About this Webinar
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, churches and faith communities have had to move many of their ministries online, including worship and faith formation. As we look forward with hope as vaccinations are distributed and something resembling normal appears on the horizon, how can congregations carry what they have learned from this time, from new technologies to new skills, and ways of connecting with local and distributed communities the future? How do we stay connected to those with whom we have forged relationships online when our ministries begin to return to in-person gatherings? What have we learned, what will we carry forward, and what can we leave behind? Join us for this eFormation webinar as we discuss these questions, and more, with two thought leaders who have been working on extending community and welcome to people near and far well before the pandemic began.
Recording
Resources
You can find the video archived on YouTube. The presentation slides and resources are shared via Google Drive. Many thanks to our panelists, Zack Nyein and Jim Keat!
- Article: Leading Beyond the Blizzard: Why Every Organization is Now a Startup, Crouch et. al.
- Book: Church Cracked Open, The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
- Book: Canoeing the Mountains, Tod Bolsinger
- Site: Board of Innovation
- Site: Imagine Church
- Site: How2Charist, The Rev. Callie Swanlund
- Site: All Saints’ Atlanta Invitation Center
- Webinar: Hybrid Worship: How to be Engaging Online and In Person by Jim Keat through Practical Resources for Churches
- Webinar: Music Copyrights 101 for Churches by Kirsten Foyles and Terri Sinclair through Practical Resources for Churches
Our Panelists
The Rev. Jim Keat is the Digital Minister at The Riverside Church in New York City and the Director of Online Innovation at the Convergence Network. He is also a Digital Consultant to various progressive faith agencies and organizations. He is the producer of original media projects from The Riverside Church like Be Still and Go and Church Talk as well as the creator of the Thirty Second Bible project and Thirty Seconds or Less.
The Rev. Zack Nyein is Associate Rector for Community Engagement and Children and Youth Formation at All Saints Episcopal Church in Atlanta. Zack is enthusiastic about developing creative ways of connecting and communicating the Good News of God in Christ across generations and difference as the church lives into its new and ancient calling as a community of reconciliation and renewal. Active in the wider Episcopal Church, Zack currently serves on the Task Force for Prayer Book and Liturgical Revision, the Board of the Episcopal Evangelism Society, and as Director of Worship for Imagine Church, an innovative online worship experience sponsored by the Diocese of Atlanta.