WEBVTT 00:00:00.060 --> 00:00:03.940 Number one, he gets us. Number two, Jeff wrote a book. Number three, Exponential Conference. 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:07.840 Number four, check out the podcast. Number five is that we're looking for those leaders 00:00:07.840 --> 00:00:12.220 for DCNO. And there's one more thing. Welcome to the Church Digital Podcast. 00:00:12.980 --> 00:00:16.160 Through this podcast, we'll talk about the technological innovations 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:20.200 within the church. But more than TED for Tech itself, we'll address 00:00:20.200 --> 00:00:24.200 deeper questions. Is disciple making possible digitally? 00:00:25.180 --> 00:00:27.200 How should we approach the digital mission field? 00:00:27.580 --> 00:00:30.760 Can a biblically grounded church operate in digital space? 00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:33.780 Oh, and where does the metaverse fit into all this? 00:00:34.540 --> 00:00:37.560 Whether you're a big or small church, an established church, 00:00:37.620 --> 00:00:41.520 or a startup church plant, the Church Digital's goal is to help churches 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:45.400 like yours learn to be a multiplying church, digitally 00:00:45.400 --> 00:00:49.600 and physically. Our heart? That churches like yours will discover 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:53.320 a newfound focus on disciple making that will revolutionize 00:00:53.320 --> 00:00:57.420 your church. And now, here's your host, Jeff Reed. 00:00:57.580 --> 00:01:01.900 All right. Hey, everybody. Listen, Jeff Reed here from the Church Digital, 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:05.100 Digital Church Network. It is, I'm really excited to be with you guys. 00:01:05.220 --> 00:01:10.680 Like, I don't know, I can't tell you Merry Christmas because it's past Christmas. 00:01:10.800 --> 00:01:14.540 Now, when I'm doing this live stream, it's not quite New Year's. 00:01:14.600 --> 00:01:17.480 It's like January or December, what is it? 20, it's 29th. 00:01:17.700 --> 00:01:22.940 So, it's not even the 30th. It's not the 31st. It's too soon for New Year's. 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:28.240 But it's past Christmas. So, as I'm doing this stream, happy Thursday. 00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:33.580 And if you're listening to this on a podcast recording, happy Tuesday or Monday. 00:01:34.160 --> 00:01:36.740 Like, I just, I'm really confused at this point. 00:01:36.800 --> 00:01:42.440 But I am excited, regardless of my confusion, to jump in here and to do a stream with you all. 00:01:42.520 --> 00:01:47.300 There are some really exciting things that are coming up in DCN, 00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:51.820 in the Digital Church Network, and through the Church of Digital coming up into 2023. 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:57.640 And so, I want to take this time to get you ready, to get you informed, 00:01:58.100 --> 00:02:05.000 and to get you set so you can hit the ground running when it's time to in 2023. 00:02:05.340 --> 00:02:11.880 So, here we go. I am giving you five things you need to know heading into 2023. 00:02:12.220 --> 00:02:19.280 So, as a digital church, as a digital ministry, as a person who's passionate about digital discipleship, 00:02:19.540 --> 00:02:24.180 there are five things, five, that you're going to need to know heading into 2023. 00:02:24.900 --> 00:02:28.040 And this is what we're going to do. I'm going to go over them right now for you. 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:32.580 By the way, 2023 is the year of going with the goers. 00:02:32.660 --> 00:02:35.520 Now, if you'll remember, I actually said the same thing about 2022. 