On "Closing Church"

[DesertBerean]

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[rogue06]

I think everyone should stay home.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...512_story.html

The Imperial College London group reported that if nothing was done by governments and individuals and the pandemic remained uncontrolled, 510,000 would die in Britain and 2.2 million in the United States over the course of the outbreak.

These kinds of numbers are deeply concerning for countries with top-drawer health-care systems. They are terrifying for less-developed countries, global health experts say.

If Britain and the United States pursued more-ambitious measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, to slow but not necessarily stop the epidemic over the coming few months, they could reduce mortality by half, to 260,000 people in the United Kingdom and 1.1 million in the United States.

When Juvie starts citing a news source other than his beloved New York Times you know it's serious.

[mikewhitney]

I checked my county, as best as I could this evening. They declared an emergency but did not seem to require companies to stop having workers go to the office. (It is possible the companies were notified by mail -- but there still was no official restrictions listed on county websites.) The isolation seems unreasonable ... but maybe could be adhered to in counties that require it. (The option, of course, is to meet where there are no restrictions.)

Maybe the general recommendation could stand that people who are not in good health during flu/coronavirus season should have some distance from people in church who are coughing or sneezing. Otherwise, continue with life (and gatherings) as normal -- or with mild adaptations.

I'm still curious where church organizations got the idea to skip services.

[One Bad Pig]

That's my heart on this.

The Ecumenical Patriarch just shut everything down until April. Churches will be open at the usual time, but only for private prayer.

[Cow Poke]

We had our meeting last night in the sanctuary as planned - we had 10 people spread out in an auditorium that seats 250.

I was never so pleased to see such a small crowd.

[Cow Poke]

We had our meeting last night in the sanctuary as planned - we had 10 people spread out in an auditorium that seats 250.

I was never so pleased to see such a small crowd.

And, now our mayor has decreed no meetings of 10 or more, so Sunday Morning will need to be online only. Working on that (have been).

[Sparko]

And, now our mayor has decreed no meetings of 10 or more, so Sunday Morning will need to be online only. Working on that (have been).

You could do a facebook live broadcast to your church's facebook page. Then it would also be recorded for later viewing.

[Cow Poke]

You could do a facebook live broadcast to your church's facebook page. Then it would also be recorded for later viewing.

Just did a test from my own Facebook. It wasn't totally disastrous.

[KingsGambit]

If this goes on for 18 months as some have now suggested, at some point, I do believe the church will need to start meeting together as a corporate body. I think we see hints in Scripture of how distance communication is not as good as in person communication, as hinted by Paul talking about how he would much rather be able to converse in person with his correspondents. I don't agree with those few Christians who suggest that not meeting for several weeks reflects a lack of faith/belief in God's sovereignty, but this can't become the new normal.

[mikewhitney]

Just did a test from my own Facebook. It wasn't totally disastrous.

I think you can do a live broadcast through youtube.com too. I have sometimes looked for broadcasts through facebook and could not find them.

[One Bad Pig]

The Ecumenical Patriarch just shut everything down until April. Churches will be open at the usual time, but only for private prayer.

Update: Services are minimally restored - meaning the priest and a few people necessary to run the services will hold them behind closed doors; all others are instructed to stay home and watch over the internet (not all parishes can stream services, but the cathedral service as been live streamed for years).

[Cow Poke]

I think you can do a live broadcast through youtube.com too. I have sometimes looked for broadcasts through facebook and could not find them.

I think we'll do the Facebook Live thing, then save that to our Youtube Channel. Still working on connecting an external mic (or soundboard input) to the iPad itself.

(yeah, using iPad rather than iPhone)

[DesertBerean]

This Sunday is our first. Three.church locations all livestreaming throughout the day.

[Sparko]

I got to watch CP's sermon!

It was a great message CP. I would love to watch every week.

Some technical notes:
1. The video was low res (360P)
2. The picture showed a steady flickering.
3. Your mic sounded muffled compared to everyone else's - less treble, too much bass and a bit quieter.


I watched it on my HDTV!

[rogue06]

I got to watch CP's sermon!

It was a great message CP. I would love to watch every week.

Some technical notes:
1. The video was low res (360P)
2. The picture showed a steady flickering.
3. Your mic sounded muffled compared to everyone else's - less treble, too much bass and a bit quieter.


I watched it on my HDTV!

Where is it available?