Preview Episode 1: Absolutely Everyone

Preview Episode 2: What Is Church?

I. Introduction a. Reminder of what Hope Digital is b. Reminder of what Absolutely Everyone Is II. Tricia and Joel – talking through our history in church III. Prayer Statement a. Reminder of what our prayer statement is to us b. Show Prayer Statement IV. Main Topic: What is Church? a. Encourage chat to submit questions, comments, etc. Mary will be watching and flash things up on the screen for us. Add them here to give us notice that they’re coming! b. What is Church? c. What is a faith community? d. What does it mean to be part of a church? And what do people get from that? e. What is Worship? f. What makes an online church different from other online communities even religious ones? g. Why do people go to any church? h. What is a church service? i. What is community? j. How do people engage in community and churches? i. Aldersgate says: “I recently visited our Nazerne brothers and sisters across the pond, and at the end of bible study we held hands and prayed, I cried like a baby i haven’t been able to do that since the Church I was raised in, and they also gave me hugs. I felt at home.” k. Is a digital church different then an in person church? V. Affirmations VI. Outro Credits: Special thanks to Dave Harsh (Producer) and Mary Ditchen (Chat Moderator) who we could not have done this without!! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.hopedigital.org [https://www.hopedigital.org?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Preview Episode 1: Absolutely Everyone

Summary: Welcome to Hope Digital’s podcast - Absolutely Everyone. To start with we are doing a monthly series of ‘preview’ podcasts working up to a full launch later this year! If you are interested in joining a community where absolutely everyone can experience God’s love, join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/r4jGzfw9Gw Show Outline: * Introduction - a little bit about us - 5-10 minutes * Tricia Hermon * Joel Zeinestone * A little bit about ourselves, our church/theological history * Hope Digital * What are we? A church * Discord as our church building * Totally new endeavor with a new group of people * We don’t have to figure out what our DNA or our identity is - we already know who we are. * Prayer Statement * Using a prayer statement to center our community around who we are and who we want to be. * General practice - introduce the speaker * Interview with Jennie * Who is Jennie * College Ministry * Hope Church * Hope Digital Start * Creation of Prayer Statement * What does Absolutely Everyone mean? * How do we protect people? Healthy and Safe * What is theological thought and conversation? * What does it mean to live a Christ Centered life? * Questions from the Chat * Affirmations * Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.hopedigital.org [https://www.hopedigital.org?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]