Digital Church Toolkit Podcast: Recent Episodes
Digital Church Toolkit
Digital Church Toolkit Podcast is a podcast to equip you with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We want to make digital communications easier for churches, ministries, and conferences. It will feature a mix of interviews, short messages, hints and tips and behinds the scenes of the business.
In this episode I interview our friend Mark Crosby. Mark is the Comms Director for Vineyard UK & Ireland and the author of 'So Everyone Can Hear - communicating church in a digital culture', In this interview he talks about why digital comms is so important for churches and how the Coronavirus has led to collaboration and unity across the Church.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this episode Peter and Finn discusses how churches can respond to the Coronavirus breakout here in the UK. DISCLAIMER: it was recorded on March 11th and so was before public gathering can be advised against. However, we still think it'll relevant and helpful.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions regularly and let you in on our answers
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What's been the success of the week?
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What's been the challenge of the week?
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What are we reading?
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What are we listening to?
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What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this episode, Peter talks about the 5 things we have done in the past seven days to make digital communications easier for churches. He covering topics from websites to Facebook Ads.
Find out more about our Virtual Conf and register for free at www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com/VC20.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
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What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth. In this episode we talk all about how the planning retreat we had at the end of 2019 has been a game changer for the start of our 2020.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this interview Peter talks with Steve Uppal, Senior Leader of All Nations in Wolverhampton, about how to sustaining ministry, the challenges digital has brought to pastoring and his experience of vlogging for 18 months.
You can find out more about Steve Uppal at www.SteveUppal.com.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit2-
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this episode I give you a simple formula which will help you be successful on digital in 2020.
Awareness --> Audience --> Transaction --> Relationship
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
The Digital Church Toolkit Virtual Conference is an online event helping you preach the Gospel, build His Church and expand the Kingdom in the Digital Age.
We are in the midst of a communications revolution, and it’s called Digital. How the Church responds to this will shape generations to come. Join hundreds of other Christian Leaders online as we look at God’s strategy for Christian living, missions, and discipleship in the Digital Age.
During the 3 days, we will cover
- The big ideas which will help you respond correctly to Digital
- The strategies which will help you reach people and connect communities online and through social media
- How church services, events, and conferences can be run effectively in the digital era
Register today for FREE at www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com/VC20
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth. In this week's episode we talk about our trip to London, a client pulling the plug on a project for the first time and the importance of structure. PLUS, give you a few London restaurant recommendations.
FEATURED:
Fare Bar & Canteen - www.instagram.com/fare_london/
Breddos Tacos - www.instagram.com/breddostacos/
The Private Lives of the Saints on Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/2NIeh4k
The Privates Lives of the Saints on Amazon US - https://amzn.to/34Se0lg
Peter's Review of The Private Lives of the Saints on IG - https://www.instagram.com/p/B4UWFgDnhne
Primal Branding on Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/33IlYNw
Primal Branding on Amazon US - https://amzn.to/36Xktx9
Follow Facebook's Nona Jones on IG - https://www.instagram.com/nonanotnora/
The Carey Nieuwhof & NT Wright Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-lead-like-never-before/id912753163?i=1000455960740
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this interview Peter talks with Ben Lyon, from Living Rock Church (www.LivingRock.church) in the Midlands UK, about reframing church 'marketing' so it's less about marketing and more about reaching people and changing lives. We also go in-depth on what your church website should have and gives a long list of tools and tips.
Benj's Top Tools
For project management - www.trello.com
For team communication - www.slack.com
For cloud storage - drive.google.com
For membership database admin and admin management - www.ChurchSuite.com
For workshop team management - www.Planning.Center
For a creative software package - www.adobe.com/CreativeCloud
For digital assets (stock photos and videos, music, templates, etc) - elements.envato.com
For an icon library - TheNounProject.com
For video editing - www.Apple.com/final-cut-pro
For music streaming - www.spotify.com
For web hosting - www.GetFlyWheel.com
For social media management - Buffer.com
Benj's Top Tips
- Get aligned with the church's vision and mission
- Always push yourself to be better
- Choose excellence over perfection
- Take breaks
- Reach scripture
- Get to know Jesus
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this episode we go in-depth on our own marketing plan, cover some important aspects of personal development and even read the bible.
