Together Apart
A rural church response to coronavirus
Teleconferencing and phone can be a better option for rural churches where internet access is challenging or where those in your congregation are more comfortable with a landline or mobile than with web-based communications.
Home service a hit as more than 80 dial in for telephone church
Some helpful tips from Revd Ruth Frampton…
Create a phone number which plays podcasts or sermon recordings over the phone
Many churches are, for the first time, exploring ways in which they can use video and streaming to share their worship. Here we are simply signposting organisations who have expertise to share. Guidance from a specific denomination is likely to be applicable across the board.
Church of England
A beginner’s guide to going live with your service or event for free
CPO are building an ecumenical database of live-streamed services
theleadpastor has compared streaming services used by large churches.
I’ve started to live-stream Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer from my study via Facebook each day. I am amazed at who tunes in from the villages who never come to church, but also how far it reaches; I have had people watch and comment from India and the UAE!
Thank you for the reflections that you are putting out each week. We have started a new Facebook group called Thoughts from the Orchard, and I am doing a virtual Communion each Sunday from my home. I was able to use your material as part of the first one and it had a great response.