforts saved hundreds of Jewish lives during the German occupation of the Netherlands in WWII. It was not at a small cost to her or her family. Now, actress Nan Gurley steps into her shoes in the retelling of her life story “The Hiding Place” on screen. Nan shares the lessons she’s learned from Corrie’s life of obedience and devotion to God and the hope that she hopes to share with those who watch the film. ---Learn more about "The Hiding Place":Website: https://thehidingplacefilm.com/---Learn more about Word Made Digital:Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98mJoin our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9---Thank you to our sponsors:Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/---Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
What Would Jesus Tech? with Andrew Noble
5/3/2023
54:00
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- Should we embrace new technology? What does digital rest look like? Would Jesus read the Bible app, use Twitter or play video games? In 2023, with the digital age in full swing and technology changing faster than the weather, these are real (and important questions to consider). How is tech affecting us internally? Should churches engage with social media and tech trends, or is it a foothold for something destructive? This week we're asking a Canadian expert on the intersection of faith and technology, Andrew Noble. Andrew is a husband, father, and graduate of Heritage College & Seminary (MDiv). He has written for The Gospel Coalition Canada, has served as the Labs Director for FaithTech, and currently co-hosts a podcast called What Would Jesus Tech. Andrew is also currently in pastoral ministry at Grandview Church (Kitchener, Ontario). --- Learn more about Andrew Noble: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nobullnoble Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nobullnoble/ WWJT Podcast: https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/all-episodes --- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
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Dating in the Digital Age with Meisha Watson
4/26/2023
52:55
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- The Church/Christians haven't historically been the best at talking about or empowering singleness. Meisha Watson wants to change that. Her podcast "My Single Story" is airing out all the misconceptions and assumptions to help encourage and support Christian singles from ALL walks of life to find hope. Meisha has been a guest on the podcast before, but this time...we're going DEEP because we're in the same boat! Single, living in the digital age, Christian. Not a bad place to be, but when it comes to dating the odds are most definitely not in our favour. So -- get all your cringe out of the way and then LEAN IN. This is a good one!--- Learn more about Meisha Watson: Instagram: @iammeishaMy Single Story: @mysinglestorypodcastWebsite: www.heymeisha.com--- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
An Entrepreneur's DREAM! with James Adams (formerly Visual Media Church, now ProContent)
4/19/2023
56:37
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- This was SUCH a fun episode. Connecting with a great friend, James Adams, to celebrate a massive milestone in his entrepreneurial journey. Many of us start a business dreaming of what it could be, hoping to make wise decisions along the way, helping it grow. Few entrepreneurs achieve it and then sell their business to a DREAM client. James Adams founded Visual Media Church in 2016, using his love for film and nature to create stunning visual backdrops for lyrics, bumper videos or whatever Church's needed. Now, James has announced that VMC is now ProContent and has officially been acquired by RenewedVision, creator of one of the most significant service prep and worship presentation software in the world, ProPresenter!James is sharing his journey, tips and reflections on the past and what he is looking forward to most in the future. --- Learn more about James Adams: Instagram: @jalexanderadamsProContent Instagram: @procontent Website: https://procontent.renewedvision.com/--- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
Help! Is what I'm reading really true?!? with Bonnie Kristian (author and journalist)
4/12/2023
52:14
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- Is it just me, or are we all a LOT more skeptical about the news we are reading? The reality is, everything we read has a skew or influence. Not everything we read is false, either. We went to one of the best to help us understand good journalism, good fact-checking and breaking through media noise. Bonnie Kristian is an experienced journalist skilled in compelling opinion writing, concise news delivery, and meticulous editing. She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). As a journalist, she writes opinion pieces on foreign policy, religion, electoral politics, and more. Her column, "The Lesser Kingdom," appears in print and online at Christianity Today. --- Learn more about Bonnie Kristian:Instagram: @bonnie.kristianWebsite: www.bonniekristian.com--- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
The Human Life of Jesus Christ with author Jared Brock
4/5/2023
1:01:12
