Becoming theChurch.digital EP375: Platforms as Nations with Dr. Sam Hayes
Digital platforms now hold more sustained human gathering than the streets of most nations. So what happens when the church stops treating them as tools, and starts treating them as mission fields?
This week on The Listening Tour on Becoming theChurch.digital, Jeff Reed sits down with Dr. Samuel L. Hayes Jr., author of Global Digital Missiology: A Framework for Christian Leadership in the Digital Age (ElevateInk Academic, 2026).
THE BOOK
Sam's book gives digital ministry what it has mostly been missing: a missiology. Grounded in research with apostolic leaders across six continents, it lays out the Nine Processes of Global Digital Engagement - how to build the plan, develop the team, and execute the strategy - so digital mission is strategic rather than accidental.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1968813063
WHAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT
- Why platforms function like nations, and what "make disciples of all nations" means when a nation is a platform
- The Nine Processes, and where most churches skip straight to posting
- Stewarding physical-first churches through digital change, and unleashing digital-first ones
- Who pastors and equips the digital missionary
ABOUT SAM
Dr. Sam Hayes is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who served more than two decades, including Special Operations assignments in 12 countries. He holds a Doctor of Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary, where his doctoral research first crossed paths with theChurch.digital. He is Co-International Director of the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders and founder of Samuel Hayes Ministries, and lives in North Carolina.
https://www.samuelhayes.org
Watch live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z4yG0Q9NoK4
Chat is open the whole hour. Bring your questions for Sam.
