Nerd Pastor Nate
Innovate, Rinse, Repeat
Constant and attentive innovation is necessary for the digital church. The world online moves quickly and unapologetically. This nature...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
And Then There Were None
Well, this is it - our final To The Point newsletter of 2021. I want to first thank you - whether this is your first, your thirtieth,...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
A Game Dev's Reflection
Wow, that title is wild to see. As I write this, I've just finished playing the final complete collection of our first ever video game...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
Bestivus for the Rest of Us
Planting a church like Checkpoint is a fairly inexplicable thing. I can't begin to describe the surprises that have been waiting on me...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Tragedy Beyond Four Walls
EDITOR'S NOTE: This video mentions a tragedy in Ohio, but the event in fact occurred in Michigan. Adjustments and edits have been made as...
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Checkpoint Church
- Oct 29, 2021
- 1 min
Featured: Path1's Bright Spot
Checkpoint Church was featured in the first ever Path1 Bright Spot newsletter. Support from the ministries of the United Methodist Church...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Absolutely Nothing
In the immortal words of Uncle Ben: with great power comes great responsibility. Given the boom of growth we've seen in Checkpoint in the...
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Checkpoint Church
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
Featured: Digital Church Roundtable on WNCC's Means of Grace
Nerd Pastor Nate was invited to be a guest on the Means of Grace podcast from the Western North Carolina Conference. The podcast features...
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Checkpoint Church
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
Featured: Checkpoint on UM News
Checkpoint Church was recently featured in an article written by Aaron Cross on the United Methodist News website. Read the full article...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
The Point of Growth
Just in case you didn't hear me shouting from the rooftops last week - Checkpoint Church officially reaching 100 members in our Discord...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
Nerd of Mouth: Issue 4
It’s strange to me how quickly I wax and wane between the world of nerd ministry being so widely done in one moment and then feel like...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Achievement Unlocked
ICYMI: we announced last week that I was selected to be one of the speakers at the highly anticipated UMC LEAD 2022 event in San Diego,...
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Checkpoint Church
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Featured: PASTORIA
Nerd Pastor Nate was featured as a member of the upcoming flawk community groups out of PASTORIA. In this one-on-one, NPN discusses some...
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Checkpoint Church
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Featured: 1000 Question Christian
Nerd Pastor Nate was featured in the September 3rd, 2021 edition of the 1000 Question Christian podcast. From the description: "A weekly...
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Checkpoint Church
- Aug 26, 2021
- 41 min
Nerds of Pray: Crossfire Faith+Gaming Leader Russ Dornisch (1.2)
Watch Episode Two: Or Subscribe to our Podcast: TRANSCRIPT: NATHAN: Welcome to the Nerds of Pray. We are bridging the gap between faith...
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Checkpoint Church
- Jul 22, 2021
- 1 min
Featured: Pastoring in the Digital Parish
Nerd Pastor Nate was featured on the July 21, 2021 episode of the "Pastoring in the Digital Parish" podcast. From the description:...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- Jun 16, 2021
- 2 min
A Pat on the Back
Congratulations! In case you missed it, we had our first ever Check-a-thon Charity Stream this past Friday, June 11th. Over the course of...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
Finding Necessity
There is a popular quote attributed to Plato which goes, "Necessity is the mother of invention." He was quoted in the Socratic dialogue...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
Tubthumping
You may or may not know this about me, but I'm a major 90s music fan. My favorite band of all time are the Barenaked Ladies (don't @ me)....
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