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Responding to external shocks with honesty, vulnerability, and resilience

Many of the challenges religious communities face in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis are outside of our control, and for many of us as leaders, that may be the hardest part. Few would have imagined even six weeks ago that in-person...

source: IUPUI

What to keep, what to cut: Reshaping budgets in times of adversity

Like many congregations and organizations with an endowment, at the beginning of 2009 Western Presbyterian Church faced a painful situation. Despite our endowment outperforming the market benchmarks by six points, it had suffered a huge...

source: Alban at Duke Divinity School

5 tips for communicating when tired

What a year. What a Sunday. What an event. Today, many of you are waking up and wondering what hit you....

source: By Mark MacDonald

5 things smart churches are doing during the coronavirus

Brian Dodd writes: "So much is going on in the world now and from the crisis, five practices of smart churches are standing out. Recently, a friend of mine visited with a church in Alabama to discuss the church's culture of generosity. The conversation included discussing...

source: Church Leaders

Finding a pastor's state of mind in the coronavirus crisis

David Fitch writes: "It's early morning, the first week of the 'Stay at Home' Order in the State of Illinois, the first week of virtual services, virtual home groups, and I'm wondering to myself what will become of my church and the thousands of other churches around the...

source: Church Leaders

Churches bank on federal stimulus loans to help weather financial storm tied to COVID-19

It may not have merited a single mention in the online video of your socially distanced Easter Sunday service this year, but behind the scenes – before, during and after Holy Week – the federal CARES Act has been and continues to be a big deal for churches.

source: Episcopal News Service

Coronavirus update: With donations down, churches face tough decisions with their employees

Places of worship have been closed to congregants for a month, and CBS2 has learned some have had to lay off their staff. Those that rely on donations during services are suffering the most, CBS2's Lisa Rozner reported...

source: CBS New York

Prepare now for post-pandemic ministry, church professionals urge

While church lockdowns remain the norm in much of the country, parish management and ministry professionals say now is the time for parishes and dioceses to find ways to creatively keep the faithful engaged when the weeks-long coronavirus hibernation ends.

source: CatholicPhilly

COVID-19 Resources and Association Updates

The Church Network continues to look for and identify the best and most reliable resources to support congregations during the pandemic period. Please visit our page often and be assured the link here is taking you to reliable researched resources.

source: TCN

Seminary's remote learning offers 'semblance of normalcy'

Classes are continuing at St. Joseph's Seminary and College, Dunwoodie, thanks to Zoom and enthusiastic instructors and students. Instructors have taught all seminary classes remotely through Zoom to the 248 students, including 59 seminarians, since March 16, when the seminary...

source: Catholic New York

Religious leaders seeing more participation and generosity despite social distancing

Congregations around the world have had to mark religious holidays during the pandemic. As churches live-streamed Easter Sunday and synagogues held virtual Seders for Passover, many religious leaders have been struck by one thing: They're seeing more people.

source: WBUR-FM

Study finds young strong in faith amid virus, but increasingly lonely

A new study finds that while young people are experiencing heightened levels of loneliness and isolation as a result of social distancing, they are not experiencing a decline in their faith. Among those surveyed, 35% of respondents...

source: Crux

Many Evangelicals are going to church despite social-distancing guidelines

It's no secret that one of the flash points in the administration of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus has been the status of religious services. Most places of worship have managed to adjust via virtual services...

source: New York Magazine

10 ways to do online church without losing community

Sunday worship is perhaps the most obvious moment of the church's communal life. Limited by COVID-19 restrictions, churches across the country are discovering new ways of being community and learning that loving one another and our neighbors — while physically distancing...

source: Sojourners

Top Protestant and Catholic leaders: Church shutdowns are not a threat to religious liberty

Even as a series of churches file lawsuits alleging that coronavirus shutdowns violate the First Amendment, top Protestant and Catholic leaders are saying that pandemic restrictions do not pose a broad threat to religious...

source: Washington Examiner

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Responding to external shocks with honesty, vulnerability, and resilience

What to keep, what to cut: Reshaping budgets in times of adversity

5 tips for communicating when tired

5 things smart churches are doing during the coronavirus

Finding a pastor's state of mind in the coronavirus crisis

Churches bank on federal stimulus loans to help weather financial storm tied to COVID-19

Coronavirus update: With donations down, churches face tough decisions with their employees

Prepare now for post-pandemic ministry, church professionals urge

COVID-19 Resources and Association Updates

Seminary's remote learning offers 'semblance of normalcy'

Religious leaders seeing more participation and generosity despite social distancing

Study finds young strong in faith amid virus, but increasingly lonely

Many Evangelicals are going to church despite social-distancing guidelines

10 ways to do online church without losing community

Top Protestant and Catholic leaders: Church shutdowns are not a threat to religious liberty

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