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 understan…

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.By Ginghamsburg Design Studio

"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 fo…

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 – t…

Dan and John continue their conversation with Emily Schulte and Chris Wingfield, producers of Ginghamsburg Church's new Christmas EP "Home for Christmas.” This episode peeks behind the curtain and answers big questions about creativity and what it takes to overcome low confidence in pursuit of big ideas.…

Dan Bracken and John Whirledge are back asking all the right questions. To kick off season two, they sit down for a conversation with Chris Wingfield and Emily Schulte. Chris and Emily are the frontrunners of the Ginghamsburg Church worship team, and have produced a four-song Christmas EP. The BIG curiosity is, what does it take to pull of a creati…

Calling into question the utopian pitch of "doing life together,” John and Dan finally land on a name for the podcast, and "finish" their conversation about ways to do church differently. An observed cultural shift may hold the key – but is the Church ready? Let's talk about the power shifting from the pulpit to the pew. Learn more about where John…

John and Dan continue their conversation about ways to do Church differently through the lens of the 2023 Asbury College Revival. What sparks is a curious discussion about the "producer generation" and what implications may impact modern worship. ALSO – how to instantly get 100 new kids to come to youth group, why white milk is better than chocolat…

You can tell by Dan's vocal fry that he wasn't feeling too well. It might have been dehydration, but Dan wonders if other frustrations might actually be the root cause. In this episode, John and Dan talk about phygital relationships, give us courage in the face of change, discuss what might be turning people away from church, the essence of wisdom,…

John and Dan set the stage for a wide-ranging discussion on how to do church differently. They discuss the trap of relevancy, call out those who whine about "not being fed", challenge us to sit with others before judging them, redefine the poor and...take away our donuts (how dare they!?). But the conversation starts with a foundational question...…