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May 22, 20201 min read
Preparing the Facility (Part 1)
What are you doing now to sanitize and sterilize your church building? Now is the time to wipe down all classrooms (especially those...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
Preparing the Facility (Part 2)
3. Pay attention to the preschool and children’s areas. Consider removing everything nonessential from the room to limit surfaces for...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
Preparing the Facility (Part 3)
6. Post signs about not shaking hands and doing non-contact greetings. You can promote the hashtag #itsoktosmileandwave. 7. Consider...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
WORSHIP SERVICES
Celebrate the return, but be mindful of needing to grieve depending on your congregation’s circumstances. Encourage praise and prayer,...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
Additional Questions
1. How will the office manage social distancing? 2. How will we deal with the rise of COVID-19 related addictions? One mental health...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
AMENITIES: Kitchen, Cafe, Group Meals and Hand Sanitizer
1. Will we require additional cleaning resources for the kitchen? Pantry? 2. Are we continuing to provide cafe? 3. It is recommended...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
TECH TEAM
1. Clean microphones, headphones, computers, laptops, etc. after every use. Keep a record of when each item was cleaned. DO NOT use...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
CHOIRS, MUSICIANS, PRAISE TEAMS, BANDS, ETC PT-1
1.Praise Teams: Do not use the full team. Consider rotations. Assign microphones and use the same one every time. 2. Choir: Even after...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
CHOIRS, MUSICIANS, PRAISE TEAMS, BANDS, ETC PT-2
4. ensure the musicians are spaced appropriately. Encourage brass players to bring their own towel to catch spit so it doesn’t land on...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
PRESCHOOL AND CHILDREN (Part 1)
1. Consider not opening preschool and children on the first Sunday back. Some churches are choosing to reopen the preschool and children...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
PRESCHOOL AND CHILDREN (Part 2)
5. Pre-register children to limit how many are in any room at a time. Some churches are starting with a five child limit in each room at...
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media Team
May 22, 20201 min read
SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE STUDY GROUPS
SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE STUDY GROUPS What are we going to do about larger Sunday School groups? No one is going to want to sit in a...
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media Team
May 21, 20201 min read
STAFF Greeting and Volunteers
STAFF Provide and enlist ushers to be both inside and outside greeters. Instruct them on how to greet post-quarantine: NO hand shaking or...
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media Team
May 21, 20201 min read
Social Distancing (Part 2)
4. Have stations in the church where people can drop offerings instead of passing a plate. Continue offering online giving options. 5. ...
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media Team
May 21, 20201 min read
Social Distancing (Part 3)
8.You may consider not using choirs in worship services. 9. Is this the time to suspend or our church’s “meet and greet” time? Because of...
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media Team
May 21, 20201 min read
Social Distancing (Part 1)
1. Arrange seating to maintain social distancing. Either remove chairs from the usual setup or block off pews. While families can sit...
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media Team
May 21, 20201 min read
Preparing the Facility (Part 4)
10. Masks - If wearing masks is suggested by health officials, consider providing masks for those who don’t have them. 11. Traffic Flow...
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media Team
May 21, 20201 min read
Church Reopen Plans ( Part 4)
Do we have a plan for reducing expenses if your church’s offerings don’t rebound? This is the time for a “budget scrub”, if our offerings...
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media Team
May 21, 20201 min read
Church Reopen Plans ( Part 3)
This won’t be a forever thing, but in the near future following the return of the church to its buildings,will we continue a virtual,...
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media Team
May 21, 20201 min read
Church Reopen Plans ( Part 2)
Will we reopen the doors of your church with a “worship only” strategy? more and more churches are choosing this option whenever they...
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