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
Justin Dean: How Churches Can Lead with AI, Marketing & Innovation | Church3.0
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What does it take for the Church to lead culture again instead of following it? Justin Dean joins Church3.0 to unpack the future of church leadership, AI, digital ministry, and innovation in a rapidly changing world.
Justin Dean is a marketing strategist, entrepreneur, fractional CMO, and former communications leader at Mars Hill Church and Tithe.ly. In this conversation, Justin Dean shares lessons from scaling large ministries, navigating church growth, leveraging AI, and helping churches think differently about technology, discipleship, and community.
As AI reshapes search, content creation, and digital engagement, Justin Dean challenges churches to move from being consumers of culture to creators of culture—and to lead the conversation around technology with wisdom, creativity, and mission.
What You’ll Learn
🚀 Justin Dean's leadership journey from corporate marketing into church ministry
🤖 AI for churches: How artificial intelligence is changing ministry strategy
📈 Church growth systems: Why scale exposes culture, leadership, and process gaps
🎯 Church marketing strategies: Moving beyond content distribution toward connection
🏛️ Mars Hill lessons: Insights on leadership, growth, and organizational complexity
🌐 Digital ministry innovation: How churches can lead instead of lag behind technology
🤝 Hospitality and discipleship: Why community remains the Church's greatest opportunity
🔗 Learn more about Apollos: https://apollos.com/church-growth
🔗 Connect with Justin Dean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinjdean/
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