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
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What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
FEATURED:
Event Platform Recommendations
Eventbrite.com
Brushfire.com
Still Moving by William McDowell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPsxM0gPJMI
'New Latitudes' Apple Music Jazz Playlist - https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/new-latitudes/pl.54600a132bfc42cb82858e781d0046aa
Ferguson's Formula - Harvard Business Review on Sir Alex Ferguson's Leader Style - https://hbr.org/2013/10/fergusons-formula
Donald Miller's StoryBrand on AmazonUK - https://amzn.to/2PbTV4M
Donald Miller's StoryBrand on AmazonUS - https://amzn.to/2N9Fko1
Get our free Ebook 'Why Your Church Would Be On Social Media' - https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/digitalchurchtoolkit/
Want to talk with us about your Christmas Facebook Ad campaign? Drop us an email on Hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this interview Peter talks with Rev. Matt Hogg & Patrick Laurent, from St. Alban's Fulham (www.stalbansfulham.org) in London UK, about how they transformed their church's social media profiles from a digital notice board to an active online community.
Pat's Top Tips for Churches
- Don't be scared of social media
- Be consistent
- Be presence
Matt's Top Tips for Churches
- Think about the opportunity it is
- Give it a go & start a conversation
- Decide what's sustainable for you & be consistent
Follow Patrick on Social Media
IG - @laurentcollective
Follow Matt on Social Media
IG - @rvmatthogg
LinkedIn - /revmatthogg
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
FEATURED:
OneThing Worship Set - https://youtu.be/qUxlBFTT98I
www.BusinessMadeSimple.com/Daily/
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this episode Josh gives you the top three no go's for church websites.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this episode, Peter and Josh talk about why social media is worth putting your energy into.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this interview Peter talks with Finn Johnston, Comms Director at Forge Community Church (www.forgechurch.com) in Suffolk UK, about building church in the English countryside, inviting people into a conversation online and how a local church should be thinking about digital.
Finn's Top Tools
- Scheduling with Buffer - www.buffer.com
- Design with Canva - www.canva.com
- Resources on Church Motion Graphics - www.ChurchMotionsGraphics.com
- Podcasting with Anchor - www.anchor.fm
Finn's Top Tops
- "No content is better than bad content"
- Four words or more"
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
FEATURED:
- 'Revelations of Divine Love' on AmazonUK - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0199641188/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchurch-21
- ''Revelations of Divine Love' on AmazonUS - www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140446737/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchur07-20
- 'How Google Works' on AmazonUK - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1444792490/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchurch-21
- 'How Google Works' on AmazonUS - www.amazon.com/gp/product/1455582328/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchur07-20
- Top 10 Books Blogs on DigitalChurchToolkit.com - http://digitalchurchtoolkit.com/leadership/our-10-favourite-books-for-leadership-creativity-business-that-every-human-should-read/
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this episode we talk about how your brand should build trust through consistency.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
FEATURED:
• 'Introducing Liberation Theology' on AmazonUK - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0883445506/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchurch-21
• 'Introducing Liberation Theology' on AmazonUS - www.amazon.com/gp/product/0883445506/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchur07-20
• 'Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day' on AmazonUK - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0310351669/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchurch-21
• 'Emotionally Healthy Spiritually Day by Day' on AmazonUS - www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310351669/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchur07-20
• 'Emotionally Healthy Church' on AmazonUK - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0310520754/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchurch-21
• 'Emotionally Healthy Church' on AmazonUS - www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310520754/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digitalchur07-20
• www.EmotionallyHealthy.org
• www.EBid.net
• Apple Keynote on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rAeqN-Q7x4
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Email: hello@DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
In this episode, Peter briefly shares how the digital revolution is like the invention of the printing press 500 years ago and give four simple tips oh how you can advantage of it as a local church or ministry leader.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden
As we start to build Digital Church Toolkit we wanted to ask ourselves five questions every week and let you in on our answers
-
What's been the success of the week?
-
What's been the challenge of the week?
-
What are we reading?
-
What are we listening to?
-
What have we learnt?
Join us as we document the highs and lows of serving people, building a business and personal growth.
Digital Church Toolkit equips the church with tools and wisdom to spread the Gospel and reach communities in the digital age. We make digital communications easier for churches, ministries and events by making sure their branding is on point, websites do their job and social media is being utilised.
Website: www.DigitalChurchToolkit.com
Instagram: @DigitalChurchToolkit
Facebook: /DigitalChurchToolkit
Meet Josh: IG @JBStannard
Meet Peter: IG @Peter_Murden