Observations
Transform Your Online Worship: Watch Your Own Livestream
Here’s a question worth sitting with: when was the last time you actually watched your church’s livestream – start to finish, as a viewer, not as the person running the board? If the honest answer is “never” or “not in a long time,” you’re not alone. Most congregations set up a camera, hit record, and…
Read MoreResource Spotlight: Digital Ministry & Inclusion
This piece by the Rev. Brittany Harrold Porch, published in The Presbyterian Outlook, deepened how I think about what online worship means for people with disabilities. Her argument is a clear one: livestreaming isn’t a technical afterthought — for many people with hearing loss, sensory needs, chronic illness, or mobility limitations, it’s the only way…
Read MoreWhy Online Churches Are Valid Communities of Faith
It is interesting to me when people want to debate or ponder the validity of online churches or digital communities of faith. My short answer to questions like this is that online community is sometimes life-saving. Anything that promotes life, saves life, and nurtures spiritual life is valid. Whatever strictures we might think must come…
Read MoreHow Virtual Church Connects You With the Next Generation
For decades, churches have asked: How do we reach the younger generation? While some view technology as a distraction, forward-thinking ministries see it as a powerful tool to eliminate social barriers, engage youth, and refocus on the core mission of the church. This shift requires leaders to rethink traditional outreach and embrace platforms where young…
Read MoreHow Online Church is Bringing Us Back to the First Century
As someone who spends her weeks stepping into four different digital sanctuaries, I hear a lot of modern anxieties about the state of the Church. People look at streaming video stats and empty, cavernous brick-and-mortar buildings and worry that the fabric of Christian community is unraveling. We worry that logging on from our couches or…
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