CTRL + ALT + REDEEM

About CTRL + ALT + REDEEM

Called to ministry in the digital frontier — gamers, streamers, Discord, digital pastors, & believers navigating life online. Get equipped to live on mission inside gaming culture, Twitch chat, & everywhere online. We talk strategy, theology, community care, discipleship, tech, & real stories of lives being changed in virtual spaces. Whether you're building a digital church, moderating a server, streaming to a handful of viewers, or just loving people in your favorite game, this podcast helps you reset your expectations, reframe your mission & redeem the space you’re already in.

Publisher

FlatCap Dapper Pastor

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jan 2026

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   VR Church After 10 Years: DJ Soto on Planting Church in the Metaverse and VRChat

   For ten years, DJ Soto has been planting church in virtual reality. In this episode of Ctrl+Alt+Redeem, he joins Flatcap Dapper Pastor to tell how leaving a steady megachurch role, discovering his apostolic gifting, and putting on a VR headset in 2016 led to VR Church: a service launched three days later in AltSpace, where an atheist from Denmark walked into the very first gathering. They talk about why atheists and agnostics feel safe exploring faith in virtual spaces, how avatars can make people more honest rather than less, and why real relationships and real discipleship happen online. DJ shares stories of people transformed through VR Church, how the community approaches baptism with virtual water, and the hard seasons of platforms shutting down, funding gaps and feeling like the outsider among pastors. Looking ahead, DJ lays out Voyage 20, VR Church's plan for its next ten years: a fresh VRChat world, a return to Pauline ministry for people outside the church, and a reinvented VR seminary. Flatcap and DJ close with hope for the next generation of digital ministry, and the young people already sitting in church pews who are ready to help lead it. Key Quotes & Highlights:"So I did the service as if there was a thousand people there, even though like when it started, no one was in the room.""It's almost as if people are wearing an avatar of the perfect Christian when they're walking through the doors of a physical church.""Two or three churches for 50,000 people, like in the physical world, we wouldn't stand for that."If this conversation encouraged or inspired you, please like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend! Leave a comment with your favorite take-aways on VR church and digital ministry. https://www.twitch.tv/thechurchdigital https://www.twitch.tv/flatcapdapperpastor https://thechurch.digital/fam https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBLvQemfsGyitX_y0vMgrAKDGvL5BHh_X Chapters00:00 Cold Open: An Atheist at the First VR Church Service01:23 Welcome DJ Soto to Ctrl+Alt+Redeem02:09 Ten Years of Church Planting in AltSpace, Rec Room and VRChat06:03 From Megachurch Tech Pastor to an Apostolic Calling16:08 Launching VR Church in Three Days18:12 An Atheist from Denmark and the First Two Years25:54 Why the Church Lags Behind on Digital Ministry35:25 Remote Discipleship in the Book of Acts37:49 A Fully Hybrid Church Vision40:19 Flatcap's First VR Sermon43:22 What About a VR Campus for Your Church?44:32 Immersive Bible Stories and Spiritual Growth46:50 Aren't People Fake? Avatars and Authenticity50:57 The Digital Church of Ephesus54:37 50,000 People in VRChat and Only a Few Churches56:51 Ten Years of Ministry Storms1:06:43 Stories of Transformation: Alice and Pastor Alina1:15:20 How VR Church Does Baptism1:25:21 The Future of VR: VRChat, Steam Frame and Indie Games1:28:38 Voyage 20: The Next Ten Years of VR Church1:30:04 Pauline vs. Petrine Ministry1:34:03 Reinventing VR Seminary1:40:36 Drop-In Discipleship and the Scattered Bible Study1:42:35 The Next Generation of Digital Ministry1:49:09 Closing and a Raid to North Hill Live If you're struggling with thoughts of suicide, you're not alone. In the US and Canada, call or text 988. Anywhere else, find a free helpline at https://findahelpline.com/

2. 

   27 Oct 2026

   "Don't Let Me Go": The Desperate Prayer That Healed My Wife and Changed Everything

