What follows is a listing of the most popular resource links from the Clergy Coaching Network Facebook page. We trust that you will find many of these links lead to learning and ministry innovation in these challenging times. (This list will be regularly updated, so please check back.)
LEADING “VIRTUAL” WORSHIP
A Quick Guide to Live Streaming: https://tinyurl.com/qpbb9qz
Using Free Conference Call (finding a way to worship with people who don’t have digital media): https://www.freeconferencecalling.com/?
Digital Audio Tips: https://tinyurl.com/vsg5zp3
What happens when Faith Communities are Forced to go Virtual? https://tinyurl.com/vho5hze
How to Facebook Live (for small churches): https://tinyurl.com/r2ndjtd
Resources for Worship at Home: https://tinyurl.com/qlrrtl7
Don’t Let the Virus Stop Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/wycs7rj
Preaching & Covid-19: https://tinyurl.com/tyjdnub
5 Tips for Preaching Remotely: https://tinyurl.com/tfr8942
A Beginners Guide to Online Worship: https://tinyurl.com/r3mh4f6
Live Streaming while Sheltering in Place: https://tinyurl.com/uv2tf6d
Encouragement for Live Streaming in the Small Church: https://tinyurl.com/t3awvf6
How Clergy are Handling Un-gathered Worship: https://tinyurl.com/t6lnpqs
Virtual Communion in a Time of Pandemic: https://tinyurl.com/w4swpra
Half of All Churches are Instantly Growing: https://tinyurl.com/wayu498
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care: https://tinyurl.com/r2y7dko
Staying Connected: https://tinyurl.com/rwsfto3
Connecting in a Time of Social Distancing: https://tinyurl.com/vuptsey
DISCIPLESHIP
A Model for Discipleship Coaching: https://tinyurl.com/vcdmjxt
CHURCH FINANCE
The Paycheck Protection Program. What you need to Know: https://tinyurl.com/tuvqy27
Ten Ideas for Leaders: https://tinyurl.com/w33hcde
Churches fear for their future: https://tinyurl.com/qluvuqq
Three Sites to help you Understand the Stimulus, The CARES Act and the impact on Churches and Salaries:
From ECFA: https://tinyurl.com/yx6urpzj
From Christianity Today: https://tinyurl.com/qr53zfx
From United Methodist News Service: https://tinyurl.com/v2yx6vn
SERVICE
Putting the Mission in missional: https://tinyurl.com/w9bnbua
Contagious Kindness: https://tinyurl.com/to68eyc
SELF-CARE
Words of Encouragement for Clergy: https://tinyurl.com/srwuqjs
Protecting Your Mental Health while Social Distancing: https://tinyurl.com/qmjtu8o
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in a Time of Uncertainty: https://tinyurl.com/ukrge2h
3 Ways to Make Sure You Don’t Break in a Crisis: https://tinyurl.com/vftxmdg
17 Ideas to Keep Your Body, Mind and Spirit Strong: https://tinyurl.com/toog7ec
Building Resilience: https://tinyurl.com/yxyq4crn
The Benefit of Shedding Tears: https://tinyurl.com/soef382
Preventing Loneliness: https://tinyurl.com/s5r5zzp
It’s OK to Grieve our Losses: https://tinyurl.com/v4to8o6
Grieving our Losses: https://tinyurl.com/w4olytf
Managing Worry: https://tinyurl.com/txpgyf8
UNDERSTANDING THE FUTURE CHURCH
What will The Post Coronavirus Church Look Like? https://tinyurl.com/u27wp6o
The Current Crisis is Accelerating the Future Church: https://tinyurl.com/u9xmrpd
The Church is now a Blank Slate: https://tinyurl.com/rg5shmb
5 Predictions About the Future Church: https://tinyurl.com/rowp53a
Five Ways You Will be a Different Pastor: https://tinyurl.com/w8z3qjk
Seven Shifts the Church Needs to Make: https://tinyurl.com/y7ku4ov9
BETTER VIRTUAL MEETINGS
8 Rules for Running Virtual Meetings: https://tinyurl.com/skcb4e5
DEALING WITH FEAR
We’ve got plenty to be afraid of these days. So why does the Bible tell us not to fear? https://tinyurl.com/qqus32b
Helping Children Deal with Fear: https://tinyurl.com/sbgfpkb
How to Stop Awfulizing: https://tinyurl.com/wlpvf9p
What Our Fears Reveal About Us: https://tinyurl.com/thqqesz
Ways to Activate Faith Over Fear: https://tinyurl.com/vvyba55
Taking Our Thoughts Captive: https://tinyurl.com/ufj9j6s
GENERAL LEADERSHIP
5 Good Things that Can Come from a Bad Virus: https://tinyurl.com/u5fs5pz
8 Ways to Lead in a Digital Default World: https://tinyurl.com/srsgbd3
Finding Clarity About Mission in the Midst of Crisis: https://tinyurl.com/snrskez
Church Canceled? 6 Ways to Respond – And 5 Ways Not To: https://tinyurl.com/venp5yr
Crisis Leadership & Christian Leadership: https://tinyurl.com/vsu59j4
Philip Yancey on LIVING IN TIME OF PLAGUE: https://tinyurl.com/s8yq3bh
Ways Other Churches are Stepping Up: https://tinyurl.com/r5km8ln
Preparing for the Crisis to Come: https://tinyurl.com/trfftpz
What the Crisis is Revealing about Christians: https://tinyurl.com/tcdxhj4
7 Strategies of Leadership When you Can’t Gather (Podcast and summary): https://tinyurl.com/twpehjm
The Need for Relationship: https://tinyurl.com/uzh4vm4
Why do I Miss Church so Much? https://tinyurl.com/tz28xbq
