Ready to Go Back to Church? 10 Things to Consider Before Heading to Worship
An evangelical research center focused on disaster response has detailed key steps churchgoers might take as they contemplate attending reopened churches.
How to Be as Safe as Possible in Your House of Worship
Traditional services are ideal places for virus transmission: lots of people, close together. Dr. Atul Gawande, noted surgeon and author proposes four essential pillars for safe reentry into communal spaces: hygiene, distancing, screening, and mask use.
Clergy, Scientists Grapple With Thoughts of Worship Without Congregational Singing
“Singing together in congregations is a practice that we dearly love and are eager to promote," says Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, "but loving our neighbor is job one here and so the time for fasting from this wonderful practice may be
Charity Can’t Replace Social Safety Nets
Individual and communal acts of charity in these times are certainly necessary and good. But I’m not so sure that imagining our society’s economic and health care needs as one massive GoFundMe campaign is how we will get through this
What Gun Would Jesus Pack?
The number of civilian-owned firearms has surpassed the U.S. population. With all of these firearms in the U.S., if the idea that “good guys” with guns stop “bad guys” with guns were correct, then gun-related violence should be trending downward. It's not.
Security risks not limited to inbox
A friend recently encountered the experience everyone dreads: The restaurant where she ate lunch declined her card. When she checked her account, she discovered her accounts had been emptied.
Think safety for new starts, community activity
As church planting efforts burgeon and congregations look for new ways to reach their communities, opportunities for ministry outside the building grow. While leaders often are aware of safety issues at church, the same concerns must be examined outside the facility as well.