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T Time: Spiritual conversations For, With and About Women.

Jesus never kept the gospel in a building. He allowed the word to spread as far as it could go, and it continues to spread faster and further than ever before. In this episode, we get to talk about the church and its forced pivot to think digital from one day to the next due to the effects of the pandemic and how it has benefitted the spreading of the gospel and the church's connections with the community around it and beyond.

00:09 Twanna introduces special guest Pastor Keshia Dixon, the online pastor at First Baptist Church of Glenarden.

01:23 Twanna asks Pastor KD to explain what an online pastor's responsibilities are.

02:01 Pastor KD explains her role as an online pastor, which is to engage the audience and connect with Christ and the church.

05:14 Pastor KD explains how church membership works for the online churches and how they handle baptism for people who call their church home but live in a different state.

12:31 Pastor KD shares some of the successes since starting an online campus.

14:40 Twanna asks if creating an online Sunday worship experience is difficult.

16:44 Pastor KD explains that the goal of a successful Sunday experience is to start where you are and with what you have.

18:39 Twanna asks Pastor KD to explain what pastors looking to hire an online pastor should look for in a person.

20:45 Pastor KD explains that the role of an online campus pastor is not about preaching well but is about being really good at connecting with people.

22:15 Twanna asks Pastor KD to share how the pandemic has caused the church to rethink offerings.

24:31 Pastor KD shares about The Beyond Conference that they are hosting virtually again this year at First Baptist Church of Glenarden.

30:16 Pastor KD closes in prayer.

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