Tuesday, March 17, 2020

• Stewardship in COVID-19 pandemic challenges rural churches

  by Diana Chandler, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  MABANK, Texas (BP) -- Online giving presents challenges for Grace Community Church in the small town of Mabank, Texas, where many are accustomed to dropping checks in the offering basket or in a pinch, mailing them through the U.S. Postal Service.

  As the COVID-19 pandemic forces the church to restructure worship and establish online giving, pastor Michael Cooper told Baptist Press most of his members are not accustomed to tithing and giving online. Read More

• PASTOR TO PASTOR: COVID-19 and church leadership

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- As the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic progresses, pastors and churches are faced with unique challenges. Those challenges mount daily and can cause pastors and other church leaders to feel overwhelmed and burned out. Read More

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

  by Aaron Earls, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (3 years 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

• Southwestern Seminary launches 8-week online courses

  by Southwestern Seminary Staff, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- After months of planning, The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is launching eight-week courses for online students now available for registration, with the first term to begin on April 27, seminary officials announced today (March 17).

  "Long before the novel coronavirus altered our spring semester, Southwestern Seminary academic administration was diligently developing this new, eight-week online course structure to assist students in expediting their theological education," President Adam W. Greenway said. "In God's providence, we're now positioned to offer these new courses at a time when they will be especially meaningful to our students." Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: 9 practical suggestions that may help you finance your church's budget in these uncertain times

  by Ronnie Floyd, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  "The future before us is highly uncertain," says Ronnie Floyd. "As the pastor of a local church, you need God's wisdom in each decision you make relating to your church's finances." Read More