Stories tagged with: online worship

• 73-year-old grandmother launches Facebook cooking show and spikes online viewership at rural Alabama church

  by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (7 months ago)

  

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  ANDALUSIA, Ala. (BP) -- "Big Mama" Brenda Gantt is up mornings at 4:30 brewing coffee, slow-cooking grits until they're creamy, hand-kneading buttermilk biscuits she bakes on a cast-iron griddle, and preparing smoked sausage, blueberry fried pies and such for guests at her bed-and-breakfast in Andalusia, Ala. Read More

• 57 days and counting: Kentucky church has online service streak

  by Mark Maynard/Kentucky Today, posted Monday, May 11, 2020 (9 months ago)

  

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  LOUISA, Ky. (BP) -- Louisa First Baptist Church Pastor Chuck Price didn't set out to break any records when he committed to doing daily online services when the coronavirus pandemic first arrived.

  "We thought it was going to be two weeks," he said. "Now we're on day 57." Read More

• Few Protestant churches met in person for worship services in April

  by Aaron Earls, posted Friday, May 01, 2020 (10 months ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- As federal, state and local governments weigh relaxing stay-at-home guidelines, most churches continued to avoid gathering physically throughout April.

  Nine in 10 Protestant pastors say their congregations did not meet for an in-person worship service last month, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Giving an effective, online Gospel invitation

  by Shane Pruitt, posted Friday, April 17, 2020 (10 months ago)

  

  One of the key aspects of serving a new online audience well is giving an effective Gospel invitation, Shane Pruitt says. He offers several applicable practices to keep in mind. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Just Imagine It

  by Kevin Parker, posted Thursday, April 09, 2020 (11 months ago)

  

  The COVID-19 pandemic has forced churches to do things that would have been unthinkable a few months ago. Kevin Parker says that's not all bad. Read More

• Most churches have stopped gathering, few plan to meet on Easter

  by Aaron Earls, posted Thursday, April 02, 2020 (11 months ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- The coronavirus outbreak has had ripple effects across the country, including in U.S. churches, according to a new study of pastors.

  Nashville-based LifeWay Research asked Protestant pastors how the pandemic has impacted their congregations and what their plans are for the near future. See related Baptist Press story. Read More

• Tools, strategies for online worship vary among churches

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Monday, March 23, 2020 (11 months ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Transitioning to an online format for church services has brought challenges for many congregations, as they grapple with technology limits and handling a new era of needs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  For many congregations, Sunday (March 22) was the second service held fully online. Others held their services online for the first time. Read More

• FROM THE SEMINARIES: MBTS, SEBTS offer video services; SWBTS to hold Virtual Previews; MBTS launches 'This Week in Church History' podcast

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, March 18, 2020 (one year ago)

  

  MBTS, SEBTS offer studios to pastors to record sermons; SWBTS to hold Virtual Preview sessions; MBTS launches "This Week in History" podcast. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: How to preach to an empty room

  by Stephen Rummage, posted Wednesday, March 18, 2020 (one year ago)

  

  Pastor and preaching professor Stephen Rummage gives tips for preaching to an online congregation. "Your people are not expecting perfection," he says. "They do want to hear from and see their pastor and receive God's Word from you." Read More

• Livestreaming services hasn't been an option for many churches

  by Aaron Earls, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (one year ago)

  

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for groups during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak recommended no gatherings of more than 50 people for eight weeks. As churches scramble to make decisions on how to move forward, new research finds many congregations are not prepared to shift their services online. Read More