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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Episodes
24 episodes
Dr. Kregg Hood: Cultivating a Culture of Generosity Through Discipleship | Church3.0
Is your church’s approach to giving built on a budget or a biblical vision for growth? In this episode, Dr. Kregg Hood joins Tyler to explore the profound connection between spiritual formation and a generous heart.Drawing from de...
Dr. Josh Whitehead: Strategic Scaling and the Future of Church Expansion | Church3.0
Dr. Josh Whitehead joins the Church3.0 podcast to reveal the strategic blueprint behind one of America’s fastest-growing ministries. As the Executive Pastor of Expansion at Faith Promise Church, Josh shares how to move past leader...
Jay Kranda: Beyond Online Streaming to Hybrid Discipleship | Church3.0
Is your church simply streaming services, or are you actually making disciples in the digital age? Join Jay Kranda, Tech Pastor at Saddleback Church, as he reveals why "online church" isn't the final destination and how to build a robust hybrid...
Nathan Artt: Why Digital Engagement Fuels Church Growth, Not Attendance Decline | Church3.0
Nathan Artt, founder & principal of Ministry Solutions Group, challenges everything churches assume about attendance, digital ministry, and physical space. In this episode, Nathan shares why engagement—not attendance—is the new predictive m...
Daniel Yang: How Your Church Can Reach the Nations Through Missional Discipleship | Church3.0
Daniel Yang of World Relief joins the podcast to discuss how the global migration crisis is actually a massive missional opportunity for the local church. Discover how your congregation can move beyond political rhetoric to embrace a "Great Com...
Zac Stephens: Discipleship, Attendance, and the Power of Digital Engagement | Church3.0
Zac Stephens, Senior Pastor of Faith Promise Church, shares an unfiltered look at leadership transition, vision clarity, and building a culture of everyday evangelism. In this episode, you’ll discover how Zac Stephens is equipping believers to ...
Blue Van Dyke: How Data & Personalization Are Transforming Church Engagement | Church3.0
Blue Van Dyke, founder of Studio C and longtime church and marketplace leader, joins Church3.0 to unpack how data, personalization, and digital strategy can help churches truly know and shepherd their people. In this episode, you’ll learn how m...
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 strategi...
From Data to Discipleship: How Churches Can Measure What Truly Matters — with Matt Engel | Church3.0
What happens when churches start thinking like innovators? In this episode, Data Strategist and Gloo Executive Matt Engel joins us to unpack the mindsets, models, and split-testing strategies reshaping church leadership today. If you’ve wondere...
Why Entrepreneurs and Churches Need a Simple, Lovable, Complete Vision — with Luke Dooley
Luke Dooley, President of Ocean Accelerator and co-founder of Banded, joins Church3.0 to share how entrepreneurship, discipleship, and innovation intersect in powerful ways. Discover why churches and startups alike must embrace SLC: Simple, Lov...
Liz Schauer on Leading Innovation & Church Health at Willow Creek | Church3.0
How does one of America’s most well-known churches keep innovating in a digital age?In this Church3.0 conversation, Liz Schauer — Marketing, Communications & Digital Director at Willow Creek Community Church — shares how her team is tra...
Terry Storch on YouVersion, Bible Engagement & Building Faith Through Technology
Terry Storch — Chief Platform Officer of YouVersion and Pastor at Life.Church — joins Tyler to reveal the next chapter of one of the most transformative digital ministry tools in history. From Beyond the Billion to the launch of YouVersion Plat...
Apollos + Crossroads Church: Accelerating Church App Development with Custom SaaS
In this breaking news and bonus episode, join Tyler (Apollos) and Matt Welty (Crossroads Church) for a deep dive into the massive strategic shift happening between Apollos and Crossroads Church Cincinnati, Ohio. For over a decade, these two org...
How Curiosity & Humility Transform Church Leadership with Ann Eileen Thompson
Change is constant—and the speed of it is only increasing. In this episode of Church 3.0 presented by Apollos, Tyler Vance sits down with Ann Eileen Thompson, leadership consultant and former Procter & Gamble market researcher, to explore h...
How Cedar Creek Church Uses Apollos to Grow Community, Prayer & Digital Ministry with Jason Jones
Discover how Cedar Creek Church is transforming ministry through Apollos, a digital platform built to help churches thrive 7 days a week, not just Sundays. In this episode of Church 3.0, Tyler Vance (COO of Apollos) sits down with Jason Jones o...
2025 Large Church Study Insights with Warren Bird
Join church expert Dr. Warren Bird as he dives into the 2025 Large Church Study, revealing key trends, insights, and strategies for spiritual formation, small groups, and church growth. Discover how large churches are evolving post-pandemic, re...
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 chu...
How Digital Church Is Disrupting Ministry: Matt Welty on Spiritual Formation, Apps & Community
Is the Sunday service still the best way to reach people? In this powerful episode of Church3.0, Tyler Vance talks with Matt Welty, a leading voice in digital ministry from Crossroads Church, about how technology is reshaping spiritual formatio...
Church App Strategy That Works: Jay Owen Breaks Down What Actually Scales
Discover how Church of Eleven22 is using technology, apps, and social media to scale digital discipleship—without losing the human touch. In this exclusive conversation, marketing expert and church leader Jay Owen shares powerful insights on le...
How to Lead Without Burning Out: Holistic Tools for Leaders | Jackie Glass
Are you a leader who feels overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to care for your team—or yourself? You're not alone. In this powerful conversation, executive coach and wellness strategist Jackie Glass joins Tyler to explore the internal battles le...
When Church Meets Tech: How Innovation Is Redefining Discipleship in a Digital Age
In this episode of Church3.0 by Apollos, Tyler Vance sits down with Ben Snyder, senior pastor of Cedar Creek Church in Toledo, Ohio, to unpack what it really means to lead a modern church in a digital age. Discover how Cedar Creek broke the mol...
How Churches Can Use Data to Grow: Digital Ministry & Real Engagement with Kacie Frazier
Want to know how to stop people from falling through the cracks in your church?In this episode of Church3.0, hosted by Tyler Vance of Apollos, we sit down with Kacie Frazier, Director of Partnerships at Ministry Brands, to answer real q...
Ministry Meets Innovation: Leveraging Technology for Lasting Discipleship with Alan George
In this episode of Church3.0, Tyler Vance COO of Apollos sits down with Alan George, former Church Online Pastor at Life.Church and a leading voice in dig...
Rethinking Church Growth: What Crossroads Learned About Tech, Prayer, and Discipleship
In this episode of Church 3.0, Tyler Vance sits down with Darin Yates from Crossroads Church to discuss the critical evolution of church technology over the past two decades. Darin shares how Crossroads strategically shifted from simpl...