00:02:35.900 --> 00:02:40.780 I haven't actually changed it, but 2022 was so much fun going with the people 00:02:40.780 --> 00:02:45.800 that were actually passionate about the idea of doing and being church in digital space. 00:02:45.880 --> 00:02:50.200 They were passionate about the idea of discipling people and evangelizing and reaching people, 00:02:50.640 --> 00:02:55.340 utilizing different tools, or even exploring different things into the metaverse and beyond. 00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:59.220 Like, 2022 was an awesome year in a lot of those contexts. 00:02:59.320 --> 00:03:03.560 In some ways, it wasn't that great of a year, but 2023 set to be the exact same thing. 00:03:03.600 --> 00:03:05.460 So, we want to go with the goers. 00:03:05.460 --> 00:03:10.980 Now, the organizations that want to go back to the church building, who cares? 00:03:11.560 --> 00:03:15.040 Like, there will be, there's a purpose for the church building. 00:03:15.100 --> 00:03:17.520 Even with the stuff that we're talking about, we want to work. 00:03:17.580 --> 00:03:18.200 We want to complement. 00:03:18.480 --> 00:03:21.300 We want to work alongside physical churches. 00:03:21.300 --> 00:03:25.640 If churches want to be physical, if church just wants to be digital, let them be digital. 00:03:25.740 --> 00:03:29.020 Let them reach the people they're reaching that way. 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:32.100 But for us, I'm not looking to pick a fight with anybody. 00:03:32.220 --> 00:03:32.720 It's interesting. 00:03:32.820 --> 00:03:35.000 There are people looking to pick a fight with me. 00:03:35.100 --> 00:03:37.940 You talked about it recently on a podcast with Leonard Sweet. 00:03:38.020 --> 00:03:38.660 Get to it in a little bit. 00:03:39.400 --> 00:03:48.400 But there's a nationally recognized Christian author who has spoken out publicly against some of the stuff that we're doing through Digital Church Network. 00:03:48.540 --> 00:03:51.300 Like, citing us directly in doing that. 00:03:51.380 --> 00:03:52.040 Hey, you know what? 00:03:52.060 --> 00:03:55.880 We managed to alienate a very influential person for the kingdom. 00:03:56.020 --> 00:03:56.780 I'm calling it a win. 00:03:57.900 --> 00:03:58.520 I don't know. 00:03:58.720 --> 00:04:00.220 Like, that's just kind of where we are. 00:04:00.660 --> 00:04:01.480 Conversation for another day. 00:04:01.480 --> 00:04:09.180 But in 23, you're going to continue to see us telling stories of people that are out there innovating, trying something different, experimenting. 00:04:09.480 --> 00:04:12.680 You're going to see us maybe even platforming some of those. 00:04:12.720 --> 00:04:15.040 You're going to see a lot more books starting to be written, other things. 00:04:15.180 --> 00:04:17.940 Go, oh, oh, get into that here in a little bit. 00:04:18.020 --> 00:04:24.680 But really, what we want to talk about is that there are plenty of opportunities out there for the people that want to go. 00:04:24.680 --> 00:04:34.340 And we're going to start exposing some of those ideas and platforming some of those people that are out there going, hopefully, to inspire people like you to do things differently. 00:04:34.760 --> 00:04:35.340 So here we go. 00:04:35.420 --> 00:04:36.600 I said five things, right? 00:04:37.060 --> 00:04:41.520 Five things you need to know heading into 2023. 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:43.820 And let me give you number one right off the bat. 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:46.660 He gets us. 00:04:46.660 --> 00:04:55.020 Okay, look, this may be the best evangelical option, evangelism option in America today. 00:04:55.460 --> 00:05:07.860 Our friend of the Church Digital and personal friend, Tyler Sansom, has signed up for the Church Digital, signed up for He Gets Us back in, when we started talking about this in October. 00:05:07.860 --> 00:05:12.000 And Tyler told me the other day, he says, Jeff, he gets us working incredible for us. 00:05:12.420 --> 00:05:12.840 I was like, really? 