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Churches Turn to Livestreaming Worship Services Amid Global Pandemic

The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to impact almost all segments of society—and churches are not immune. As the weekend approached, many places of worship in the United States grappled with the decision to remain open or close their doors.

While few determined the risk to be low enough to gather as usual, many churches urged congregants to stay home and attend Sunday service via livestreamed video links or Facebook Live.

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And with the Centers for Disease Control recommending that all gatherings of 50 or more people be postponed for the next eight weeks, it seems technology will play a larger role in church communities for the foreseeable future.

“Over the past few days, we have seen a growing number of public gatherings and events canceled and have heard from public officials who have recommended churches suspend weekly worship services,” Ronnie Floyd, the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee president, told Baptist Press. “We encourage pastors and church leaders to seek wisdom from God in prayer, assess the status of this new virus in their local community, and consider their membership context when deciding whether or not to hold weekly worship services.”

Although many church buildings may not be open to the public, that is not the end of worshiping simultaneously. The Bible often refers to the church as followers of Christ, not a dwelling place, and church worship has taken on a new look amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Matthew 16:18, Jesus told Peter, “I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (NKJV).

“The church remains the church whether gathered or scattered. It might also indirectly remind us of the gift of gathering that we too often take for granted,” Dr. Esau McCaulley, an assistant professor at Wheaton College, wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times.


Worried about coronavirus? If your heart is searching for peace and you’d like someone to pray with you, trained staff members at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association would be honored to take your call now at 1-877-2GRAHAM (1-877-247-2426).

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The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to impact almost all segments of society—and churches are not immune. As the weekend approached, many places of worship in the United States grappled with the decision to remain open or close their doors.

While few determined the risk to be low enough to gather as usual, many churches urged congregants to stay home and attend Sunday service via livestreamed video links or Facebook Live.

Churches

And with the Centers for Disease Control recommending that all gatherings of 50 or more people be postponed for the next eight weeks, it seems technology will play a larger role in church communities for the foreseeable future.

“Over the past few days, we have seen a growing number of public gatherings and events canceled and have heard from public officials who have recommended churches suspend weekly worship services,” Ronnie Floyd, the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee president, told Baptist Press. “We encourage pastors and church leaders to seek wisdom from God in prayer, assess the status of this new virus in their local community, and consider their membership context when deciding whether or not to hold weekly worship services.”

Although many church buildings may not be open to the public, that is not the end of worshiping simultaneously. The Bible often refers to the church as followers of Christ, not a dwelling place, and church worship has taken on a new look amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Matthew 16:18, Jesus told Peter, “I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (NKJV).

“The church remains the church whether gathered or scattered. It might also indirectly remind us of the gift of gathering that we too often take for granted,” Dr. Esau McCaulley, an assistant professor at Wheaton College, wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times.


Worried about coronavirus? If your heart is searching for peace and you’d like someone to pray with you, trained staff members at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association would be honored to take your call now at 1-877-2GRAHAM (1-877-247-2426).

Churches
CLICK HERE FOR
SOURCE

Will You Help Reach People With Biblical Truth?

When you make a donation to this ministry you will be helping us reach more people with the sound and unashamed truth of God’s Word and how it speaks to our times through world news.

The World Is Only Going To Get Rougher, But Greater Things Are Still Ahead For Believers

Over and over the Bible directs our minds to the future. This practice enables us to face the present without being overwhelmed by temporary circumstances that are unpleasant or painful. Our future is one of fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore.

As Abortion Pill Cases Hit The Supreme Court, US Sees Highest Number Of Abortions In Over A Decade

“Abortion supporters try to make it sound more acceptable and less barbaric by saying that it ‘terminates a pregnancy.' But medication abortions, as they are called, are just another way to deliberately end the life of an unborn child—and that should be called what it is—murder.”

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Purim: Jewish Survival Isn’t Contingent On The World’s Hostility, But The Power Of God

Today, we have the same spirit of the annihilation of the Jews coming from the same part of the world. Modern Iranian leaders are obsessed with the spirit of Haman even today. We don’t need an Esther in the palace anymore. We need the prayers of the saints worldwide.

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