Month: March 2020
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Supporting our parish clergy and lay leaders via the 4 p’s
Over the last week, I have been profoundly moved by the concern parish clergy and lay leaders have expressed for the physical health, emotional wellbeing and spiritual needs of their communities. I have also been inspired by our priests’ willingness to embrace non-gathered approaches to worship and ministry in order to help protect our congregation…
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Communicating your church’s care for our communities: media liaison tips
By Michelle McDonald, anglican focus Editor, PMC: Over the last month, the mainstream media has reported on some heartwarming and inspiring stories, as community members work together internationally to assist and stand in solidarity with each other amid the challenging COVID-19 environment. For example, The Guardian has shared about how people in the Bavarian town…
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BIBLE360: Exploring the Gospels via webinar
By Fiona Hammond, Lay Ministry Education Projects Officer An Impressionist artist and a Cubist artist walk into a bar…no wait that’s the wrong intro! What if you asked four artists, an Impressionist, a Cubist, a Realist and an Expressionist to paint your portrait? Would you expect that each would produce exactly the same image of…
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‘Caremongering’ in our communities
By Jen Basham, Justice Unit Coordinator Churches around Australia recently suspended public worship and gatherings, and other civic and business life is operating remotely or shutting doors to mitigate the risk of coronavirus spreading. A key to preventing the spread is ‘social distancing’. The word itself is a striking oxymoron, much like telling someone to…
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Good advice for taking your church online
If you are in the midst of moving your church online there is a lot to think about: Adrian Jackson (@adrianjackson) shared the following great advice on twitter. As a former Asst Media Director for a mega church I have spent most of the last ten years being asked to think about ways to take…
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Coronavirus: staying connected during the pandemic
The World Health Organisation recently characterised the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as a pandemic. The pandemic is profoundly disrupting our everyday lives and the ministry of our Church communities and is likely to intensify before the situation begins to improve. During this time, we encourage members of our Diocesan community to heed the COVID-19 advice regularly…