00:05:12.940 --> 00:05:21.900 He's like, yeah, we've had 540 conversations with people that were asking spiritual questions as a result of He Gets Us. 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:25.540 540 over the span of three months. 00:05:26.300 --> 00:05:37.120 Like, okay, that number may seem overwhelming to you, but church, you have an opportunity to reach 540 people within three months within the gospel. 00:05:37.220 --> 00:05:38.560 Would you find a way to make that work? 00:05:38.920 --> 00:05:41.820 And oh, by the way, He Gets Us is not charging you a penny. 00:05:41.820 --> 00:05:47.900 And oh, by the way, there are going to be two Super Bowl ads coming out in 2023. 00:05:49.260 --> 00:05:55.620 Literally two different Super Bowl ads exposing the idea of, hey, Jesus gets you. 00:05:56.000 --> 00:06:01.720 Hey, there are people out there that want to talk with you about your struggles and problems. 00:06:01.920 --> 00:06:05.960 There are people that want to be the Jesus in your life. 00:06:06.080 --> 00:06:07.040 So check this out. 00:06:07.280 --> 00:06:10.660 If you want to sign up for He Gets Us, thechurch.digital slash He Gets Us. 00:06:10.980 --> 00:06:11.940 It's a great opportunity. 00:06:12.040 --> 00:06:20.520 By the way, we're going to do an open office on this January 12th, Thursday, January 12th, 1 p.m. Eastern. 00:06:20.920 --> 00:06:23.840 Thechurch.digital slash open office. 00:06:23.940 --> 00:06:25.380 Get you more information on that. 00:06:25.460 --> 00:06:27.560 Would love to have you all come hang out in Zoom. 00:06:27.700 --> 00:06:33.160 Randy Larson from He Gets Us from Glue is going to be there, as well as Tyler Sansom. 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:36.280 I'm trying to get Tyler on, trying to lock in the times to make sure it's good. 00:06:36.520 --> 00:06:37.940 But I want Tyler to share. 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:43.100 You know, lead pastor of a medium-sized church now, First Capital Christian. 00:06:43.760 --> 00:06:44.520 Lead pastor. 00:06:44.920 --> 00:06:45.840 Man, what's the benefit? 00:06:46.020 --> 00:06:53.240 How are you seeing benefit of reaching 500 people with the gospel? 00:06:53.380 --> 00:06:54.420 500 conversations. 00:06:55.100 --> 00:06:56.600 Man, crazy, crazy stuff. 00:06:56.700 --> 00:06:58.960 Number one, He Gets Us. 00:06:59.000 --> 00:07:00.980 You need to know that heading into 2023. 00:07:01.280 --> 00:07:05.260 Number two, I've got a new book release coming out in January. 00:07:05.380 --> 00:07:09.640 Actually, Dr. John, Dr. John Harrison, I co-wrote a book on digital evangelism. 00:07:09.700 --> 00:07:15.080 Now, a lot of you know the first book, VR in the Metaverse Church, holding it literally in my hand on the video. 00:07:15.200 --> 00:07:16.140 It came out in November. 00:07:17.060 --> 00:07:20.740 But we turned book number two quickly around. 00:07:21.060 --> 00:07:22.620 And so we launched that. 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:27.560 It's going to publish January 16th, 2023. 00:07:27.780 --> 00:07:32.600 Sharing Jesus Online, Helping Everyday Believers Become Digital and Metaverse Missionaries. 00:07:32.820 --> 00:07:35.560 And that book, it's not so much about the church leader. 00:07:35.560 --> 00:07:37.100 It's more about the individual. 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:39.300 Hey, you know that person who's sitting in your pew? 00:07:39.400 --> 00:07:43.280 What if they were actually activated digitally to be something for the kingdom? 00:07:43.520 --> 00:07:53.280 Where they were able to share Jesus, not only in possibly in physical space, but in digital space, in Metaverse space as well. 00:07:53.620 --> 00:07:56.280 And what would be like a really simple framework? 00:07:56.860 --> 00:08:01.920 How can we help people that are not comfortable sharing their faith to share their faith? 