We desire to support our churches as they discern best strategies and practices for reopening after the COVID-19 quarantine. Below you will find a recording of our webinar on this topic, along with resources shared at the webinar, as well as a list of curated outside resources we feel will be helpful.
What’s Next – How Do We Reopen? Webinar
Presented by Mark Meredith, Lead Pastor @ Pine Lake Covenant, Peter Sung, Conference Coach @ PacNWC and Greg Yee, Superintendent, PacNWC. Recorded on 4/30/2020.
[Click Here] to download Peter Sung’s slides.
[Click Here] to download Greg Yee’s slides.
Resources Asking Good Questions
Questions Your Church Should Answer Before People Return
Questions for churches before reopening
https://glpby.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Questions-to-Consider-Before-Re-Opening-4.24.20.pdf
24 Questions Your Church Should Answer Before People Return
Important questions to discuss before jumping back into face to face meetings.
https://kenbraddy.com/2020/04/18/20-questions-your-church-should-answer-before-people-return/
How Church Leaders Are Responding to COVID-19 Challenges: 2nd Round Survey
Surveys to consider before reopening
https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/april/how-church-leaders-are-responding-to-challenges-of-covid-19.html
Strategy Resources for Reopening
Recommendations for a Safe Return to Worship
Discover what your organization should be considering to plan a safe reopening strategy prepared by Church Mutual Insurance. https://p.widencdn.net/r87ip0/CM0308-2020-05-RC-Recommendations-for-a-Safe-Return-to-Worship
Reopening the Church: A Discussion on Leading After COVID-19
Strategies for reopening from the Vanderbloemen Group
https://www.vanderbloemen.com/blog/reopening-the-church-after-covid19
Returning to Church
Comprehensive guide for churches before reopening put together by the Wisconsin Counsel of Churches
https://www.wichurches.org/2020/04/23/returning-to-church/
Church Relaunch Kit
Relaunch kit from the Assemblies of God
https://covid19.ag.org/Resources/FR-Church-Leadership/Church-Relaunch-Kit
Visioning the Future Resources
What Relaunching the Church Might Look Like Over the Next 3–12 Months
What the next year may look like
https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/april/what-relaunching-church-might-look-like-over-next-312-month.html
Relaunching Church: How to Seize this Moment for Your Church’s Future
How to seize this moment both in quarantine and coming out of quarantine from Christianity Today
https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/april/relaunching-church-how-to-seize-this-moment-for-your-church.html
Phasing Into New Normal
A phasing-in approach from the Rocky Mountain Ministry Network
https://www.rmdc.org/20200420_Phasing_New_Normal.pdf