Livestreaming Is 'Live' Again, Part 1

摘要

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has altered the way that we live and work. Many of us were forced to stay home for weeks or months. Even now, if we go outside our home, many of us wear a mask and practice social distancing. Sadly, nearly every house of worship (HoW) worldwide was forced, at some point, to close its doors to congregants. This caused serious concern among pastors and congregants alike. First, pastors understand that many people want to gather in a physical space to worship and share an encouraging communal experience during our troubled times. Second, churches survive based on financial offerings that congregants give-primarily when they gather physically for worship. Thus, you can imagine that leaders were very concerned not only that congregants' mental and spiritual heath would suffer, but also that offerings might diminish or dry up entirely. Worship leaders chose to adopt livestreaming the worship experience as a solution to address those two concerns.