Dale Sellers and Joseph Bennett talk with Lynne Roberts from RightNow Media about how small and mid-size churches can resource families, strengthen small groups, train volunteers with built-in accountability, and care for pastors’ souls through curated conferences and practical leader tools.

Lynne Roberts serves on the Customer Success team as a Senior Account Consultant at RightNow Media. She works with churches, associations, and networks across the globe. Her primary role is to train ministry leaders to maximize the RightNow Media platform within their local church. Lynne has served at RightNow Media for 9 years and lives in Johns Creek, Georgia, with her husband and two young daughters. They are active members of Perimeter Church in Johns Creek.

Pastors, many of you know that we have partnered with RightNow Media – the world’s largest streaming library of Bible studies and discipleship content designed specifically to encourage you and your family in your walk with the Lord. RightNow Media has content from over 400 Christian publishers, tens of thousands of Bible studies, conferences, training sessions, kid’s cartoons, and much more. As a pastor partnered with 95Network, you are receiving FREE personal access to this resource!

Click the following link to sign up for your free personal access to this amazing resource: https://app.rightnowmedia.org/join/95network

There are 3 new tools on RightNow Media for you as a pastor: Pastors Plus, Webinars, and the PastorsHub.

This gift is meant for you to use personally and with your immediate family. Please know that your user account cannot be shared or given away to your church. However, because you are a valued part of our family here at 95Network, your church qualifies for a significant discount to use RightNow Media to equip your families, resource your small groups, and develop your leaders within your local church. If this resource is a blessing to you and your family, imagine how impactful it could be for your entire church!

How do I set up my personal account?

To create your free personal account through 95Network, click here.

If you’re interested in Pastors+ or a RightNow Media subscription for your church, please contact our representative at RightNow Media, Lynne Roberts, at [email protected]. She will go over pricing and the discount you’ll receive because of your partnership with 95Network.

Key Points In Brief

• What RightNow Media is: a “Christian Netflix” library of Bible-based video content for every life stage—kids through senior adults.
• Soul care for pastors: conference sessions and trusted teachers help leaders slow down, find encouragement, and avoid living at an unsustainable pace.
• Sermon prep support: pastors can listen to a book-of-the-Bible teaching series to gain context while preparing to preach.
• A tool for overwhelmed leaders: pastors can bookmark series, build a personal queue, and resume where they left off.
• Church-wide resourcing: churches can recommend content to their congregation (new believers, parenting, marriage, spiritual growth) and even add custom church content.
• Small groups and classes: short episodes + free study guides create ready-to-use curriculum for Sunday school, Bible studies, and small groups.
• Leader development with accountability: interactive training courses can be assigned to volunteers and leaders with due dates, completion tracking, and visibility into responses.
• Ministry and AI: RightNow Media leverages AI primarily for translation/subtitles to get biblical content into more languages globally.
• Kids discipleship at home: age-based kids library plus parent guides help parents disciple children without needing to create everything from scratch.
• Pastors-focused tools: the Pastor’s Hub (free) and Pastors Plus (premium) curate resources and training to help pastors build healthy disciple-making cultures.

Key Takeaways

• Discipleship doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective. A library of short, discussion-friendly content can help small churches build a repeatable pathway.
• Curated content matters. RightNow Media emphasizes doctrinal alignment and intentionally selects (and occasionally removes) content to maintain trust.
• Training is often the missing piece for small churches. Courses that include tracking and follow-up reduce “good intentions with no follow-through.”
• Parents need tools they can use mid-week. Kids content and parent guides help families continue the Sunday lesson at home.
• AI is most helpful when it expands access, not when it replaces discipleship. Guardrails keep technology from becoming a substitute for dependence on God.

Notable Quotes

• “RightNow Media is kind of like a Christian Netflix.”
• “We try to bring in really gifted teachers… with the purpose of encouraging pastors and pouring into them.”
• “You can assign courses out and you get notified when someone completes a course.”
• “You can see their answers.”
• “Don’t start depending on ChatGPT. Depend on [the Lord] to be your guide and your answer.”

Next Steps (Practical for Pastors)

1. Use one conference session this week for soul care. Pick one talk related to pace, Sabbath, or burnout and listen during commute time.
2. Build a “Pastor Queue.” Bookmark 3–5 series you’ll return to (soul care, leadership development, and a book-of-the-Bible study).
3. Equip one group leader. Choose a book-of-the-Bible series and send the study guide to a small group/Sunday school leader.
4. Train new leaders with a deadline. Assign one training course to new small group leaders or children’s volunteers and set a 7–14 day completion window.
5. Schedule a short follow-up conversation. Meet for 30 minutes after they complete the course to discuss their answers and next steps.
6. Start a family discipleship rhythm. Choose one kids series with a parent guide and do one episode + 5 minutes of discussion weekly.

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Q & A Transcript

Q: What is RightNow Media?

A: A library of Bible-based videos for every stage of life—often described as a “Christian Netflix.”

Q: How do pastors use it to feed their soul?

A: Many listen devotionally through books of the Bible, and many benefit from conference sessions designed to encourage and strengthen pastors.

Q: How can pastors avoid feeling overwhelmed by the amount of content?

A: Use bookmarks and the personal queue to save what you want, and pick up where you left off.

Q: How do churches use RightNow Media to support discipleship?

A: Churches resource families, supply curriculum for small groups and Bible studies, and recommend pathways for new believers.

Q: What’s the standout feature for volunteer and leader development?

A: Interactive training courses that can be assigned and tracked—leaders receive notifications when someone completes the course and can review answers.

Q: Can pastors really see participants’ answers?

A: Yes. Leaders can view responses to course questions, which helps with accountability and follow-up conversations.

Q: How has AI impacted RightNow Media?

A: AI has helped expand subtitles and languages so content can reach more people globally.

Q: What can a busy pastor do to disciple kids at home?

A: Use the kids library and parent guides—short episodes plus age-appropriate discussion questions.

Q: What resources are specifically for pastors?

A: The Pastor’s Hub (curated free resources) and Pastors Plus (premium training courses and tools for pastors and leadership teams).