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:05.140 These are some of the things that we dove into the book. 00:08:05.200 --> 00:08:07.080 And by the way, the foreword was written by Dave Ferguson. 00:08:07.300 --> 00:08:14.340 If you guys are familiar with Dave's blessed practices, basically we ported the blessed practices over into the digital and the Metaverse space. 00:08:14.780 --> 00:08:18.800 So how can we begin, you know, how can we do bless digitally? 00:08:19.160 --> 00:08:19.720 Great stuff. 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:24.120 Dr. John poured his heart into the book, man. 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:32.020 It was incredible to see him just blow that thing up and put his years of knowledge into it. 00:08:32.820 --> 00:08:35.340 A doctrine in transformational discipleship, I think. 00:08:35.820 --> 00:08:37.940 Like, that's crazy. 00:08:38.160 --> 00:08:39.580 And it's going to be available for you guys. 00:08:41.040 --> 00:08:42.020 Excuse me as I'm coughing. 00:08:42.140 --> 00:08:44.200 Oh, by the way, the book is free. 00:08:44.340 --> 00:08:45.960 Definitely excited about that. 00:08:46.040 --> 00:08:47.720 More information coming soon. 00:08:47.800 --> 00:08:48.900 I am still choked up. 00:08:51.340 --> 00:08:53.340 Number, this is the second one I've done these back at the back. 00:08:53.420 --> 00:08:54.100 So I apologize. 00:08:54.300 --> 00:08:59.400 Number one, we are looking at He Gets Us. 00:08:59.760 --> 00:09:00.380 How important that is. 00:09:00.460 --> 00:09:01.560 Thechurch.digital.com. 00:09:01.560 --> 00:09:02.440 He Gets Us. 00:09:02.880 --> 00:09:05.240 Huge evangelism opportunities for the church. 00:09:05.360 --> 00:09:14.400 Number two, hey, we're training individual people on how to share their faith digitally through this book, Sharing Jesus Online. 00:09:14.600 --> 00:09:17.380 That's going to come out January 16th. 00:09:17.420 --> 00:09:19.940 Number three, Exponential. 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:20.860 Hey, guess what? 00:09:20.940 --> 00:09:24.540 Exponential Conference is coming up later this year in March. 00:09:24.540 --> 00:09:30.220 And I want to invite all of you watching this conference to come be a part of that conference. 00:09:30.360 --> 00:09:35.660 We're developing a digital and a metaverse track that'll be simultaneously be running. 00:09:36.120 --> 00:09:37.220 Well, together. 00:09:37.340 --> 00:09:38.340 They'll be interwoven together. 00:09:38.780 --> 00:09:43.460 But the heart is, we're going to have 11 sessions, 12 sessions. 00:09:44.220 --> 00:09:46.700 Speakers like Jason Dukes here. 00:09:47.260 --> 00:09:53.060 Dr. John Harris just talked about Jade Earhart talking some of the stuff he's doing on Twitch and Bo Sarge. 00:09:53.720 --> 00:09:55.220 Mark Lutz will be there as well. 00:09:55.340 --> 00:09:59.320 Just a great lineup on digital and metaverse ministry. 00:09:59.420 --> 00:10:00.860 Now, this is not broadcasting. 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:04.060 If you know me, like it's not broadcasting the church services. 00:10:04.720 --> 00:10:13.900 It's much more the disciple making, the spirituality, the pastoring, the shepherding, the multiplying, the disciple making aspects that we're going to get into on these conferences. 00:10:13.900 --> 00:10:23.760 And so, listen, arguably probably one of the largest tracks of online ministry that's out there right now for a conference in 23. 00:10:23.880 --> 00:10:27.440 For more information, check out exponential.org. 00:10:27.980 --> 00:10:30.100 And check out the digital through Leadership Network. 00:10:30.280 --> 00:10:34.140 We're doing a digital and a metaverse learning tracks for that. 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:37.640 So, number one, he gets us. 00:10:37.760 --> 00:10:38.480 Incredible stuff. 