HOPE VINEYARD SUMMER PANDEMIC PLAN
For the summer we are looking to secure parks and homes for outdoor worship. Our goal is at least once a month outdoors. Services will be shorter as we do not want private homes to have traffic into their bathrooms. We don’t want to assume that kind of burden and risk for families in the church unless it is their choice. That means bring a small coffee not the XL! Our costs are low with the size of our building but it lacks usability during a pandemic as it is too small for social distancing.
We will do a midweek community online in place of small groups for the summer. Some community groups may choose to meet in backyards face to face. There will be three to four separate Zoom groups so we can keep the size smaller for discussion. There will be different sets of teachers for each community and different times and days. We will be discussing the book Scattered Servants by Allen Scott. Those who can order the book from Amazon or B&N should do so. Those without the ability or financial resources, I will order and have it shipped to their homes. Email me if you need this done.
To summarize:
However, if you heard my sermon this past Sunday or you plan to read Scattered Servants, know that the goal of being the church is not dependent on a mass meeting. We may prefer it and enjoy it, but the outreach and ministry of the church is not dependent on it. We need to creatively reach out to each other without a program or directions of a human leader. We can safely pray, praise and minister to one another and our community over the summer and fall without mass meetings. We just need to make time, take risks and invite.
For the summer we are looking to secure parks and homes for outdoor worship. Our goal is at least once a month outdoors. Services will be shorter as we do not want private homes to have traffic into their bathrooms. We don’t want to assume that kind of burden and risk for families in the church unless it is their choice. That means bring a small coffee not the XL! Our costs are low with the size of our building but it lacks usability during a pandemic as it is too small for social distancing.
We will do a midweek community online in place of small groups for the summer. Some community groups may choose to meet in backyards face to face. There will be three to four separate Zoom groups so we can keep the size smaller for discussion. There will be different sets of teachers for each community and different times and days. We will be discussing the book Scattered Servants by Allen Scott. Those who can order the book from Amazon or B&N should do so. Those without the ability or financial resources, I will order and have it shipped to their homes. Email me if you need this done.
To summarize:
- For now in our current building we will not being doing to a face-to-face service due to the limited size. We will keep evaluating this.
- We will put a significant effort into our online service and broadcast from our building.
- Small Groups will take the summer off and multiple short-term community groups will meet to study the book “Scattered Servants”.
- We will aim at an outdoor worship service at least once a month.
- Home Groups will return in September.
- We will continue to look for larger building options for us to meet face-to-face
However, if you heard my sermon this past Sunday or you plan to read Scattered Servants, know that the goal of being the church is not dependent on a mass meeting. We may prefer it and enjoy it, but the outreach and ministry of the church is not dependent on it. We need to creatively reach out to each other without a program or directions of a human leader. We can safely pray, praise and minister to one another and our community over the summer and fall without mass meetings. We just need to make time, take risks and invite.
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ConnectingWeekly small groups for all ages meet for study, prayer and friendship. Come join us!
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WorshippingWe meet for worship where we seek to encounter God and receive thoughtful teaching- Sundays at 10:00 AM.
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MinistriesAdditional ministries include a Children's Church during Sunday Worship and an active Women's Ministry.
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