Due to the coronavirus crisis, a church in Fujian has canceled all public gatherings and advised its congregation to have daily devotions at home.
To shepherd the flock, the century-old church in Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou with a Sunday attendance of 500 and two pastors, began to send audio messages on WeChat, but they were often interrupted by casual messages.
Aiming at creating a chapel-like Sunday service, the video production team recorded videos in advance, uploaded them on the Internet, and forwarded them to WeChat at worship time on Sundays.
The 68-year-old Elder Xu Yongzong picked up his camera that he bought seven or eight years ago. It is used to record onsite services in the church. Deacon Zheng Jinyou, 65, voluntered to be involved in video editing work. Rev. Mai Jianxin is responsible for sharing videos on WeChat circles. Surprised by the videos, the congregation say that their pastors have become online TV broadcasters.
To guarantee sound quality, the "crew" study from video production experiences shared by churches in Fujian. The subtitles for the worship order, Bible verses, and hymns are added. Four Sunday videos have been made with an average of 3,000 hits.
Meanwhile, many give their tithes and offerings by scanning the church's exclusive QR code. What's more, the team is giving instructions on video production to other nearby churches.
- Translated by Karen Luo
记漳浦基督教浦邑堂影像制作小组
福建省漳浦县基督教浦邑堂昰漳州市一个近150年历史的县级教堂，仅有一位牧师和一位传道人在该堂牧养，正常的主日崇拜还不到500人。
近段时间疫情的缘故，浦邑堂响应政府的号召，取消在礼拜堂里的团体聚会，众弟兄姊妹在各自的家中灵修、祷告、敬拜。
为增强弟兄姊妹们的凝聚力，教堂开始就在微信群里一条一条地发语音进行牧养。
不过群里的语音信息容易被覆盖掉，只听到声音看不到影，为了使信徒在自己家里做主日网上礼拜如同到礼拜堂敬拜主的氛围，浦邑堂影像小组克服技术、设备和认知上的困难，把预先录制的视频，上传到网上的票圈小程序，然后在主日礼拜的时间发到教会的群里，不花一分钱就能将福音信息分享给所有的人。
刚开始浦邑堂只会用录音频的方法，后来便开始尝试录视频。
堂会许永宗长老（68岁）亲自当上摄影师，把自已七、八年前买来的摄相机，在神圣，庄重教堂现场录影，有制作视频经验的漳浦大南坂教会执事郑金有弟兄（65岁）自告奋勇参与到浦邑堂会视频剪辑工作，麦建新牧师制作好的视频上传到票圈，给大家一个惊喜，信徒们高兴地说；“感谢主！
我们浦邑堂的牧师、传道都成为云上电视台播音员了……”
初录制的视频声响效果还不差，他们认真学习福州天安、厦门三一和漳州北门等教堂的主日线上视频制作经验，不断改进视频不足之处，完善网传影像中有关圣经、诗歌及程序中的字幕，起到更好的效果，经过这一段时间的摸索，先后制作四次主日的录相网上传道，每次点击人数都超过3000人次以上。
与此同时，浦邑堂也将教会的二维码放在网上发布，教会收到了不少的奉献款。
他们还把制作视频的方法指导周边的一些教会，祈愿主赐福给每个教会，在疫控期间也能用这种方式开展牧养。
Due to the coronavirus crisis, a church in Fujian has canceled all public gatherings and advised its congregation to have daily devotions at home.
To shepherd the flock, the century-old church in Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou with a Sunday attendance of 500 and two pastors, began to send audio messages on WeChat, but they were often interrupted by casual messages.
Aiming at creating a chapel-like Sunday service, the video production team recorded videos in advance, uploaded them on the Internet, and forwarded them to WeChat at worship time on Sundays.
The 68-year-old Elder Xu Yongzong picked up his camera that he bought seven or eight years ago. It is used to record onsite services in the church. Deacon Zheng Jinyou, 65, voluntered to be involved in video editing work. Rev. Mai Jianxin is responsible for sharing videos on WeChat circles. Surprised by the videos, the congregation say that their pastors have become online TV broadcasters.
To guarantee sound quality, the "crew" study from video production experiences shared by churches in Fujian. The subtitles for the worship order, Bible verses, and hymns are added. Four Sunday videos have been made with an average of 3,000 hits.
Meanwhile, many give their tithes and offerings by scanning the church's exclusive QR code. What's more, the team is giving instructions on video production to other nearby churches.
- Translated by Karen Luo
Video-making Crew Plays Part in Fujian Church
