Mental Health Resources What is My Pastor Doing (now that they’re not at Church)? Have you appreciated or benefited from our crisis response ministry with respect to the coronavirus? Please share a word of testimony, or make a donation to sustain this work, which is helping clergy and churches here in Wisconsin, and across the nation.
Returning to Church – WCC’s General Guide that includes recommendations for churches that align with phases in Badger Bounce Back, plan released by WI Public Health and WI Governor Ever’s office. Returning to Church – July 2020 Recommendations – Given the accelerated spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, lack of a coordinated statewide response, and requests from churches around the state for…
Advent and Christmas Resources Worship Planning Kits Liturgy Links New rituals for new times Creative ideas from colleagues Online and at Home Holy Week Resources NEW General Holy Week Resources Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Week Resources for Children and Families Music in the Age of COVID-19 Resources for Streaming Worship How to Stream Worship Copyright for Music,…
WHAT IS MY PASTOR DOING (NOW THAT THEY’RE NOT AT CHURCH)? Preparing worship content (as they always have, except for a different medium): studying scripture, praying, writing/curating liturgy, writing sermons/homilies/meditations, choosing hymns. Pray for your pastor, who like you, still longs for worship. Not only is your pastor still preparing worship resources, but if you are streaming worship, there are…
On Ministry Choices and the Commandment to Love April 9, 2020 – Maundy ThursdayDear Colleagues in Ministry,We write on this day when many of us observe Jesus’ last gathering with his disciples prior to his betrayal and arrest, an occasion which he used to offer a new commandment: to love one another, just as he has loved us. In this…
Online and at Home Resources and Ideas Ash Wednesday Send temporary cross tattoos to your church members Send small, individual containers of ashes to your members for application at home (be sure to remind people not to mix ashes with water) Ash Wednesday precautions (with example service attached) from Marcia McFee (UMC) Lent Lent Kits – how to create kits…
Resources for Worship during the COVID-19 Outbreak A Faithful Response, with Worship, to the Coronavirus (UCC)Top Ten Creative Online Worship Ideas – Rev DJ del Rosario (UMC)Pandemic Response Worship Resourcing – The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts (UMC) Liturgies and Prayers A Litany Amidst the COVID-19 Outbreak Jan Richardson (blessings & poetry) – Website with Blogs…
10 guidelines for pastoral care during the coronavirus outbreak (Christian Century) Chaplaincy Innovation Lab shares resources for chaplains encountering coronavirus Four guidelines for improvising pastoral leadership through a pandemic (Christian Century) Societal Chaplaincy: Preparing for the Storm to Come (ELCA) Alcohol and Drugs Online Alcoholic Anonymous Gatherings – many churches house AA meetings and are closing. Help point people to…
Other Ministry Resources for Use During COVID-19 Children’s Ministry – Livestreams Story time with Valerie Tutson -Award winning storyteller who performs in churches, libraries, festivals and at conferences with an emphasis on world folktales, African American history, stories and songs from South Africa, and Bible stories) – Daily at 11:30ET Facebook Live Pine Lake Camp (UMC) offering daily activities for…
Daily prayer/meditations Bethlehem Lutheran (ELCA) – Portage: Facebook Live Christian Boyd (Prebyterian) – Morning, Midday, Evening, and Night: Facebook Live Scott Marrese-Wheeler (Presbyterian) – Morning, Evening: Facebook Live Trinity UMC – Madison (Methodist) – 8:00am: Facebook Live Unshakable Faith (African Methodist Episcopal) – 5:30am: Facebook Live WI Churches who are Live Streaming Worship African Methodist Episcopal Bethel AME, Beloit –…