Barna: 62% of Americans Say They Deeply Trust Pastors in Their Community
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Practicing Christians who say local pastors are aware of their community’s needs: 73%; non-praciticing Christians: 63%; non-Christians: 44%. - Barna Research
Church Shows Appreciation for Law Enforcement
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“Much of what is reported in the media regarding law enforcement these days is negative and critical. Brown Street Baptist Church wanted to change that negative perception, at least for those who serve the church’s city.” - GARBC
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Pew: 79% of U.S. adults say “houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and large gatherings as other organizations or businesses in their local area.”
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“Among U.S. Christians, about three-quarters say churches should be subject to the same rules as other businesses. Evangelical Protestants express the most support for giving houses of worship more flexibility, but even in this group, a 62% majority says houses of worship should be held to the same standards as other businesses and organizations” - Pew
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Our California church met in person. Legally.
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“It is legal to meet for worship in California. But, to do so, churches must follow the regulations put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus, which involves meeting outside with masks and with distancing. How a church does that is up to them, but it is possible, as we have discovered.” - RNS
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ERLC encourages church, civic partnership on COVID-19 contact tracing
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“The ERLC issued a document July 10 that provides guidance to church and civic leaders regarding the effort to protect public health, particularly through the process known as contact tracing.” - BPNews
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Baptist church in Tennesee gives $1,000 each to employees at local police dept
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“Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church of Jonesborough raised a total of $23,000 for their local department, presenting the checks in a ceremony held on Saturday morning.” - CPost
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How to Avoid Bad Press as Your Church Reopens
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“…churches should also be thinking seriously about their communications and public relations strategy as they consider reopening. As a longtime member of a large and thriving church and two decades as a public relations strategist, I have seen a lot of good, but also some mistakes when it comes to church communications.” - Church Leaders
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“Members of Orchard Avenue Baptist Church are using yard signs to share the message that our hope is in the Lord.”
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“ ‘Now is a perfect time,’ he says, ‘for us to be the church … and let our joy be contagious.’ In that same video he showed viewers a yard sign saying ‘Our Hope Is in You, Lord.’ The church’s name and logo are in the top right corner. He challenged his congregation to display the signs in their yards.” - GARBC
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The Attractional Quality of Beauty
By Jeffrey D. Burr
This year marked the 10th anniversary of ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ArtPrize is an international art competition that takes place over 19 days every other fall. More than $500,000 in prizes are awarded. In 2018, over 1,260 works, created by artists from 41 states and 40 countries, were displayed in over 165 venues throughout the city. With over half a million visitors, it is the most attended public art event in the world.
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