{"id":9254,"date":"2020-04-03T16:02:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/?p=9254"},"modified":"2023-01-31T12:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:46:07","slug":"pastoring-in-a-pandemic-ways-to-care-for-your-church-and-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presbyterianfoundation.louderstaging.com\/ko\/resources\/news\/pastoring-in-a-pandemic-ways-to-care-for-your-church-and-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud32c\ub370\ubbf9 \uc0c1\ud669\uc5d0\uc11c\uc758 \ubaa9\ud68c: \uad50\ud68c\uc640 \uc790\uc2e0\uc744 \ub3cc\ubcf4\ub294 \ubc29\ubc95"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: Lee Hinson-Hasty will be in conversation on Wednesday, April 8, at 1 p.m. Eastern with Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Bullock, President of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. Mark your calendar and visit the Theological Education Fund page<\/a> to watch. The topic will be Leadership in a Pandemic.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Church doors \u2013 usually open wide during this season of Lent and Easter \u2013 are now closed and locked and signs are posted, requesting people not enter.<\/p>\n

The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down, separating friends, families and faith communities. Social distancing is the new normal and church congregations are apart.<\/p>\n

How do we worship when we can\u2019t be together? How do we fellowship? How do we minister? How can we offer pastoral care?<\/p>\n

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Virtual worship, prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The couple has reached out to its congregation in several ways. Each day at noon (Pacific Time), the Rev. Beth Merrill Neel offers daily prayers on the church\u2019s Facebook page, though Facebook Live.<\/p>\n

The response she received to the Monday through Saturday prayers is, \u201ckind of overwhelming,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs people join in and they comment, \u2018so and so is here, and so and so is here,\u2019\u201d she said about viewers being able to see others join in the live daily prayer broadcast, \u201cit\u2019s like, oh, my gosh, the church is still out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The church is offering virtual worship \u2013 mainly with iMovie – as well. With the help of their 14-year-old daughter, who the Neels say is serving as their technology consultant, they are producing 15 to 20-minute worship videos for the church\u2019s website. Members of the congregation are videoed reading parts of the liturgy to allow members to see each other and not just the ministers.<\/p>\n

A Facebook Live service each week at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time includes announcements, scripture, a sermon and prayers. The order of worship is available on the church\u2019s website with links to the music the choir and organist would have been performing.<\/p>\n

The shorter-than-a-normal worship service videos are getting good feedback, said the Rev. Gregg Neel, referencing what he calls the \u201cTed Talk model\u201d where most videos are 18 minutes.<\/p>\n

For those in the congregation without Internet access or savvy, a copy of the sermon manuscript and announcement are mailed on Mondays.<\/p>\n

Pastoral needs<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to meeting other pastoral needs, deacons and those with Stephen Ministers are calling church members using the church directory as a guide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have stepped up in a way that is stunning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Rev. Gregg Neel<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThey are calling folks, checking in on them, finding out who wants to be called every week, every two weeks, doesn\u2019t need another call, who needs pastoral follow up,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople have really appreciated getting that call.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ministers are sharing the information and prayer concerns from those calls.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter the size church, someone in the congregation loves to talk on the phone,\u201d the Rev. Gregg Neel said. \u201cThere are ways for us to use each other\u2019s gifts. Its\u2019 good for us to watch others give that good care. Or at least hear about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though they are no longer making hospital visits, they are in touch with chaplains at local hospitals who can visit with hospitalized members.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to model not going into hospitals and nursing homes and things like that,\u201d the Rev. Gregg Neel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor their sake and ours we\u2019re not doing that, and that\u2019s hard,\u201d the Rev. Beth Neel added.<\/p>\n

Administrative needs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Administrative matters of the church are being handled in two ways.<\/p>\n

The church has created an administrative commission made up of the minsters, the treasurer, clerk of session and some elders who are making decisions about financial matters. The session has given them authority to do that. One person is in the office each day to get mail. They have staff meetings via Zoom.<\/p>\n

The Rev. Gregg Neel has spent time recently writing thank you notes to those in the congregation who have recently made stewardship contributions.<\/p>\n

\u201cFind out who has given in the last month and send them a thank you. It\u2019s worth, as a pastor, to reach out and say thank you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While caring for their church is in the forefront of the Neel\u2019s minds, they are not forgetting to care for themselves. Their self-care includes being prayer, rest, exercise and being creative. The Rev. Beth Merrill Neel is an artist and has a blog \u2013 Hold Fast to What is Good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with their daughter, they are watching \u201ccomfort\u201d television shows and movies such as \u201cThe British Baking Show\u201d \u201cJojo Rabbit\u201d and \u201cKnives Out.\u201d<\/p>\n

One last suggestion from the couple: While congregational members may make a lot of suggestions about what the ministers\/staff of the church can or should be doing, \u201cIt\u2019s OK to say no,\u201d said the Rev. Beth Merill Neel.<\/p>\n

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