The Center for Church & Community aims to be a place for news, resources and reflections. The resources and upcoming events shared here have been thoughtfully curated from a variety of sources.
Helpful Resources
- Who Cares for the Shepherds? from Duke Faith and Leadership
- COVID-19 Mental Health Handbook from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute
- CBF Podcast with Walter Brueggemann: Virus as a Summons to Faith
- When I’m honest, I know racism is real from Rev. Jeff Roberts
- Community Discovery Tool from Rooted Good
- Resilience in Crisis – Webinar Video Series from The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology
- William H. Lamar IV: It’s not just the coronavirus — bad theology is killing us from Faith & Leadership
- TOUCHING HEARTS: SHOWING CARE IN A TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING by Rural Clergy Fellow Rev. Brittany Caldwell
- Church, Don’t Let Coronavirus Divide You from the Gospel Coalition
- Allen T. Stanton: The gifts of the small church in a pandemic from Duke Faith and Leadership
- Why you feel exhausted from endless Zoom calls from Fast Company
- It’s time for innovative partnerships between churches and for-profit businesses from Baptist News Global
- Will the church financially survive the COVID-19 pandemic? from Duke Faith and Leadership
- Maintaining You Spiritual Practices from Christian Century
- 10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care During the Coronavirus Outbreak from Christian Century
- Coping With Anxiety in the Age of COVID-19 from Psychology Today
- Youth and Children’s Ministry resources are available through Ministry Architects.
- Great curated list of resources from the InTrust Center for Theological Schools
- Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives US Department of Health and Human Services: So very many amazing topics and resources.
- Gorrell Guide to Creating Online, Participatory Worship Services (Rev. Angela W. Gorrell, Ph.D. asst professor of practical theology at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary) Please sign up for her mailing list!
- Lavalier Lapel Microphone that connects to your iPhone for recording podcasts or video live-streaming
- Public Health Resources for Faith Communities (Rollins School of Public Health)
- Community Without Communing: Resources for Virtual Church: Digital pastors weigh in on shepherding congregations through quarantine.
- 9 ways to prepare families (and churches) to worship with children from The Baptist State Convention of NC
- Metro Detroit family challenges neighborhood to hilarious Monty Python-based ‘Silly Walks’ This is just fun!
- Speaking with Preschoolers about anxiety
- Speaking with Elementary schoolers about anxiety
- 5 Ground Rules for a Better Work Culture from Paloma Medina
- Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and its Urgent Lessons for Our Own from Haymarket Books
Upcoming Events
- Events here