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- Jesus asked His disciples, "Who do you say I am?" It's a question that still needs an answer today. Author Jared Brock explores this question in his new book "A God Named Josh", and the answer to that question may challenge everything you once thought about who Jesus was during his time on earth, starting with his very name. This is a charged, provocative book that Jared has researched, studied and pushed the boundaries of his own comfort to learn all that he can about Jesus, the most revolutionary man who ever lived. --- Learn more about Jared's book "A God Named Josh" https://www.amazon.ca/God-Named-Josh-Uncovering-Christ/dp/0764239627 --- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
Sharing the Story of Jesus with Amanda Jenkins (Producer of: "The Chosen")
3/29/2023
34:01
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- Tens of MILLIONS have watched, shared and been impacted by the Christian show, "The Chosen". In fact, it's the first multi-season show centred around the life of Jesus, ever! This week we are chatting with one of the show's producers, Amanda Jenkins on their approach to sharing these real stories of Jesus to a mass audience, many without a Biblical background. We chat about the digital space and evangelism -- with SO many great takeaways for all of us working in Church communications. ---Learn more about The Chosen: Instagram: @thechosentvseries Website: https://new.thechosen.tv/--- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
Learn to love small talk with Dr. Mike Bechtle
3/22/2023
1:00:01
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast!--- The art of person-to-person communication; like, how do we actually talk to people and with people? Why can this be so hard sometimes, or so one-sided?How do you join a conversation that’s already happening at a party? Is it rude to enter or exit a group already talking at a party? Why do people care that you know and use their names? How can you do verbal martial arts to get out of awkward conversations?This week we’re talking to a 30-year expert on training in the art of interpersonal communication. Dr. Mike Bechtel will give us some practical insights for introverts AND extroverts to improve our communication skills, be more self-aware, and build relationships by serving others.---Listen to our weekly episodes of the podcast: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/xw8k2t2rApple Music: https://tinyurl.com/ytms6na7Google: https://tinyurl.com/bjraf4vy---Learn more about Dr. Mike Bechtle:Instagram: @mikebechtleWebsite: https:/www.mikebechtle.com/---Learn more about Word Made Digital:Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98mJoin our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9---Thank you to our sponsors:Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/---Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
Orphaned Believers with Sara Billups
3/15/2023
53:51
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- Have you noticed the huge trend toward “Orphaned” believers? Many evangelicals find themselves untethered, disillusioned, and—ultimately—orphaned as they grapple with the churches of their youth and embark on a search for a more loving, less corrupted, or different theological expression of the Christian faith. This week’s podcast guest, Sara Billups is one of those “orphans”. She knows the grief of following Jesus while watching political pundits or powerful church leaders twist Christianity to support their ends. She knows the feeling of being alone, misunderstood, and maligned as she searches for a new way to participate in the story of God and his people. --- Listen to our weekly episodes of the podcast: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/xw8k2t2r Apple Music: https://tinyurl.com/ytms6na7 Google: https://tinyurl.com/bjraf4vy --- Learn more about Sara Billups: Instagram: @sara.billups Website: www.sarabillups.com --- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed
Ministry for the Future with Tyler Prieb + Steve Mulder (Missional Labs)
3/8/2023
56:10
Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- Missional Labs is an interdisciplinary community that works to launch new, imaginative ministry ventures in our modern missional context. As the church faces decline and disruption, millions will walk away from a faith that doesn't make sense. Reaching people for Jesus today requires a fresh take and imagination to see what's not yet. We're joined by Tyler Prieb and Steve Mulder -- two key leaders for Missional Labs and they are sharing their insights about what they are seeing in the modern Church, and how to lean into new ideas while building on a solid foundation of faith.--- Learn more about Missional Labs: Instagram: @missionallabs Website: www.missionallabs.com --- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed

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Word Made Digital

Joanna la Fleur

100 Episodes

Hidden Obedience with actress Nan Gurley, "The Hiding Place"

What Would Jesus Tech? with Andrew Noble

Dating in the Digital Age with Meisha Watson

An Entrepreneur's DREAM! with James Adams (formerly Visual Media Church, now ProContent)

Help! Is what I'm reading really true?!? with Bonnie Kristian (author and journalist)

The Human Life of Jesus Christ with author Jared Brock

Sharing the Story of Jesus with Amanda Jenkins (Producer of: "The Chosen")

Learn to love small talk with Dr. Mike Bechtle

Orphaned Believers with Sara Billups

Ministry for the Future with Tyler Prieb + Steve Mulder (Missional Labs)