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We have experienced six Sundays of on-line worship. And whether you are coming back quickly on
May 10 or returning to live worship cautiously, the end of everyone watching
online is coming to a close for most of us.
We will continue to use our online worship service as we move forward,
but there are some important things we are learning about connecting with
people in this way. We have learned that
we can reach people we normally could not have reached through this medium. It is a nonthreatening way for those
suspicious or previously hurt by the church to participate and hear the Gospel.
It is definitely not a substitute for the
physical gathering of the church, but it will continue to serve an important
role as we move forward.
We have also learned that the reach of our worship service
is completely dependent on the efforts of each of us. The interaction through the comments on
Facebook has been a great way for people to stay connected and also minister to
the many guests that join us every week.
We can see that the more the service is shared the more people who will
see it. Facebook started having technical
difficulties three weeks ago and many switched over to YouTube to have a
smoother video experience. With that
switch we saw a decrease in the number of facebook shares which greatly
impacted the number of people who had access to the service. Here is the last six weeks starting with the
most recent.
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15 Shares 528 Views
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13 Shares 623 Views
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25 Shares 950 Views
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37 Shares 1,780 Views
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30 Shares 1,883 Views
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29 Shares 1,370 Views
Don’t think of these views as the number of people who
attended worship. They represent the
number of people who watched at least 3 seconds. But it is a great tool to see the number of
people who had access to the service. Understanding
this, I want to challenge you that even if you watch on YouTube go to Facebook
and share the video, so your friends and family have access. After you share, host a watch party. This will invite your friends to join you for
the service.
Let us not miss this opportunity of people being confined to
their homes looking for ways to connect.
In a couple of months this window of opportunity will be over. Let us know that we did everything we could
to provide hope and point people to Jesus during this difficult time. Online worship may not be a great substitute
to the gathering of the body of Christ, but it is a great tool for sharing the
Gospel with he world. Your participation
in sharing the feed is for the glory of Christ.
Hebrews 13:16, “Do not neglect to do good and to share what
you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”
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