Church leaders have invented various ways using “the cloud” to sustain believers’ faith life since the church in China was closed down in late January due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Online Sunday services, devotionals, Bible reading, the tomb sweeping service on Qingming on the Internet, as well as “iCloud choirs” are good ways of helping believers.
Recently a church in Jiangsu launched an innovative ministry in which members can join in groups through QR codes. Seven chat groups have been established based on the participants’ location in different housing blocks, villages, and towns.
Group leaders publish church announcements, Bible study material every Thursday, and daily devotionals.
After becoming part of a group, participants provide their true name and telephone numbers so that co-workers can get access to them.
Another church in Suzhou offers three ways to get access to audio sermons: through its QQ groups, streaming services, and official WeChat account.
The church announced, “Right now we cannot meet in church buildings, but an online group is also a fellowship. Where believers gather is a church, so if you have a QQ account, our church invites you to join our QQ group. Maybe many people forget their QQ numbers or elderly people do not have one, we still invite you to take part in our streaming services. Maybe your busy work schedule causes you to not be able to worship together with pastors on Sundays; our church reminds you to listen to the recorded audio files on the church’s official account when you are back home in a quiet place.”
- Translated by Karen Luo
疫情之下教会开展各式“云端”暖心牧养
因疫情的缘故，信徒由实地聚会转成了线上云礼拜。
而当下这一请况不知还要持续到何时。
很多教会意识到云端礼拜也许要持续更久，甚至也会一直伴随着信徒的生活。
此期间，各地教会牧者，同工也在不断尝试，探索，创新，希望能帮助每一个信徒在这段时期里依然能得到最好的牧养，福音的种子依然可以持续播撒。
经观察了解到各地教会纷纷在努力去借助网络平台开展福音事工，从而也有了以下多方面的云活动。
从起初教堂暂停对外开放，牧者及信徒们首次迎来了云端礼拜，到清明节举办云祭扫，再到复活节各地教会举办云献唱，这一系列的举措也激发了教会在云牧养上的突破。
面对长期居家不能外出，信徒们之间不能碰面，大家不能在一起互问平安，为此有的教会别出心裁举办了线上云拜访。
面对礼拜之中信徒们不能集体向上帝献唱，为此有的教会也积极想出应对方法，举办了云献唱，很多老年弟兄姐妹克服使用网络的艰难，一次又一次的练习，录制，只为把最好的献给上帝。
面对遥遥无期，不知何时才能恢复实地的礼拜。
教会并没有因为环境而停止牧养信徒，部分教会在做好每周的礼拜，同时还为教会信徒们提供了云读经、云灵修、云上课、云教唱……为此一些暖心周到的方式方法也值得效仿。
江苏省一教会近期推出“精细牧养——肢体联络扫码进群”的全方面牧养方式，“为了更好的牧养和关怀到每个弟兄姐妹，这一教会按照所在市的街道及乡镇区域，分别建立了七个微信群。”
供愿意委身在此教会的信徒，可以根据自己所在街道进入相对应的微信群。
每个群主要是便捷于照顾到每一位肢体，发布教会相关通知，推送每周四举办的查经学习，和每日灵修等供信徒成长的学习资源。
进群人员需实名＋电话，便于同工跟进。
苏州一教堂为照顾到每一位信徒的需求，暖心推出三种供大家听道的方式：QQ群，网络直播和公众号上推送录播音频。
“现下实地教会不能聚集，但一个网络群也是一个团契，信徒相聚的地方也就是一个教会，因此该堂诚邀如果您有QQ，希望您加入教会QQ群。
但也许好多人已经忘记了自己的QQ抑或是老年人没有QQ，为此诚邀您直接进入网络直播。
亦或许您因为工作事业繁忙，在主日时间不能与教会牧者一同敬拜，该堂提醒您记得回家安静观看教会公众号上的录播音频。”
此堂推出的以上三种形式，分别有对应的网址及二维码，方便信徒动手操作。
你们不可停止聚会，好像那些停止惯了的人，倒要彼此劝勉。
既知道（原文作“看见”）那日子临近，就更当如此。
（希10：25）
Church leaders have invented various ways using “the cloud” to sustain believers’ faith life since the church in China was closed down in late January due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Online Sunday services, devotionals, Bible reading, the tomb sweeping service on Qingming on the Internet, as well as “iCloud choirs” are good ways of helping believers.
Recently a church in Jiangsu launched an innovative ministry in which members can join in groups through QR codes. Seven chat groups have been established based on the participants’ location in different housing blocks, villages, and towns.
Group leaders publish church announcements, Bible study material every Thursday, and daily devotionals.
After becoming part of a group, participants provide their true name and telephone numbers so that co-workers can get access to them.
Another church in Suzhou offers three ways to get access to audio sermons: through its QQ groups, streaming services, and official WeChat account.
The church announced, “Right now we cannot meet in church buildings, but an online group is also a fellowship. Where believers gather is a church, so if you have a QQ account, our church invites you to join our QQ group. Maybe many people forget their QQ numbers or elderly people do not have one, we still invite you to take part in our streaming services. Maybe your busy work schedule causes you to not be able to worship together with pastors on Sundays; our church reminds you to listen to the recorded audio files on the church’s official account when you are back home in a quiet place.”
- Translated by Karen Luo
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