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The Blackbar Podcast3 Conversations Your Church Can't Ignore in 2025 (In Our Opinion)Send us a textThe guys look back at some of their favorite conversations from 2024 to reflect on what lessons are most important for church teams to prioritize in the coming year. Check out each of the previous conversations referenced in this episode: Surviving & Thriving In Church Media Teams: Insights with Phil BowdleBuilding Online Communities, Not Just Audiences with The Monochrome PodcastIs Social Media Good For Society? with JP DorseyJoin the Blackbar Discord to keep the conversation going:http://discord.blk.bar/2024-12-0548 minThe Blackbar PodcastSurviving and Thriving in Church Media Teams: Insights with Phil BowdleSend us a textThe guys are joined by author, leadership coach, and friend of the podcast Phil Bowdle to discuss how to navigate leadership, conflict, and tension within church media teams. Visit Phil's website for the resources that were discussed in today's episode:https://philbowdle.com/Join the Blackbar Discord to keep the conversation going:http://discord.blk.bar/2024-06-2549 min
The Blackbar PodcastPhil Bowdle: The Importance of Digital MinistrySend us a textOn this week's episode, the guys talk with Phil Bowdle about how vital understanding social and digital media is and will continue to be for the church. Phil, author of Rethink Communication, has had years of experience with both social and digital media, and he's currently the Creative Arts Pastor at West Ridge Church in Georgia.On the conversation today, Phil shares how important intentionally developing and understanding social media needs to be for every church that has transitioned to an online space. He also shares some of the methods that...2020-05-2747 minThe Blackbar PodcastYou Might Be Wasting Your Church Marketing BudgetSend us a textThere's not an advertiser alive that doesn't want a bite of your church's marketing budget. They all seem to have convincing arguments as to why their platform is the most potent and cost-effective. How can you tell which ones are actually the best for your situation?On this episode, Nick, Caleb, and Zach talk about impressions, conversions, and mass media. They discuss the value of having multiple "touch points" in church marketing regardless of your church's size (or marketing budget) and how to best leverage the resources that you do have...2020-02-2637 min