Below are a few articles from around the web that are worth the time. I’ve included a snippet of each. Click the titles for the whole article.
Intergenerational Worship During COVID19
• Those leading from the platform should be careful with their words when discussing intergenerational worship. The language chosen should come from Scripture (see Deut 6, Ps 78, Mark 10, 1 Cor 12 for passages about passing on the faith and valuing all members of the Body of Christ) and should reflect the fact that we “get to” worship together, rather than “have to.”
• If you have not already, begin building teams that utilize children in all aspects of Sunday morning worship. Have children acolyting, reading Scripture, ushering, running slides, and participating in leading music. Being asked to lead is a powerful way to engage, and it will communicate the value of children to the church.
13 Questions to Consider before Restarting Youth Ministry Post-Quarantine
Most leaders have discovered a routine for what works for youth ministry in the current climate and situation. As we are living into this new normal, now is the time to begin thinking and processing what it might look like as we restart our ministries when the time comes. Clearly, how and when we restart ministry is going to vary drastically depending on our context. Factors like geography, church size, youth group size, and other demographic components for your context impact when that restart actually occurs.
10 Considerations for Building Online Church Communities
Regardless of the long-lasting implications, most of these people would admit that what is called for in the coming months is a hybrid ministry model: churches must continue to offer online services as well as in-person services. I would ask churches to embrace the hybrid ministry model, but also to understand the difference between offering online programming, and building an online community.
(at the bottom of the article are links to specific program ideas)
Why Socially Distanced Small Groups Don’t Work (and How to Fix It)
Your small groups might not work in a socially distanced setting, and they will definitely be affected. All of that is because of a new word I am going to add to your vocabulary: Proxemics. Proxemics is an area of communication study that looks at the relationship between distance and communication.
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