   Romans1014XP joins Flatcap Dapper Pastor on Ctrl+Alt+Redeem to look back on his first year of Twitch ministry. After more than 20 years practicing law, he stepped into full-time ministry as a chaplain and, with his wife, planted Life on Mission Church in Ocala, Florida: a hybrid church built as a network of micro churches, with digital and in-person described as two doors into the same building. The two talk about why relationship has to come before discipleship, why he spent months in other streamers' chats before he ever went live, and how a givers gain mindset grows community on Twitch. He shares how Blessing Boat helped him reach affiliate, why he joined Faith Forge Gaming instead of building his own Discord, what he is building with the ReachConf community, and what it means to keep trusting God when ministry gets busy. Flatcap adds practical ideas for churches that stream their services, so the people watching online become participants instead of spectators.Key Quotes & Highlights:"Dude, just build caring relationships. That's all you're here to do. That's all you have control over.""Why am I trying to build a pizza shop across the street from where they got some of the best pizza ever?""We wanted to see it as two doors, same building."If this conversation encouraged or inspired you, please like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend! Leave a comment with your favorite take-aways on digital ministry and community.00:00 Cold Open and Show Intro01:02 Romans1014XP Joins the Show06:25 From 20 Years in Law to Full-Time Ministry15:09 Why Relationship Shaped Life on Mission Church22:39 Two Doors, Same Building: Digital and In-Person Church29:01 Missionary Mindset vs Pastoral Mindset33:00 Build Caring Relationships, Let God Do the Rest37:50 Getting Started on Twitch the Right Way40:49 First Stream: Sub-Only Chat and a Community That Helped44:37 Givers Gain: Investing in Other Streamers57:42 A Digital-Heavy Plant Backed by Florida Baptists1:03:53 Online Friendships That Meet in Person1:14:56 The Church in 20 Years Is Hybrid1:16:26 Blessing Boat and Helping New Christian Streamers1:22:43 Joining Faith Forge Gaming Instead of Building Alone1:29:46 Kingdom Over Castle: Partnering With Local Churches1:34:46 ReachConf and the Reach Mania Royal Rumble1:42:14 Experimenting in Ministry: Start, Stop, Continue1:53:59 The Hardest Lesson: Trusting God With Control2:01:05 Faith in the Fog2:06:44 A Surprise Raid and Iron Sharpening Iron2:12:28 7 Days to Die, Twitch Integration and Community Events2:21:24 Streaming Services and the Community Builder Program2:24:37 Making Online Viewers Participants, Not Spectators2:40:54 Wrap-Up and a New Tuesday Bible Study on Twitchhttps://www.twitch.tv/romans1014xphttps://www.reachconf.org/https://www.twitch.tv/thechurchdigitalhttps://www.twitch.tv/flatcapdapperpastorhttps://thechurch.digital/famhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBLvQemfsGyitX_y0vMgrAKDGvL5BHh_X

3. 

   20 Oct 2026

   From the Streets to the Harvest: How God Redeems Our Hardest Mistakes

   Christian Twitch streamer Matthew URG joins host Flat Cap Dapper Pastor on Control Alt Redeem to share how faith, community, and God's timing navigate life's literal and spiritual storms. When sudden trials leave you feeling like you are drowning, stepping into God's timing changes everything. In this episode, veteran streamer Matthew URG shares his moving journey through personal and physical tempests—from enduring Childhood trauma to volunteering with disaster relief, mailing Bibles across the globe, and praying with lonely viewers online. Together, they explore how digital spaces act as a modern mission field where simple acts of service, moderation, and genuine care transform lives.From surviving childhood trauma and a near-death experience to getting fired after ignoring God’s calling, Matthew URG shares his raw, unfiltered journey into digital ministry. Joined by host Flat Cap Dapper Pastor on Control Alt Redeem, Matthew opens up about breaking away from religious facades, learning obedience through rock-bottom moments, and finding his authentic voice to preach to non-believers on Twitch. This conversation delves deep into what real digital discipleship looks like beyond just streaming a Sunday service, offering encouragement for anyone feeling unqualified or struggling to step into their true calling."You would think after having a near death experience, dying, having an encounter with the Lord, that that would be enough for me to fully surrender. And it wasn't." — Matthew URG"God doesn't call those who are qualified. He qualifies those who He calls."If this episode spoke to you or encouraged your faith walk, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more real conversations about resetting culture and redeeming digital spaces! Join the community live on Twitch or jump into the Discord to connect further.00:00 - Grandma's Prophetic Prayer01:04 - Welcome to Control Alt Redeem02:13 - IRL Connections & Streamer Retreats (HopeCon, Reach, NCMS)04:44 - Discovering Twitch & The Church Digital10:02 - Overcoming Branding Traps & Finding Authenticity16:08 - The Power of Sharing Your Raw Story19:50 - Losing Everything: A Lesson in Obedience24:12 - Breaking the Pedestal: Why Pastors Need to Be Real28:28 - Twitch and Discord over Social Media Algorithms33:19 - Streaming for the "One" Person41:09 - Singlehood, Wholeness, and Church Expectations43:41 - Childhood Abuse, Surviving Suicide, and Finding Salvation52:32 - Navigating Broken Family Dynamics like Joseph01:00:00 - A Unique Encounter with the Holy Spirit in College01:05:49 - What Real Discipleship Looks Like01:12:19 - Creating a Safe Space for Skeptics & Non-Believers01:19:04 - The Power of Community and Encouragement01:27:19 - Building a Support & Prayer Team01:39:01 - Trusting God in Transitions01:44:51 - Stopping Everything to Pray for Viewers01:59:28 - Why Streaming Sunday Service Isn't "Digital Ministry"02:08:43 - Encouragement for Unqualified Streamershttps://www.twitch.tv/thechurchdigitalhttps://www.twitch.tv/flatcapdapperpastorhttps://thechurch.digital/famhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBLvQemfsGyitX_y0vMgrAKDGvL5BHh_XIf you're struggling with thoughts of suicide, you're not alone. In the US and Canada, call or text 988. Anywhere else, find a free helpline at https://findahelpline.com/

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