00:10:38.560 --> 00:10:39.580 Thechurch.digital.com. 00:10:39.580 --> 00:10:40.160 He gets us. 00:10:40.500 --> 00:10:43.060 Huge evangelism push for your church. 00:10:43.420 --> 00:10:45.580 Number two, new book, Sharing Jesus Online. 00:10:46.140 --> 00:10:47.700 Number three, Exponential Conference. 00:10:47.880 --> 00:10:53.960 Number four, man, if y'all have been sleeping on the Church Digital Podcast, y'all got to get into this. 00:10:54.440 --> 00:11:00.600 Like, we are coming off right now a podcast right at the end of the year with Leonard Sweet. 00:11:01.140 --> 00:11:04.320 Lynn Sweet talking digital church. 00:11:04.480 --> 00:11:09.800 Church futurist, church academic, incredible insights. 00:11:10.340 --> 00:11:17.220 And by the way, Leonard, and I talked about it in the podcast, at a personal level, Leonard was hugely influential in my life. 00:11:17.800 --> 00:11:24.860 Even going back like 20-some years ago, the first time I read his book was 1998, 1999, Soul Tsunami. 00:11:25.580 --> 00:11:32.440 And really laid a foundation for what a digital and a metaverse church needs to be today. 00:11:32.440 --> 00:11:37.780 And so this guy, 20-some years ago, was talking way ahead of the curve. 00:11:37.980 --> 00:11:40.680 And so definitely it was exciting to have Leonard Sweet on. 00:11:40.760 --> 00:11:43.720 But we've got other people coming on in January. 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:47.680 We've got Brad Briscoe talking priesthood of all believers from NAM. 00:11:47.780 --> 00:11:49.460 Brad Briscoe is, North American Mission Board. 00:11:49.860 --> 00:12:00.980 Jason Shepard, leader at Church Project, talking accountability, talking volunteer structures and how to help people find their passion. 00:12:02.000 --> 00:12:03.020 So some incredible stuff. 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:05.380 February, by the way, I am crazy excited. 00:12:05.560 --> 00:12:07.020 February, we're going to be doing a season. 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:10.380 Season four is going to be on Gamer Church. 00:12:11.100 --> 00:12:15.520 Highlighting planters and pastors that are using video games to reach people. 00:12:15.860 --> 00:12:18.520 I mean, we're talking, I'm not like VR. 00:12:19.320 --> 00:12:21.400 I mean, VR is metaverse. 00:12:21.520 --> 00:12:22.580 VR is not video game. 00:12:22.640 --> 00:12:25.740 Video game is not yet metaverse necessarily. 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:31.240 But what I want to get into is like the guys that are using e-game for the king, e-sports for the kingdom. 00:12:31.660 --> 00:12:35.720 The guys that are doing church in video game space. 00:12:35.800 --> 00:12:42.680 The guys that are streaming on the spaces, utilizing, playing video games on Twitch to reach different people. 00:12:42.680 --> 00:12:50.720 Like, the beauty of what video game church is and potentially can be is incredible. 00:12:51.300 --> 00:12:59.320 And gamers, I mean, I don't want to say they're, oh, it's been said to me that in America, they're one of the largest unreached people groups. 00:12:59.420 --> 00:13:02.480 I don't know that I would necessarily say that a gamer is a people group. 00:13:02.620 --> 00:13:09.720 But the point is that people are saying that if you did consider it, there's a huge need to reach people in that space. 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:12.460 And I love some of the things that are happening. 00:13:12.580 --> 00:13:22.200 And so February 23, we're going to be starting a new season, a couple months, doing a deep dive on video game church. 00:13:22.680 --> 00:13:27.220 And, oh, by the way, there's tons of other podcasts in the Church Digital Podcast Network. 00:13:27.300 --> 00:13:29.000 I'm so excited about all the things. 00:13:29.080 --> 00:13:32.900 If you want to subscribe to the Church Digital Podcast, thechurch.digital.com slash podcast. 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:39.380 Or you can watch us on YouTube, youtube.com slash thechurch.digital. 