Church & Ministry

“Two years after the tumultuous resignation of their longtime pastor and founder Bill Hybels under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations, Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago announced Wednesday that they have selected Michigan megachurch pastor David Dummitt to replace him at the helm.” - CPost

“Mayor Simmons has demonstrated a level of incompetence and irresponsibility in three areas. First, he has abjectly failed to demonstrate why ‘drive-in’ services—deemed to be acceptable by the standards of the CDC—should be banned along with “in-person” worship services, especially in an environment where drive-in restaurants are neither cited nor even mentioned.” - SBC Voices

“There are reasons I think that the percentage would be much less for SBC, explained below. I don’t know if LifeWay Research does any prognostication about SBC church closures.” - SBC Voices

“…despite this uncertainty, we can make a reasonable guess about when church buildings will reopen by weighing the relevant medical, political, and psychological elements.” - TGC

“While these reported incidences of ‘Zoom bombing’ are concerning, following these steps can help keep you and your meeting participants safe on Zoom” - F&T

“Church, state, and health officials across the country disagree about drive-in services.” - CToday

“…at least a handful of churches across the country — including three Southern Baptist ones — have intentionally decided not to worship online on recent Sundays as some political and health officials said coronavirus-related social distancing applied to religious gatherings. Liberty Baptist Church in Missouri is one of them.” - RNS