WHAT DO WE DO WITH BENEVOLENCE REQUESTS WHEN SO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE LOST JOBS AND ARE IN NEED? In normal seasons, most individuals asking for assistance from your church are not in a crisis. They are in a chronic state of poverty which ought to lead you to offer support and services rather…
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As churches are regathering, what should our focus be? Here are seven key areas to consider as you begin to regather.
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I thought I knew my neighbors well before the pandemic. It turns out, we all had more to give than any of us knew. My neighbor Anne is a fantastic baker. She made me a birthday cake for my quarantine birthday. Mary Ann is an amazing artist. She made a beautiful sign for our neighborhood
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Churches Seeking Partnerships with Church Planters Who in your church may have the potential to help a new church plant? Could you provide a new church with space to meet? Here is a list of funded church planters for you and your church to regularly pray for. How could you form a new relationship with
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Places to Meet If you are meeting in a school: Can we meet when school starts meeting again? If the building is being used now by administration or staff, is it possible for us to meet now or over the summer? Who would be willing to rent space for income? Movie theaters Clubs Other churches
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Unfortunately, this is a question South Carolina leaders must be prepared to answer.  The good news is with the proper preventative procedures in place, the impact of a member testing positive for COVID-19 is manageable. Once leadership is informed of someone testing positive for COVID-19 having been on the church campus, there are several action steps
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Preparing The Facilities Where Should We Start? It’s been several weeks since the facilities have been used. The first step is to allow plenty of time to get the facilities ready for family and friends to arrive. Walk through the facilities, making a list of problem areas. Hymnals, pew Bibles, and other pew materials should
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