The gifts of small church during a pandemic
Our Sunday Zoom service was deeply moving. It was also a little awkward, but we know how to roll with that.
Our little church made a big pivot this past weekend. We held our worship service online (with a phone option) via Zoom.
Initially, when the decision was made by my own congregation and others, I heard a general lament that went something like, “We little churches are not equipped for this like the big ones. They already have livestreaming! They have the technology and the know-how!” I heard a repeated call for big churches to take the lead on this. Big churches generously offered to share links to their services with small churches, and many small churches gratefully accepted.
But we went forward with our own online service. We settled on Zoom because we wanted people to be able to interact, not just watch. After our deeply moving worship gathering this weekend, I came to the conclusion that we little churches might actually be better equipped for this than the big ones.
