Mark welcomes Jon Wiest, Director of Next Ventures for Exponential NEXT and the Strategic Director of Mobilize the Church, a global ministry mobilizing disciple-makers, pioneer leaders, and church planters. Today they'll talk about what it takes to get the church out of their seats and into active ministry, ahead of Jon's keynote at the upcoming Nerd Culture Ministry Summit.

Gwen Leong is the NorCal director of Jesus Otaku, a cosplay group originating in Southern California, with members all over the world, united by a common love for anime, cosplay, and for God. Gwen leads teams as they attend conventions, host panels, wear cosplay, spread the love of Jesus, and sometimes just show up and have fun with other members of the anime community.

In this episode of NCMU, Bubba welcomes Chris Skaggs, founder of Soma Games. Chris shares his story of being called to create Christian video games, even when that hadn't been on his radar.

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Mark welcomes R. York Moore to share about his journey from atheism to faith, his ministry speaking to crowds large and small, and how the pandemic created a new opportunity to create hopeful content for those seeking for answers on TikTok.

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In this episode of NCMU, Bubba welcome Andrew Lowen or Lowen Games, creator of Deliverance - a co-op tactical adventure board game set in the spiritual realm, and the highest-grossing Christian crowdfunded board game of all time! They'll talk about the board game industry, the new flood of actually good Christian games, and Lowen's latest Kickstarter soon to launch for Deliverance: Council of the Fallen.

Mark Lutz interviews Jay Kranda from Saddleback Church about online church, online ministry, VR chat, and the changing times. In this engaging discussion, they delve into the evolution of church services in the digital age, the impact of virtual reality on ministry, and how churches are adapting to stay connected with their communities.

In this episode Bubba talks to Charles, the Founder of “Beneath the Tangles,” which is a website that focuses on the unexpected convergence of Christianity and anime. Join the conversation as they explore how we can turn our passions, and sometimes even obsessions, into meaningful moments where people far from God experience Him up close.