Early co-laborer
Andy Mage
Andy Mage was an early co-laborer in the digital missions movement, contributing 45 of the foundational essays on church online — many written in the early COVID era when the field was still being defined. His posts on small groups online, data strategy for church online, and digital lobby design remain frequently cited.
Writes about:
- church online strategy
- small groups online
- early-COVID digital ministry pivots
- online lobby design
- Posts
- 45
- Words written
- 24,301
- First post
- Fri Mar 13 2020 20:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
- Most recent
- Sun Nov 10 2024 19:00:00 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
All posts by Andy Mage
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Success in Digital Ministry
## How do we measure success in digital ministry? Success in digital ministry goes beyond numbers. While followers, likes, and views can indicate reach…
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Privacy in Digital Ministry: Building Trust in Online Spaces
## Question to start Can digital ministry truly protect privacy—every click, every prayer request? ## The shift to digital faith spaces As faith…
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Async and Your Church: What Do You Need to Know?
I'm not sure if you knew this, but async is not going anywhere. And YOU need a plan for your church to thrive in this. The rise of remote work and…
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Embracing Obedience and Taking the Leap
jeff • May 1, 2024 embed In the latest episode of The Hybrid Disciple podcast, Andy and Ashley reflect on the key themes and insights gained from the…
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Embracing Creativity in Ministry
jeff • April 24, 2024 embed Well, we made it. Sort of. In the latest episode of Hybrid Disciple, hosts Andy and Ashley sit down with Kels Johnson, a…
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Unconventional Ministry
jeff • April 17, 2024 embed Another heartwarming episode that you won't want to miss! Season 2, episode 8 is here! Ashley and Andy sit down with the…
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The Power of Masculine Vulnerability
jeff • April 10, 2024 embed This week, Ashley and Andy sit down with Nate Cottman to discuss all things content creation, vulnerability, masculinity…
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Exploring Authentic Faith
jeff • April 3, 2024 embed In this week's episode is all about the raw, real, and relatable journey of faith with the insightful Jay Medina. This one…
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Making Waves in the Next Generation
jeff • March 27, 2024 embed In this episode, Ashley and Andy are joined by the effervescent Katie Bulmer, host of the widely acclaimed "Truth for your…
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Dive Into Digital Discipleship
jeff • March 20, 2024 embed We've just dropped Season 2, Episode 4, and it's no ordinary chat. Join Ashley and Andy as they sit down with the dynamic Will…
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Dive Deep Into Grace & Authenticity
jeff • March 13, 2024 embed We've got some soul-stirring content fresh out of the oven. Episode 3 of Season 2 is ready to hit your eardrums, and, trust…
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Dive into the Digital-Physical Ministry Blend
jeff • March 6, 2024 embed Today, we're journeying into the merging paths of digital and in-person ministry with the insightful Ian Simpkins. Trust us…
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Discover New Depths in Discipleship
jeff • February 28, 2024 embed We're SO back, and boy, do we have some soul-stirring conversations lined up for you. Let's dive into what's cookin' in…
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The Hybrid Disciple Returns for Season 2
Ashley and Andy are BACK. Get ready to unplug and recharge your faith (literally and figuratively) because The Hybrid Disciple is back! Season 2 of your…
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Unlocking Anxiety Management: Navigations and Narratives
jeff • January 25, 2024 embed In this enlightening episode of From Text To Testimony, Andy and Megan tackle the complexities of anxiety and its impact on…
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Is Praying Through Text Real Prayer?
