During this time of unprecedented world crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic, we bring you some resources that can help you in your ministry during a time when many local congregations cannot worship together in person without significant risk to public health.
Read GC Recommendations for ministry during COVID-19 Pandemic here.
The resources are divided into these categories:
- Resources for Reopening Churches
- Resources for Going Digital
- Worship Service/Sabbath School
- Personal Spirituality
- General Ministry
- Pastoral Family
- Children
- Youth
- Outreach/Evangelism
- Health
- Stewardship
- Community Service
- Miscellaneous
Resources for Reopening of Churches
Resources for Going Digital
- Going digital with your church
- Resources for virtual worship
- Leadership in a Pandemic/Liderando en la Pandemia with/con Pastor Jose Cortes Jr.
- Conference Call Options
- FreeConference
- 1 to 1 Unknown meeting length
- Unknown group meeting length
- Video Participants: 5
- Audio Participants: 1000
- Uber Conference
- 1 to 1.5 hours meeting length
- 5 hours group meeting length
- Video Participants: 50
- Audio Participants: 50
- Cisco WebEx
- 1 to 1 Unlimited meeting length
- Unlimited group meeting length
- Video Participants: 100
- Audio Participants: 100
- Zoom
- 1 to 1 Unlimited meeting length
- 40min group meeting length
- Video Participants: 100
- Audio Participants: 100
- Google Hangout
- 1 to 1 Unlimited meeting length
- Unlimited group meeting length
- Video Participants: 10
- Audio Participants: Unknown
- Skype
- 1 to 1 Unlimited meeting length
- Unknown group meeting length
- Video Participants: 10
- Audio Participants: 50
- FreeConference
Worship Service/Sabbath School
- Live streaming:
- Hope Sabbath School
- Sabbath School Lessons
- InVerse Sabbath School
- Offering Appeal Videos
- Children resources for Sabbath services:
- Ideas:
- Zoom/Skype Sabbath School groups
- Educate on online giving, or giving through app
- Record sermon day(s) before and upload to youtube. Share link with congregation
Personal Spirituality
- 100 Days of Prayer
- Believe His Prophets Daily Bible Reading
- United in Prayer Weekly Updates
- Online Prayer Room
- Revival and Reformation Resources
- www.Disciple.org.au
General Ministry
- Free E-Book: 'If Your Church Is Closed ... Be The Church – A Pastor's Guide To Growing Churches At Home' by Peter Roennfeldt
- Ministry in a Pandemic Virtual Conference
- Ministerio en la Pandemia Conferencia Virtual
- Elder’s Digest - Resource for elders, deacons, and deaconesses
- Various Online Resources for Ministry during COVID-19 pandemic
- Adventist Review - COVID-19 News
- Create Community While Physical Distancing
- How to maintain a closed building
- Ideas:
- Divide membership up into groups and assign to elders/deacons/deaconesses
- Use young people to help vulnerable for shopping - offer the young adults some clear instructions regarding social distancing
- Email Newsletter to reassure and spiritually support members
- Zoom/WhatsApp/Skype Small groups, Prayer meetings
- Call/text vulnerable members
Pastoral Family
- Ministry Magazine
- The Journal - Resource for ministerial spouses
Children
- Working with Kids Online
- COVID-19 Resources for Children Ministries
- 3ABN Kids Network
- The Beginner's Bible (video)
- Bible App for Kids
- Talking to children about COVID-19
- Kids Talk Health
Youth
Outreach/Evangelism
- GC Evangelism - Free Evangelistic Sermons
- Resource for churches going digital (NAD)
- 10 Compassion Ideas for COVID-19 - Article
- Community needs survey
- COVID-19 related GLOW tracts
- Adventist World Radio Cellphone Evangelism
- Community Help Door Hangers (example)
- Sharing Hope app from GC Publishing:
- Case Study: A Deep Dive (with Real Data) into the Use of Texting in Evangelism
- Bible studies
- It Is Written Bible Study
Adventist Discovery Centre - Online Bible Studies - BibleInfo
- Breath of Life Bible Study Guides
- Amazing Facts
- HopeLives365 Online University
- Let's Talk About Him
- Ideas:
- Utilize AM/FM Radio for outreach and evangelism
Health
- GC Health Ministries Department
- How to Protect from Super Virus
- 3ABN COVID-19 Program w/ Dr. Neil Nedley
- Interview with Dr. Peter Landless
- ItIsWritten: Coronavirus
- Tips for building your immune system
- WHO – Mental Health
- WHO – General Guidelines
- Fight Covid-19 with Exercise
- Fight Covid-19 with NAC
- Fight Covid-19 with Nutrition
- Burnout prevention
- Burnout Cure
- How to Coronavirus-proof your home
Stewardship
- Adventist Church Giving Options
- GC Stewardship Department COVID-19 Statement
- Putting God first
- Tithe and Offering – need for online giving option