00:13:39.500 --> 00:13:41.280 All sorts of stuff fun there. 00:13:41.840 --> 00:13:43.240 So number one. 00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:45.300 Oh, hey, Tyler Sansom. 00:13:46.020 --> 00:13:46.680 What's up? 00:13:47.680 --> 00:13:48.940 Tyler, we were just talking about you. 00:13:48.960 --> 00:13:52.120 I don't know if you came on for that, heard that beast, but definitely excited. 00:13:52.340 --> 00:13:57.760 And we do want to book you for the He Gets Us thing that's coming up soon. 00:13:58.180 --> 00:14:03.580 Andre was on the podcast as well, not just in December, right? 00:14:03.700 --> 00:14:04.160 Now, where is it? 00:14:04.500 --> 00:14:06.160 November, December, towards the end of the year. 00:14:06.840 --> 00:14:07.620 Barbecue Church. 00:14:07.760 --> 00:14:08.920 Barbecue Assemblies of God. 00:14:09.420 --> 00:14:10.440 Good stuff there. 00:14:10.560 --> 00:14:12.560 Yeah, Digital Church is great. 00:14:12.880 --> 00:14:17.380 We got two different people right here watching the stream here on social. 00:14:17.520 --> 00:14:22.060 Two completely separate approaches for utilizing digital. 00:14:23.080 --> 00:14:29.280 Tyler, more established church, doing digital, but really strongly pushing the discipleship 00:14:29.280 --> 00:14:30.500 and the multiplication piece. 00:14:31.060 --> 00:14:36.560 Andre, using barbecue digitally, barbecue digitally, digital barbecue. 00:14:37.380 --> 00:14:39.740 Andre, I can't get together with you when you come down. 00:14:39.800 --> 00:14:40.160 I'm sorry. 00:14:40.400 --> 00:14:41.700 I'll have to miss you in January. 00:14:41.700 --> 00:14:43.920 But definitely excited that you guys are on. 00:14:44.280 --> 00:14:44.860 So let's go back. 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:48.820 Number one, we talked about He Gets Us. 00:14:48.860 --> 00:14:54.280 And we've got this open office coming up January 12th, 1 p.m. Eastern. 00:14:54.800 --> 00:14:56.160 Hopefully, Tyler's coming to that. 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:57.440 We got to seal up right now. 00:14:57.760 --> 00:15:01.980 We got a book launch that's coming January 16th, Sharing Jesus Online. 00:15:02.080 --> 00:15:03.240 We've got an exponential conference. 00:15:03.340 --> 00:15:06.660 By the way, Tyler will be speaking at that conference as well, 00:15:06.660 --> 00:15:11.480 an exponential Orlando in 2023, March. 00:15:11.700 --> 00:15:17.920 Number four, we've got the podcast, which has been flying and would love to get you guys to jump onto that. 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:21.140 Number five, Digital Church Network. 00:15:21.140 --> 00:15:29.100 We are looking for leaders to take us into that next season of what Digital Church Network needs to look like. 00:15:29.180 --> 00:15:32.780 Now, look, the Church Digital is more about the established church. 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:38.260 Digital Church Network is more about the planter in digital metaverse space. 00:15:38.260 --> 00:15:42.080 The Church Digital is helping the established church do ministry. 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:45.360 Digital Church Network is more about the disciple making and the multiplication. 00:15:45.760 --> 00:15:47.000 And yes, there's overlap. 00:15:47.360 --> 00:15:49.300 There's established churches that want discipleship. 00:15:49.440 --> 00:15:52.340 There's planters that need some coaching in that space. 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:54.860 And so we do blend it up. 00:15:55.200 --> 00:16:03.000 But the goal for us is to find leaders that can take Digital Church Network to the next level. 00:16:04.040 --> 00:16:11.180 You see, when we started DC and when we started the Church Digital, like even way back, I always wanted this thing to be bigger than me. 00:16:11.300 --> 00:16:15.180 And I knew that I would be the lid for what was possible for the kingdom. 