The Church3.0 Podcast
Welcome to Church3.0, presented by Apollos. This podcast is for church leaders, IT team members, and anyone passionate about the future of faith, community, digital discipleship, and all things church tech.
Hosted by Tyler Vance, COO of Apollos, Church3.0 dives deep into the shifting landscape of modern Christian culture. Each episode explores a different facet of both the enduring truths and the urgent challenges defining the current church experience.
Listen in as Tyler sits down with guests from around the globe who are key church leaders and innovators in the faith space. Tune into each conversation as we seek to understand what it looks like to live out a 2,000-year-old faith in a rapidly changing, digital-first world.
From navigating cultural shifts and digital distractions to reimagining community and engagement outside of Sunday service, Church3.0 asks the tough questions about relevance, impact, and Christ-centered hope in the 21st century.
If you’re seeking conversations that push boundaries, challenge assumptions, and inspire transformation, this podcast is for you. Discover how leaders are cultivating vibrant communities (both online and in person), addressing real-world issues, and creating a more hopeful future for the church and the world.
Church3.0. Push boundaries. Change lives. Create a more hopeful future.
For more information visit: https://apollos.com/church-growth
The Church3.0 Podcast
Digital Church Strategy That Works: Start With Your Data
How can churches use data to grow, disciple, and engage their communities more effectively? In this episode of Church3.0, presented by Apollos, Tyler Vance sits down with data strategist Amber Smart, founder of Smart Metrics, to explore how churches can transform their ministries using data-driven insights.
From helping churches move beyond outdated Excel sheets to implementing scalable church data strategies, Amber shares over a decade of experience in church data systems, digital engagement, discipleship analytics, and how post-COVID trends are shifting what healthy church metrics look like.
Whether you're a senior pastor, executive pastor, church data analyst, or digital leader, this episode will help you:
✅ Understand where churches get data right (and wrong)
✅ Learn how to start a data program
✅ Discover what churches should stop measuring
✅ See how data and digital engagement are deeply connected
✅ Prepare your church for future giving trends and generational shifts
🔔 Subscribe for more church leadership insights, digital ministry strategies, and tech-driven faith conversations.
🔗 Learn more about Apollos – https://apollos.com/church-growth
🔗 Connect with Amber Smart - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-smart-%F0%9F%93%88-8251305b/
📍For churches in the U.S. and globally seeking better ways to serve their community through data-informed ministry, this episode is your practical starting point.