jeff • December 27, 2023 embed Does praying through texting really count as prayer at all? The From Text To Testimony crew dives into the transformative…
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Shattering Holiday Myths: Real Talk on Loneliness & Grief
jeff • December 12, 2023 embed Why are the holidays always the hardest to get through? In this heartfelt episode of From Text To Testimony, we explore the…
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Responding to Mental Health (Part 2)
jeff • November 21, 2023 embed Are mental health issues on the rise? Are we just now figuring out how to talk about it even better? Are people becoming…
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Responding to Mental Health (Part 1)
jeff • November 15, 2023 embed Do you think digital ministry resources can effectively address mental health issues? Jon and Andy dive deep into the topic…
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The Art Of Connecting With The Next Generation
jeff • November 7, 2023 embed Are you struggling to bridge the gap and effectively communicate with the next generation in our digital world? Our From…
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Building Digital Relationships
jeff • November 1, 2023 embed How can you build a digital relationship through something like texting and messaging? Jon and Andy attempt to answer that…
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Communicating with the Unchurched
jeff • October 25, 2023 embed In our very FIRST episode of "From Text To Testimony," Jon and Andy delve into the art of communicating with the unchurched…
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Digital Ministry Is Worth It
I’m a sucker. Apple had their “Wanderlust” event 2 weeks ago . And I, of course, watched it. And I looked at the iPhone 14 Pro Max I had in my hand and…
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Unlocking Discipleship Growth: Mastering Metrics for Impact
jeff • August 15, 2023 embed Metrics are important. In fact, as Andy and Ashley discuss in this episode of the Hybrid Disciple, they dive into the power…
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Having Connection Issues: Overcoming the Challenge of Authentic Connection
Connection issues. Not being able to connect to the Internet. I cannot tell you how many times my children have come into my office, showing me their…
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Covert Discipleship: Walking Out Our Beliefs in Love
jeff • July 11, 2023 embed In a thought-provoking podcast conversation, Andy Mage and Ashley Lagos discuss the importance of covert discipleship and the…
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How To Use Chat Effectively
When you think of a live stream, what automatically comes to mind? Normally, chat is something that is hit or miss. In places like Twitch, chat is used to…
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How to Connect with People During and After Easter
Easter. It’s the one holiday that seems to sneak up on most church leaders . It’s literally the reason that we have our faith in the first place, but it’s…
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How To Find Your Why
## Confession time: I’m not a terribly original writer. I usually take the time to blog about what I feel, and, through a series of edits and what can…
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What You're Creating Matters
Warning : this is another one of THOSE talks we’re going to have together. You know, the ones where I tell you that what you’re doing matters, that you’re…
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Purposeful Online Groups, or What the Church can learn from Call of Duty
Call of Duty is the future of your discipleship strategy. No, seriously. That’s not click bait. That’s the truth. To be fair, you could insert any number…
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What You're Doing is ACTUALLY Church!
What you are doing in the digital realm is ACTUALLY church. That out of the way, let me give you some advice, Church Online leader, pastor, or worker…
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John 11: Lazarus & Enduring this COVID Season
We all know that ministry moves in seasons. Growth. Recession. Outreach. Rest. Usually those seasons have well-defined beginning and end points. And you…
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COVID-19 & Chuck E Cheese
Growing up, we never really had birthday parties in the traditional, Americana-in-the-movies sense. We celebrated birthdays, of course, but always more…
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Metrics, Chasing Dragons, and How King Solomon was Right.
Friends. What I’m going to write to you all is not original or groundbreaking. It’s not going to change the way you do Church Online, nor is it even going…
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Finishing Strong in a Season of Frustration
Let’s take a journey together. A journey inside the crazy mind of a runner. I am a runner. We are a weird bunch. We run to live. We run for stress relief.…
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Biblical Racists, Church Online, and the Power of Relationship
If you’re like me, you’re finding your voice to be completely bereft of weight right now. The brutal murder of George Floyd, protests, violence, looting…
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What 'The Office' is Teaching Us About Church Online
Ministry is weird. It essentially boils down to being all things to all people “for the sake of the gospel” so that we can win them to eternal life in…
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Winston Churchill, Discipleship, & Being Wartime Leaders
The weeks have been all running together, haven’t they? The experts all agree that the best way to say sane and healthy in this time of lockdown is to get…
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Hey Church Online, Quick Tip: Comparison is the Thief of Joy
How was your Easter weekend? Successful? Disastrous? Still riding the high from it? Still plotting ways to destroy all the server architecture you can…
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Easter, Creative Bankruptcy, and the Promise of Refilling for Tomorrow...
Happy Easter! Today, we stop for a moment and revel in the fact that God, Creator of all things, deemed us, His sinful and rebellious children, worthy…
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Hey Church Leader, How's Your Margin?
Dearest church leader, online pastor, or tech worker- With all sincerity, I tell you this: Take a break . It’s the only way you’re going to successfully…
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Four Tips for Training Up Good Online Small Group Leaders
Psst. Church leaders. Let’s rap about Zoom . You know the whole video conferencing thing that has become even more of a thing in the last few weeks, as…
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Triage Mode for Small Groups
How are your office walls feeling around you right now? Like they’re closing in, Episode-4-trash-compactor style? (Congrats if you’re on the same page as…
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The Importance of Small Groups to Church Online, as Illustrated By World of Warcraft
First off, a confession: I’m a gamer. It’s okay, I’m not ashamed to admit it. Video games are my jam. I’ve grown up with them. My father programmed them…