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Power your church Seven days, not just Sundays. Explore daily Personalized Discipleship and Spiritual Habits with Apollos Mobile, Web, and TV Apps.

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Alan George, a renowned expert in Church Digital Strategy, and Tyler Vance, COO of Apollos, discuss church digital strategy in 2024.

Alan previously served as the Online Pastor of Life Church for 10 years, becoming one of the world's largest online churches.

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Your public school sends emails celebrating your child's growth every day - reminding you that development is continuous.

So why do many churches limit care to just the weekend?

With all the data at our fingertips, ministries can activate genuine, daily engagement that equips parents on their faith journey.

Apollos solves this by helping churches build custom systems that deliver personalized, timely communication - extending care beyond Sunday and ensuring every family feels supported daily.

Comment “Demo” below and we'll send you a free demo of how Apollos can work for you.

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Check your sermon archive analytics right now.

Find your most-watched sermon.

Now see how many people actually finished it.

Spoiler alert... It's probably under 10%.

This is NOT a failure.

It's data telling you something important.

People want your content, but they need it served differently.

Stop measuring success by full sermon views.

Start measuring by engagement, shares, and life change.

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She was just 9 years old, standing on a beach, when her mom told her,
“Someday your voice will save people from drowning.”

That sentence shaped Jackie Glass’s life and it holds a powerful truth for all of us in leadership.

From the latest episode of the Church3.0 Podcast with guest Jackie Glass.

Comment “listen” below for the full episode. 🎧

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Cedar Creek broke the mold with bold, unconventional strategies:

Like a billboard proclaiming “Not Your Mother’s Church” featuring a woman with a frying pan and curling irons.

While it might have ruffled some traditional feathers, it resonated with those who felt disconnected by the old church mold.

Their innovative approach paved the way for fresh encounters with Jesus.

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We’re excited to hear Jason share about how CedarCreek Church is reimagining ministry with Apollos as their team consistently finds new ways to engage and share content!

Their creative approach transforms how attendees interact with their digital experience.

Has your church started implementing tools to maximize engagement and impact in your communities spiritual growth?

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idk who needs to hear this, but...

Pastors that are using AI aren't cheating.

You're already maxed out preparing next Sunday's message.

Your team is swamped.

Smart church leaders are using AI tools to:
• Extract key sermon moments automatically
• Reformat content for different platforms
• Create a week's worth of engaging posts

This is being strategic with your most valuable content.

The technology exists.

People are hungry for spiritual content.

Time to connect the dots.

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Check out Christ Community Church's app!

We're loving this video that their team created to promote the launch.

The Apollos team is incredibly grateful to play a part in how Christ Community is using digital to make disciples.

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Pastors… 👀

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Churches have more data than ever before.

Attendance trends, prayer requests, giving patterns, family milestones - it’s all there.

But insight without action won’t move people closer to Jesus.

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Hey there, my name is Jeff.

If we haven't met, I work on the team at Apollos and I want to show you a day in my life.

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It’s not a Sunday church; it’s an everyday church.’ Our calling goes beyond the four walls, it’s about meeting people where they are every day.

One of the things that excites us at Apollos is how we’ve helped some of the greatest church organizations in the world stay connected daily through technology.

We believe it’s time to lean in and meet people where they are at.

Let’s nurture a community where every moment deepens our connection to God and each-other.

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Every story matters – our unique fingerprints reflect God's diverse love.

When we truly know one another, we build a stronger, united church. Our COO Tyler Vance enjoyed sitting down Ann Thompson for a heartfelt chat.

Follow along as we drive genuine connection and change in our communities 🤝

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Sunday: People are committed, dressed up, physically present

Online: Seekers, church shoppers, people you haven't met yet

Your online audience is asking "Why should I watch this?"

They're looking for community, answers, hope.

Sure.. put your sermons online.

But don't JUST put your sermons online.

Create entry points. Use two-way platforms. Have next steps ready.

Every digital touchpoint should feel personal, not like a dead end.

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Don’t just chase new tech for the sake of it when the real issue might be in your process.

Sometimes, it’s not about what you’re using, but how you’re using it - onboarding, training, and your overall approach matter.

Before switching systems, invest in improving what’s already in place.

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When churches unify their systems processes, it creates a seamless guest experience.

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The discipleship journey has stages:

Unknown: We don't know they exist.

Known: They're in our database, engaging with content.

Needed: They're connected, serving, making a difference.

Most churches only celebrate the moment someone becomes known (first-time visitor!).

But the most important transformation is from known to needed.

When someone moves from:
- Consumer to contributor
- Spectator to participant
- Attendee to owner

That's when they truly belong.

Digital tools let us track this journey:

Someone watches a sermon online (unknown becomes known).

They sign up for a 21-day cohort (known becomes engaged).

They join a small group (engaged becomes connected).

They start serving (connected becomes needed).

Each step matters.

Don't just measure who showed up this Sunday.

Measure who moved from one stage to the next.

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‘If the church was a place that actually reflected our communities, it would dramatically alter socioeconomic mobility.’ - Johnmark Oudersluys.

Statistics show that growing up in poverty makes it 36 times more likely to stay in poverty - an alarming reality.

Imagine a church where diverse voices come together, breaking down barriers and sparking real change.

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Since 2012, attention spans while watching content dropped from 75 seconds to 47 seconds.

Your 30-minute sermon archive?

Most people won't make it past the intro.

The solution isn't longer content.

It's not even shorter content.

It's smarter content:
✅ Short and concise clips
✅ Hyper-relevant takeaways
✅ Timely, daily-life applications

Stop expecting people to consume full sermons online.

Start giving them digestible wisdom they can actually use.

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‘Who you are as a leader is 75% of leadership, what you do is only 25%.’ Luke Dooley dropping the truth.

It starts with nurturing self-awareness, emotional health, and continuous growth. Every habit, decision, and way we communicate shapes the outcomes in our ministry, family, and community.

Let’s invest in the ‘who’ to let our actions flow into transformative impact.

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