We're doing the searching and organizing for you so you can focus on serving your family, community, and congregation. Read about the CARES Act Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans, questions about what the government can and cannot order churches to do, how to leverage this Easter for evangelism, and some other tech-specific help for streaming.

Well, here we are. We're living in a world we never imagined or desired. As much as we may try to ignore it, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is a reality, and it’s global. Regardless of how we are wired or trained to approach challenges, every one of us is prone to fear on some level. We all hold within us the nature of humanity that values something and fears losing it. As much as we may try to suppress or deny it, leaders experience fear as well, and that’s okay! 

We're doing the searching and organizing for you so you can focus on serving your family, community, and congregation. Read what churches need to know about the CARES Act, how our faith informs our practice during a pandemic, and sets of resources from Lifeway and Desiring God.

Estoy seguro de que algunos todavía recuerdan el pequeño libro acerca del cambio, titulado ¿Quién movió mi queso? Pues, a mí me parece que lo del COVID-19 le ha movido el queso a todo el mundo. Como el queso representa cualquier cosa de la cual dependemos, pienso que el cristianismo en América se ha enfocado tanto en centrar sus actividades en el templo que hemos creado dependencia del edificio.

There's a lot of coronavirus content coming at you these days. So much that it's tempting either to spiral into social media or stick your head in the sand. In brainstorming the best way to serve churches in this time, we decided to do the searching and organizing for you so you can focus on serving your family, community, and congregation. Here are the best resources and info we could find for you this week:

When I saw this photo from 1955 of children lining up for the new polio vaccine at Hohl Elementary in Houston, it took me back. I was in a line just like that in 1955 at my Houston elementary school. This photo reminded me of how close I came to a threatening epidemic. Here we are again, and I am constantly being reminded to be grateful.

Pastor, this one is not an article on best practices or strategies. This one is a plea from my heart for you and your people. This week, please pivot toward pastoral care. Up to now, we’ve been dealing with logistics as everyone scrambled to deal with the urgency and severity of this moment in our history. This is the week where pastoral care must take absolute priority.

El siguiente artículo es parte de una recopilación de recursos para considerar sobre las prácticas presentes de su iglesia a la luz la pandemia del COVID-19. Esta recopilación de artículos está diseñada para ayudar a los pastores, líderes de la iglesia y miembros a tomar medida que desarrollan estrategias para el futuro inmediato de su iglesia.