Hello from Subsplash! Just wanted to give a shout out to Alex Murashko-a friend from Saddleback and a writer for Assist News outlet. For the last couple of weeks, Alex has been researching ways for churches to use mobile apps as a means to reach a greater audience. We had a chance to talk with Alex about how we thought apps were changing the church tech landscape. It was an awesome conversation, and we wanted to share the article with you. It has some great insights from Chris Ediger, over at Giant Impact, and David Charzan, Executive Pastor at Saddleback Church. We hope you find this article helpful. Thanks Alex!
Christian Leadership. Going Live with Catalyst.
Andy Stanley speaking at the Catalyst Conference
Andy Stanley, lead pastor at North Pointe Community Church, and several other influential thought leaders founded Catalyst in 1999. Catalyst’s purpose is to ignite and unite next generation leaders by providing solid leadership resources.
On the iPhone App, you can listen to messages from Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia; Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church; Rick Warren, pastor or Saddleback Church; Malcolm Gladwell, best selling author and writer for the New Yorker Magazine; and much more. The app also enables you to read leadership articles and follow the Catalyst blog while on the go.
We had the awesome opportunity to watch the app go live at the Catalyst West Coast Conference. The conference, which is being held at Mariners Church, has attracted over 3000 people. During the conference, we had the chance to hear Mark Driscoll speak about The 10 Things God does for Leaders. We also had the chance to hear an awesome leadership message from Catalyst’s founder, Andy Stanley. Couldn’t make it to the Catalyst conference? Go to the app store and get your free Catalyst Leadership app.
Features: -Available on iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad -Read Catalyst leadership articles or blog -Listen to Catalyst podcast-audio continues playing while you use the app, so you can listen while you read the latest Catalyst articles. -View Videos from Catalyst events -Fully integrated with Twitter, Facebook and Email, the Catalyst iPhone app also let’s you connect Catalyst with your social circle! Share content with others, even if they don’t own an iPhone.
Easter, Rick Warren, The Jonas Brothers, Angel Stadium…all Live on the iPhone
How did you celebrate Christ’s resurrection this year? Easter Sunday is always a great time to share about Jesus with family members and friends who might not usually hear about God’s unfailing grace. This year, Saddleback Church hosted their service at Angel Stadium and the Jonas Brothers sang the worship! The awesome opportunity to hear Rick Warren and worship with the Jonas Brothers was a huge hit and tickets were sold out weeks in advance. However, this year the Saddleback Church iPhone app made watching this event live more easily accessible through live streaming to iPhones and iPods across the globe.
Churches like Saddleback aren’t the only types of churches who can benefit from this technology. The Church App has been used by traditional ministries like John MacArthur’s Grace to You and more local community churches like The Church of South Las Vegas and Watermark Community Church. iPhone technology can help maximize the impact of any church or ministry that desires to share the Truth of Jesus to a mobile audience.
Here are some screenshots taken from the Saddleback iPhone app during Easter services at Angel Stadium.
