Resources for Leading with the Love of Christ in the Midst of Covid-19

Coronavirus Basics

• What is COVID-19 and How Can I Protect Myself?
• How to Protect You and Your Family from COVID-19

Coronavirus Updates

• Center for Disease Control
• Duke University Coronavirus Website
• Coronavirus Disease Response in North Carolina

Christian Leadership Resources

• Love in the Time of Coronavirus: A guide for Christian leaders
• 10 guidelines for pastoral care during the coronavirus outbreak
• Community without Communing: Resources for Virtual Church
• Resources for Christian leaders during the coronavirus disease outbreak
• Faithful Responses to COVID-19
• Preparing Your Church For COVID-19 (pdf)

Xenophobia and Coronavirus

• As Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Racism
• Stigma and Resilience

Mental Health and Coronavirus

• Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19
• How to Cope with Coronavirus Stress  

Streaming & Digital Meeting Tools

• Streaming Your Services Live to Facebook & More
• Zoom  The basic package is free and allows for up to 40 minute meetings.
• Microsoft Teams
• Slack
• Google Hangout

Alternatives to Fellowship

• Community members can be assigned pen pals to write once a week while services are postponed.
• Phone Buddies: Have community members make a commitment to talk to another community member via the phone as a way to check on them and as a way to fellowship.
• Virtual Potluck: Everyone makes their favorite meal and posts a description of it and why it is a special meal to them.
• An Email A Day: The community assigns one person a day to share a story from their life or about their week in a written format, which is then sent out to the community as a way to get to know the storyteller of the day.