Dear Diary,It&apos;s March 249th, 2020. COVID-19 has been with us for a long time, now and we have had more video conference calls this month than our entire lives previously.Will I make it to April?-- Signed: Tired of PandemicsDo you have anything to add to the conversation? If you have any video conference call tips, please tell us on Twitter — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag — and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

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321 - Are You Tired of Video Conference Calls?

This week on the podcast we share something we recorded back in March of this year and seems to have become even more relevant over the past several months.Here are all the links we referred to in this episode:Robert Downey Jr and Tom Holland in Back to the future - This is heavy! [ deepfake ]Trump Shared a Fake Video of Biden. We Asked His Campaign Why.White House shares edited video to justify revoking press pass of CNN&apos;s Jim AcostaPhotoshop Will Help ID Images That Have Been … PhotoshoppedAdobe, Stanford and Princeton have developed deepfake software that can change video dialogue. Here&apos;s how it worksUnboxing The Pablo Escobar Fold 2The Truth About the Escobar Folding Phone!Tell us what you think on Twitter — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag — and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

320 - Truth & Politics

How are you facing your first world problems?"First world problems" is somewhat complicated. On one hand, we shouldn&apos;t complain while so many people in the world have much more serious issues to handle. On the other hand, a "first world problem" is still a problem that has to be faced.Let&apos;s talk about it!Tell us about your recent "first world problems" and how you successfully navigated through them or what you took away from the experience.Let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag — and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

319 - Facing Our First World Problems

With different states and countries in different phases of "re-opening" we talk about schools. And there are some thoughts about youth ministry and evangelism. On the overall this episode is also about about the profound impact on a generation, maybe even the one after. We&apos;d love to know how things are going in your home, district, even city. What are some of your thoughts about your children or young people in your church or community?Let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag — and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

318 - Back to School or Back to the Drawing Board?

With a global pandemic, we have all had our share of video calls and Zoom meetings. There have been thousands of in-person conferences that have either been canceled or transformed into webinars.Will the conferences we have come to know ever return? Will webinars replace them?What do you think will happen to conferences as we know them? Let us know — @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag — and we’ll share it on an upcoming episode.

317 - Will Conferences Ever Return?

After months of a global pandemic and economic strain, what affect has it had on church planting?Join the conversation on this week&apos;s episode by using the #cmagcast hashtag or send us an email at podcast@churchm.ag and we&apos;ll share your comment on a future podcast.Here is the full series by Phil that Blessing referred to:Church Without Limitations: Get Moving 1Church Without Obstacles: Problem-Solving 2Church Without End: Scalability 3Church Without Gaps: Human Capital 4Church Without A Building: Decentralization 5Church Without Buildings: Internet Churches 6Church Without Divisions: Hyper-Threaded Wikis 7Church Without Pastors: E-quipped Disciples 8Church Without Budgets: Kickstarting the Kingdom 9Church Without Problems: Digital Discontent 10Church Without Hours: Internet Office 11Church Without Structures: Simple 12

316 - Church Planting In Times Of A Pandemic

COVID is bringing along with it economic turmoil in its wake. This ultimately affects church budgets -- so what do you do about your church tech budget?Should it be slashed? Should it be expanded?The answer isn&apos;t as obvious as you might think.Referenced in this episode: When Churches Reopen: The Vulnerable

315 - Church Tech Budgets During COVID Fallout

Are you experiencing -- STREAMING FATIGUE?That&apos;s the term we&apos;ve coined for the feeling you get after "attending" church service streams for months on end.Is it sustainable? Is it working? Where do we go from here?

314 - Do You Have Church Streaming Fatigue?

Over the past several weeks, the United States has begun to rethink and question some of the monuments, statues, signs, and symbols used throughout the public space. This has prompted us to take a moment of reflection and consider the question for the Church: What are we building?

313 - What Are We Building?

We need your help!This week on the podcast we would love it if you could take a few minutes and take our COVID survey -- right here!If that link isn&apos;t working with your podcast player, here&apos;s a directly URL: https://churchm.ag/covid-survey/The more the merrier, so please pass this along for your friends, too; we want to hear from everyone.Now, let&apos;s roll the tape...

312 - ChurchMag COVID Survey

We&apos;ve talked about the differences between online and face-to-face relationships before. This time, however, we have a unique opportunity to compare the two experiences in a real A/B comparison.Jeremy shares his experience as a counselor who worked entirely face-to-face, to having the chance to switch to 100% online sessions with the same people.What do you think about what Jeremy had to say this week? Let us know -- @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag -- and we&apos;ll share it on an upcoming episode.

311 - COVID Contrast: Online vs Face-to-Face

Here&apos;s a cool tools that can be used by business and maybe nonprofits? A great way to help take the sting out of a bad economic situation. "Gvouchers helps you sell Gift Vouchers to your loyal customers."Share your thoughts, ideas, and questions with us -- @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag -- and we&apos;ll share it on an upcoming episode.

310 - Gvouchers Helping During a Pandemic

This week, Blessing, Eric, and Jeremy welcome back Phil to the podcast as we dive into this week&apos;s most pressing topic: racism.We understand and believe this topic is very important and in no way is this a full survey of what we are experiencing in America right now. We simply want to help the Church to start talking about these things. At the end of the day, three of our four podcasters in this episode are white. So while this may help you start thinking about these issues, we highly recommend you seek out other voices that are much better at breaking this down than us.

Black Lives Matter

This week on the podcast Jeremy shares his expertise from Church and Mental Health as we discuss some basic ideas surrounding mental health during these difficult times.Feel free to ask a question -- @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag -- and Jeremy will answer your question on an upcoming episode (or privately if you need).

309 - COVID & Mental Health

This week on the podcast we share the second part of a two-part interview Blessing had with Bobby Gruenewald -- Innovation Leader at Life.Church and creator of YouVersion / Bible App.Share your thoughts, ideas, and questions with us -- @ChurchMag using #cmagcast — contact us here or by email at podcast@churchm.ag -- and we&apos;ll share it on an upcoming episode.

308 - Bobby Gruenewald: YouVersion, Resources, and You (Part II)

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