Welcome to the Church Growth Magazine Podcast, the go-to audio resource for pastors, ministry leaders, and church staff seeking to expand their congregation's reach and impact. Join host Brian Boyd, a seasoned church growth expert, and delve into the most effective strategies, innovative tools, and inspirational stories in the world of church expansion and community engagement. Through insightful interviews with leading pastors, church planters, theologians, and marketing professionals, the…
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How Faithly.co's Creator Went from Wall Street to Empower the Church
In this episode, Alicia shares the compelling story behind Faithly's origins-how her experience on Wall Street inspired her to create a digital space for church leaders to connect authentically. You'll discover the critical need for a ministry-specific online profile that allows pastors and ministry workers to showcase their callings, certifications, and sermons in one place-something no other…
Leadership Not By The Book with David Green and Bill High
On this episode of the Church Growth Magazine podcast, we welcome Hobby Lobby founder David Green and Vyne Legacy CEO Bill High - who collaborated on the new book release "Leadership Not by the Book", now available for purchase. You can find out more about Leadership Not by the Book by visiting https://LeadershipNotByTheBook.com Find more information at Church Growth magazine:…
You've got a fake account! Social Impostors Are Stealing Your Audience
Today we focus on fake or impostor accounts on Social media. You may have this issue and not even be aware of the severity. Brian interviews Kevin Long of SocialImpostor.com. Kevin Long is the founder and CEO of Social Impostor, a company that solves problems for people, businesses and ministries on social media. Primarily focused on finding and removing impostor social media accounts that pretend…
The Future Is Now: Automated Transcriptions, Captions, Multi-Language Support For Your Church
Welcome to season two of the Church Growth Magazine Podcast! Today, Rev.com co-founder Dave Abrameto - info: https://rev.com - joins us to discuss the history and future of transcriptions, captions, and multi-language support for the church and your non-profit. From sermon transcriptions, podcast transcriptions to closed captions - hear from this industry leader where AI is headed. Find more…
Author Julia Golding, Director of https://ProjectNorthmoor.Org joins our podcast to discuss the impact authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis had on each other and even the church. Julia also shares from her perspective as an author the challenges (and successes) authors face when publishing books in today's environment. Learn more about the quest to acquire J.R.R. Tolkien's home at…
Almost 10,000 churches each year close their doors - and this doesn't have to be the case. Today CGM talks with Ron McCoy and Scot Camden of The ROGO Foundation (https://rogofoundation.com). Based in Southern California, the ROGO Foundation helps struggling churches through people, technology, process, and more - breathing new life into the church and their community. Ron and Scot open up about…
Susanna Aughtmon - Finding Humor In Challenging Times
Welcome to season 2! Today we talk with author & blogger Susanna Aughtmon. Sign up for her "Good Things Newsletter" here: http://sfaughtmon.com Author/speaker, Susanna Foth Aughtmon loves encouraging her readers through her books and blog, Confessions of a Tired Supergirl. Using humor and the focus of how Jesus’ grace intersects our daily lives, her mission is to uplift her people. (You can be one…
Episode 21: Godwinks, Schoolhouse Rock, Prayer - with SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt
SQuire Rushnell and wife Louise DuArt join us today to share the origins of Godwinks - the series of worldwide best selling books, which spun off two Hallmark Channel movies ("Godwink Christmas"). We also spent time talking about resources for your church, (http://PrayStay.org) where SQuire and Louise have worked with churches around the world developing programs related to prayer. One of the…
Episode 20: Dr. David Curry - The Persecuted Christian
Dr. David Curry is the President and CEO of Open Doors USA (OpenDoorsUSA.org) - the leading organization worldwide who advocates for the persecuted Christian (over 250 million). Founders of the World Watch List - Open Doors facilitates knowledge and resources for churches in the USA to educate on this very important issue. -What are the top countries with persecuted Christians? -How can my church…
Bonny Andrews, founder of Live Jam Foundation in New Delhi, India joins us from New York City to share his observations on the global church. What can you do today? What is happening in India? Around the world? Visit https://www.transformcities.org/event to learn about a global Easter event - "Easter At Home" - 1 million youth from around the world celebrating Easter. Visit Church Growth Magazine…