Phase 1 of your church’s response to the coronavirus restrictions was insane!. In Phase 1 you had to figure out in the span of a few days how to do everything you do as a church without gathering outside of homes. It felt like you were inventing the airplane while you flew it. But you did it! Congratulations!
Now that you have a handle on how to do church in this new reality, Phase 1 is quickly coming to a close. Restrictions are changing, small gatherings are coming online and a lot of what you just figured out will be obsolete in a matter of weeks. That is why we have to jump on Phase 2 right away. Today. Now.
In this short video I outline the four steps you and the leaders at your church need to be working on immediately. These steps are based on both my experience working on the ground helping my church get prepared and conversations with pastors all over the country who are working on the same thing at the same time. My goal is to save you some of the pressure we all experienced when we were caught flat-footed last month when everything changed.
So watch the video and use the Planning Guide with your staff. Let me know if I can help.
In order to help you implement these steps we’ve created a free Planning Guide you can download here. Also, here is a recap of the steps you need to need to take as a church. If you’d like some help working through this send me an email and let’s figure out how I can help.
Phase 1
- No more gatherings
- Figure out everything online
- Care for your congregation, staff, and community
Phase 2
- People are going back to work
- Businesses are being reopened
- Gatherings up to 10 are allowed
Step 1: Change your language
- This is who we are as a church and we embrace it
- We’re excited about what’s next
Step 2: Create groups of 10
- “Who’s your 10?”
- Create a Host in a Box kit
- What’s the best service format for groups of 10?
- Give options
- Make children’s ministry a win
Step 3: Prepare now for groups of 50
- Combine groups of 10 to make groups of 50
- Where will they meet?
- Begin looking for business that might be available
- What will they need?
- Children’s ministry
- Hospitality
- Tech
- Leadership development
Step 4: Prepare a plan to scale up from groups of 50
- How can we leverage what we’re learning online and in groups of 10 to impact the next level groups?
