Make It Happen

Bonus Episode: What is Hybrid Worship?

In the midst of their conversation about AI and the Church, Jason Moore takes a brief detour to talk about the importance of hybrid worship. What is hybrid worship and how might the Church of the future take form? Beginning in the 1990s, the church embraced visual technology in a new way. But it was the pandemic that really shifted how we understand worship "online.”

Is Nothing Sacred?

In this special crossover episode of Make it Happen and In the Sandbox, Dan and John share words with UMC Pastors Rachel Billups and Matt Rawle. A conversation about innovation takes a poignant turn when everyone realizes the root of innovation is simply in our relationships with other people.

Is Nothing Sacred?

In this special crossover episode of Make it Happen and In the Sandbox, Dan and John share words with UMC Pastors Rachel Billups and Matt Rawle. A conversation about innovation takes a poignant turn when everyone realizes the root of innovation is simply in our relationships with other people.

Don't Let AI Do It For You!

"Agency" is the buzzword for this episode. What is artistic or creative agency? How do we keep good boundaries that prevent us from handing agency over without realizing it? When we let the machine to the art, is it still art? In this episode Dan, John and Jason talk about practical ways to use AI to enhance artistic agency and ask BIG questions for the Church of tomorrow.

A.I. – A Threat or an Enhancement to Ministry?

Dan and John welcome A.I. early adapter Jason Moore to the conversation. Jason has several decades of experience helping the Church overcome her fears of new technology by utilizing a healthy ethical framework rooted in creative agency. For anyone looking for practical handholds on how A.I. can enhance ministry – and how to recognize the threat – this conversation is for you. Find Jason's new book AI and the Church [https://www.amazon.com/AI-Church-Clear-Curious-Courageous/dp/1963265343/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31XK8SR5JWOT3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EzphVG1s3WbV2Wi8QteretxPvVEqwyJXbzmtd4F2cctUh7y90RgsumC7L8aUIS-l.clEq9L4VcH4z-clKcdwtzn509CavcYaCdz9ilr62n0g&dib_tag=se&keywords=ai+and+the+church+jason+moore&qid=1729018886&sprefix=ai+and+the+%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1] on Amazon, released October 15, 2024.