The YouTube Digital Missionary
By the end of this course, you’ll have a fully set-up YouTube channel and the skills to create engaging, Bible-based videos that reach people searching for answers about God. You’ll learn how to film, edit, and upload content, define your audience, choose topics that get views, and grow your channel over time. More importantly, you’ll gain the confidence to share the gospel effectively online and invite people to take the next step in their faith. Whether you’re tech-savvy or starting from scratch, this course will equip you to make a real impact for the kingdom—one video at a time.
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1. Introduction
This course equips Christians to create Bible-based YouTube content that answers common spiritual questions and invites viewers to worship. You’ll learn step-by-step how to launch and grow your channel, from gear selection to content creation and audience engagement.
This course equips Christians to create Bible-based YouTube content that answers common spiritual questions and invites viewers to worship. You’ll learn step-by-step how to launch and grow your channel, from gear selection to content creation and audience engagement.
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2. YouTube Gear
You don’t need expensive equipment to start; a smartphone, computer, and tripod are enough to create quality videos. Additional gear like a microphone and lighting can enhance production but aren’t necessary to begin.
You don’t need expensive equipment to start; a smartphone, computer, and tripod are enough to create quality videos. Additional gear like a microphone and lighting can enhance production but aren’t necessary to begin.
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3. Defining Your Target Audience
Instead of trying to reach everyone, focus on a specific audience that aligns with your personality and interests, making your content more relatable and engaging. Viewers form relationships with creators over time, leading to trust, deeper discussions, and potential church visits.
Instead of trying to reach everyone, focus on a specific audience that aligns with your personality and interests, making your content more relatable and engaging. Viewers form relationships with creators over time, leading to trust, deeper discussions, and potential church visits.
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4. Setting up Your Channel
A well-organized YouTube channel with clear branding, a professional banner, and optimized descriptions makes a strong first impression and improves discoverability. Setting up your channel correctly now saves time and effort later while building credibility.
A well-organized YouTube channel with clear branding, a professional banner, and optimized descriptions makes a strong first impression and improves discoverability. Setting up your channel correctly now saves time and effort later while building credibility.
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5. Choosing Your First Video
Selecting topics that are easy and enjoyable to discuss helps build confidence as you start. Using the provided list of the 100 most-asked Bible questions, pick five topics to cover in your first videos.
Selecting topics that are easy and enjoyable to discuss helps build confidence as you start. Using the provided list of the 100 most-asked Bible questions, pick five topics to cover in your first videos.
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6. Your First Video
This lesson walks through researching, scripting, filming, editing, and uploading your first video using a simple but effective content structure. Focus on engaging thumbnails, clear messaging, and audience interaction to make your video impactful.
This lesson walks through researching, scripting, filming, editing, and uploading your first video using a simple but effective content structure. Focus on engaging thumbnails, clear messaging, and audience interaction to make your video impactful.
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7. Videos 6-10
Your next five videos should lay a biblical foundation, covering key topics like the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian ages, God's plan of salvation, and church history. These videos provide essential teaching and serve as a cornerstone for your channel.
Your next five videos should lay a biblical foundation, covering key topics like the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian ages, God's plan of salvation, and church history. These videos provide essential teaching and serve as a cornerstone for your channel.
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8. Conclusion
Consistency is key to long-term success, and while some videos may perform better than others, persistence leads to impact. Keep creating and posting weekly, trusting that God will use your content to reach and inspire others.
Consistency is key to long-term success, and while some videos may perform better than others, persistence leads to impact. Keep creating and posting weekly, trusting that God will use your content to reach and inspire others.