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.
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The Church3.0 Podcast
The Future of Church Strategy: Johnmark Oudersluys on Multiplication, Digital, and Community Impact
In this Church 3.0 episode, Tyler interviews Johnmark Oudersluys, the Executive Director of CityLink Center, for a powerful conversation about the future of church health, long-term disciple-making, and how ministries can rethink their strategies for real community impact.
Johnmark shares lessons from leading one of the most innovative, collaborative ministry centers in the country—focusing on outcomes, not outputs, and helping churches move beyond weekend-centric models.
From measuring what actually matters to building systems that create transformation, this episode gives pastors and ministry leaders a practical roadmap to build healthier churches in 2025 and beyond.
- ⛪ What You’ll Learn
- 📊 Why many churches are measuring the wrong things
- 🔁 The shift from programming to pathways
- 🤝 How CityLink Center is redesigning community impact
- 💡 What healthy churches prioritize (and what they stop doing)
- 🤲 Why collaboration—not competition—is the future of ministry
- 📈 The new metrics every pastor needs in 2025
- 🧩 How to structure teams for long-term discipleship
- 🛠️ Practical steps to build a healthier, more sustainable church model
🔗 About Johnmark Oudersluys
Johnmark Oudersluys is the Executive Director of CityLink Center, a nationally recognized hub where churches, nonprofits, and service providers collaborate to help individuals break cycles of poverty through integrated, Christ-centered support.
🔗 Learn more about Apollos – https://apollos.com/church-growth
🔗 Connect with Johnmark Oudersluys on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmark-oudersluys-98a785/
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