00:16:15.380 --> 00:16:20.820 And so even, you know, in 22, I started bringing in leaders, started bringing in other people. 00:16:20.900 --> 00:16:28.400 You've even heard me drop many of their names on this podcast, on the stream today, because I want to involve others in the conversation. 00:16:28.400 --> 00:16:48.900 And that is my hope heading into 23, is that we can start to bring other leaders into this conversation of Digital Church Network so that the Digital Church Network can be bigger than what I, myself, I, Jeff, can do with it. 00:16:49.400 --> 00:16:56.020 So look, I get this question asked all the time with Digital Church Network. 00:16:56.020 --> 00:16:59.460 Jeff, I don't understand. Why are you doing DCN? 00:16:59.580 --> 00:17:03.340 Like, what's the endgame? What's the goal of that? 00:17:03.520 --> 00:17:11.140 And so, like, I want to tell you, right up front here, we're going to be hosting a number of events in town halls discussing our why. 00:17:11.980 --> 00:17:15.120 But essentially, the heart of it is our New Things Movement system. 00:17:15.220 --> 00:17:16.780 New Things is our strategic partner. 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:25.660 And it's this idea of growing a disciple, making that disciple into a leader, helping that leader plant a unique expression of a church. 00:17:26.020 --> 00:17:29.120 That church that multiplies into multiple churches in a network. 00:17:29.120 --> 00:17:34.020 That church that multiplies into multiple networks, which becomes a movement. 00:17:34.400 --> 00:17:44.020 So the movement system is all about helping an individual, through discipleship, grow to a multiple network, multiple church movement. 00:17:44.580 --> 00:17:49.000 And we're already seeing opportunities of this happen in the metaverse. 00:17:49.200 --> 00:18:03.100 And there's plenty of opportunities digitally, even globally, to start to help people and start to help ministries, start to help organizations develop their discipleship, their disciple-making movement system. 00:18:04.100 --> 00:18:11.980 And so when we look even at what digital ministry can be, oh my gosh, what would that movement system look like in many of our churches moving forward? 00:18:11.980 --> 00:18:26.720 And so, hey, for more information on DCN, if you want to be part of a leadership thing, if you want to learn more about what the movement system actually is, if you want to attend an interest meeting for what DCN is, go ahead and check that out. 00:18:26.980 --> 00:18:28.980 And so, if you want to learn more about what you want to learn more about, you can get connected to digitalchurch.network.com. 00:18:28.980 --> 00:18:30.980 You can get connected to digitalchurch.network.com. 00:18:30.980 --> 00:18:32.980 You can get connected to digitalchurch.network.com. 00:18:32.980 --> 00:18:33.980 You can get connected to digitalchurch.network.com. 00:18:33.980 --> 00:18:34.980 You can get connected to digitalchurch.network.com. 00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:34.980 You can get connected to digitalchurch.network.com. 00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:39.620 And so, great opportunities for you to get connected in there. 00:18:39.700 --> 00:18:44.500 Once again, we've got He Gets Us. 00:18:44.880 --> 00:18:45.560 Jeff wrote a book. 00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:47.000 Number one, He Gets Us. 00:18:47.060 --> 00:18:48.200 Number two, Jeff wrote a book. 00:18:48.300 --> 00:18:49.600 Number three, Exponential Conference. 00:18:49.700 --> 00:18:51.360 Number four, check out the podcast. 00:18:51.500 --> 00:18:54.140 Number five, hey, we're looking for some help with DCN. 00:18:54.140 --> 00:18:57.460 And Andre just told me through chat, he's interested. 00:18:57.640 --> 00:19:00.940 And so, I've got to reach out to Andre, have a conversation with him soon. 00:19:01.460 --> 00:19:04.340 Number five is that we're looking for those leaders for DCN. 00:19:04.340 --> 00:19:05.980 Oh, and there's one more thing. 