Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT MADE YOU START CHASEGODTV?

I used to write blogs online and there was so much more I wanted to say but I knew not as many people would read them if they were long. So, I figured I’d just make videos on the topic. At first I wanted to make videos just sitting in front of my laptop webcam, but I thought that maybe I should consider making some quality videos since I already I had the skillset for it. So instead of just making videos the moment the idea came to me, I planned and wrote out a few webisodes and launched the first video in June of 2012.

WHAT IS YOUR PROCESS FOR MAKING VIDEOS?

I simply write out the videos like a paper. Each webisode is usually at least 2 or 3 pages single-spaced. I then have several people proof-read them, and then I record. I do the recording and editing alone. Here’s a behind the scenes video:

I’M TRYING TO GET MORE VIEWS FOR MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL. ANY ADVICE?

In all sincerity, I have no clue. I mean I do, but I don’t. I didn’t have an online strategy. I didn’t buy twitter followers or YouTube views (Yes, it happens! Weird.). I didn’t try to push my videos to big-name people or companies. I didn’t really know much at all about how to get more YouTube views or build a big following online. I just knew 1. how to make decent quality videos, 2. I had a message I wanted to share, and 3. I ran with it. It all came down to word of mouth. I simply tweeted the videos and posted them on my Facebook and people kept sharing them. So my advice is rather than searching for how to get more views, consider more importantly how you’re glorifying God through it. Ultimately, God decides how big or how small our audience will be. We should be content with what He decides.

ARE YOU A FULL-TIME PASTOR?

I am not. However, I have recently committed full-time to GRIP Outreach For Youth in Chicago, developing chaseGodtv, traveling doing speaking, poetry, and music engagements. The schedule gets pretty full.

CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME PERSONAL ADVICE ABOUT…?

I get a lot of e-mails from viewers asking for advice on specific situations in their life. While I would love to sit down and build relationships with each of you and give tailored advice based on what I know about you, time doesn’t allow. Though I appreciate that you would trust that I could give you godly wisdom for a particular time in your life, I don’t believe I’m always the best choice. The videos I make are pretty general and I try to make them appeal to a wide range of people in hopes that they will spark conversation among community of believers. Seeking specific spiritual guidance in your personal life, such as in relationships, I strongly believe are best handled among church leadership and community of close Christian friends, after seeking God himself in prayer and in His word. This Christian life is not meant to lived out alone, and a guy on a computer screen is not going to be able to know you and tend to you like your local body of believers can.

DO YOU TAKE VIDEO TOPIC REQUESTS?

I typically don’t. I have a pretty clear direction that I’m wanting to take with chaseGodtv. So I have to use the opportunities I have wisely. Also, contrary to popular belief, I’m by no means a Bible-guru lol. So I will humbly admit that I don’t have sufficient answers for ALL questions. When it comes to choosing topics, I usually try to go for what I know, or things that I’ve already studied before. That is what has seemed to work so far.

HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT BOOKING JOE TO SPEAK AT AN EVENT?

I love how the virtual wall of the internet is taken down when people who have seen my videos decide to bring me out to an event and it’s real life interaction. If you’re strongly considering having me come to an event you’re planning, please e-mail click “Booking” at the top of the page and fill out the booking request form.