Wash hands - Cover face - Make space!
An article by Dr Pete Phillips who is Premier’s Head of Digital Theology and a researcher at Durham University.
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, churches up and down the country (and across the world) are preparing to livestream their Sunday services. Premier’s head of digital theology Pete Phillips believes that while this is a welcome opportunity for a Church which is both physical and digital, leaders could go further
We really need to get over this idea that church has to be physical. God isn’t. Faith isn’t. Prayer isn’t. Worship isn’t. Church is a community of people worshipping God, seeking to follow Christ. We can do all of that online regardless of a virus.
The above paragraph was first published as a tweet. It was written in the sparse, unnuanced style which is ideally suited to that social media platform. As anticipated, it sparked off quite a conversation. So allow me to clarify… Read more
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In these days of Coronavirus when churches all over the country are closed for public worship, the Revd Paul Timmis and the Revd Stephanie Nadarajah, both of Christ Church with St Philip, Worcester Park, Revd Emma Cusack of Ruxley and Stoneleigh and the Deacon Dawn Canham of the Lantern Methodist Church prepare services for broadcasting live on Facebook. Richard Graham also records services for Stoneleigh and Ruxley on YouTube and shares with the rest of the Circuit from time to time. His first Circuit wide service is on 2nd August 2020.
If you have trouble viewing the service live you need to go to the “Videos” or “Live” page at or just before 10am and keep refreshing the screen until the service pops up and starts.
The Facebook links are as follows:
If you missed any, you can use the service links below to view them on their “Videos” page.
For all whose day starts with anxiety,
as they leave the security of home
worrying about the risk of infection;
particularly those whose health
or age classifies them as vulnerable.
Loving God, be close, keep them safe,
along with all whose tasks today
includes the care of frail and elderly.
And for all of us, grant wisdom
to make sensible choices, not just
for ourselves, but for everybody.
We pray for this world’s leaders,
with difficult decisions to make
affecting the lives of so many.
May they be guided not by
any personal agenda, but work
for the common good of all,
that this world might be led
to a better place, where trust
and honesty are the values
both sought and demonstrated
in those we choose to lead us.Clicking on the Bible reference below will display the full bible text in another window courtesy of BibleGateway
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