00:19:06.260 --> 00:19:07.000 You know, it's interesting. 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:08.120 Steve Jobs, one more thing. 00:19:09.080 --> 00:19:13.980 I just said in DCN, I just told somebody, I was like, if Steve Jobs was alive today, I 00:19:13.980 --> 00:19:17.140 think Steve Jobs would be getting the Elon Musk treatment. 00:19:17.140 --> 00:19:24.120 Like, I just, I don't, I think the narcissism, a narcissist needs people around him who can 00:19:24.120 --> 00:19:25.120 keep him in check. 00:19:26.100 --> 00:19:30.420 And what I know of Steve Jobs, I don't, I don't think he had that. 00:19:30.880 --> 00:19:36.960 And I think 2023 is the year that we kind of push away the narcissist leader and we kind 00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:38.540 of wait to see what the next leader looks like. 00:19:38.600 --> 00:19:40.540 It'll be interesting to see what comes from it. 00:19:40.600 --> 00:19:43.180 But hey, Steve Jobs always had his one more thing. 00:19:43.220 --> 00:19:44.700 And so, I got one more thing for you. 00:19:44.960 --> 00:19:48.480 We got the five, number six, or the one more thing. 00:19:49.020 --> 00:19:53.080 We are launching, the Church.Digital is launching a consulting company. 00:19:53.460 --> 00:19:59.580 We are working with, man, some of the best names right now in digital discipleship. 00:19:59.640 --> 00:20:01.820 Jason Morris, you know, many of you know. 00:20:02.140 --> 00:20:08.420 Dr. John Harris, Ann Bosarge, Mark Lutz of Lutz Digital Church, and more. 00:20:08.760 --> 00:20:10.140 And so, look, we're serious. 00:20:10.260 --> 00:20:13.880 We want to help established churches understand their digital why. 00:20:14.240 --> 00:20:18.220 How many of your established churches, you know, you're broadcasting a church service, 00:20:18.320 --> 00:20:18.760 nothing else. 00:20:18.800 --> 00:20:19.580 Everybody's frustrated. 00:20:20.280 --> 00:20:22.720 Leadership's, it's taking away from the physical building. 00:20:23.140 --> 00:20:27.280 You haven't figured out the group structure yet, or even what discipleship or evangelism looks 00:20:27.280 --> 00:20:27.420 like. 00:20:27.600 --> 00:20:30.100 You haven't figured out the why. 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:31.180 You haven't figured out the purpose. 00:20:31.820 --> 00:20:35.300 And so, this is what we want to do here with the consulting. 00:20:35.860 --> 00:20:39.920 We are very close to launching this consulting company. 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:42.120 We're weeks away. 00:20:42.780 --> 00:20:47.660 And so, if you're interested in more information on the consulting, go to thechurch.digital slash 00:20:47.660 --> 00:20:48.080 consulting. 00:20:48.200 --> 00:20:52.100 Thechurch.digital slash consulting. 00:20:52.840 --> 00:20:56.380 Hey, so there's a lot there to remember for 2023. 00:20:57.080 --> 00:21:01.620 And I got to tell you, I'm excited about the year ahead. 00:21:01.680 --> 00:21:02.400 Any questions? 00:21:02.900 --> 00:21:03.960 I tell you, I wasn't planning on it. 00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:04.660 I'll just give you my cell. 00:21:04.780 --> 00:21:08.340 484-324-8724. 00:21:08.560 --> 00:21:12.580 Or message me on whatever social media platform you are watching this video on. 00:21:12.580 --> 00:21:20.440 And I am looking forward to walking with you, the goers of 23, and helping, equipping you 00:21:20.440 --> 00:21:24.560 to do the ministry that God's called you to do digitally and in the metaverse. 00:21:25.260 --> 00:21:26.620 And so, with that, we're going to land a plane. 00:21:27.040 --> 00:21:27.700 This is Jeff. 00:21:28.340 --> 00:21:31.180 For me, wrapping up 22, heading into 23. 00:21:31.420 --> 00:21:32.040 Y'all have a good day. 00:21:32.380 --> 00:21:32.540 Bye.