BCI Pastors Facebook Group

Sharing ideas and encouragement is an essential ingredient to not only surviving this crisis but thriving in the midst of it. The BCI created a private Facebook Group for BCI pastors and church staff members where you can learn from one another and encourage one another. Within the first three days, just short of 90 pastors and staff have become a part of the group. The BCI will post frequently to this group with the latest resources and ideas to help you lead your church well during this season. Visit the group today and request to join!

Ministry Grid

Free Training and Checklists to Lead Your Church through Coronavirus

With the spread of the coronavirus, Ministry Grid has prepared training to help churches who may now be facing canceled Sunday services and group gathering times. This free training covers pandemic response planning, digital pastoral care, digital groups, livestreaming tips, and how to work remotely, and includes ministry-specific checklists, ready-to-use documents, and a sample pandemic policy to contextualize for your church.

Online Giving

Generosity by LifeWay

During this unique and challenging season brought on by COVID-19, Generosity by LifeWay is opening its digital giving platform to all churches for the next 90 days. We will set up a custom giving page for your church and post it live online at no cost. For more information, visit lifewaygenerosity.com/coronavirus.

 Becoming A Virtual Church

Quick-start Webinar: How to Live Stream Your Sermon

6 Tips On Livestreaming Your Sunday Service

How to Preach to An Empty Room 

3 Ways Facebook Groups Can Bridge the Social Distancing Gap in Churches

Related Articles

Coronavirus 

Should Churches Submit to Government Demands to Shut Down Services? by Bruce Ashford

5 Principles for Church Service Decision-Making in a COVID-19 World by Scott Patty

Responding to a Pandemic at Your Church by LifeWay Leadership

4 Things to Keep in Mind as You Respond to COVID-19 by LifeWay Young Adults

Is Your Church Ready for the Coronavirus? by Jamie Aten, Ph.D.

6 Questions to Ask When Reading the News by Dan Darling

Talking to Children

4 Tips for Talking to Your Kids About the Coronavirus by Josh Straub

How Do We Talk About Tragedy With Our Kids? by Jamie Ivey

2 Ways to Calm Your Anxious Child by Josh Straub


Church and Technology

13 Creative Church Ideas for Coronavirus Quarantines

3 Ways Facebook Groups Can Bridge the ‘Social Distancing’ Gap in Churches by Chris Martin

How to Live Stream Your Service on Facebook by LifeWay Worship

4 Hurdles to Clear Before Streaming Your Worship Service by Mike Harland

9 Ways Your Church Can Use Facebook Live by Aaron Earls

6 Things Your Church May be Doing Illegally by Aaron Wilson
(focus on streaming services, music, posting images or video clips online)


Ministry and Work

Leading a Group Through a Season of Social Distancing by LifeWay Group Ministry

Group Answers Episode 144: Community During a Crisis (podcast episode)

7 Ways Generosity Can Thrive in Your Church Even if You’re Not Gathering by Todd McMichen

3 Ways to Engage the Homebound in Church Life by Heather Hagstrom

Responding in a Time of Crisis by Student Ministry (podcast episode)

6 Tips for Church Leaders on Working From Home by Aaron Wilson


Fear and Anxiety

We Must Walk Faithfully in Our Fear by Scarlet Hiltibidal

Finding Faith in the Midst of Fear by Scarlet Hiltibidal

3 Truths to Find Comfort in the Midst of Anxiety by Lilly Park

Fear Not: The Light of the World Has Come for You by Ruth Chou Simons

Trusting God to Be In Control by Lysa TerKeurst

What to Do When Your Are Afraid by Jackie Green and Lauren Green McAfee

Finding Manna In Your Wilderness by Annie F. Downs