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Do No Harm Recommendations for Reopening Our Church Buildings
The North Alabama Conference Leadership Team has developed and updated this document to provide general recommendations to congregations for safer gatherings during the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.   These recommendations are not...
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Google Meet training and help
Google Meet allows you to hold online video meetings with people inside or outside of your organization.
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Instant Conference (Audio Conferencing)
This is a basic conference call system that allows a group of participants to connect via telephone. The free option limits you to five participants per call. There is a paid option (only $9.95 per month) that will allow calls ...
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Zoom How-To Videos
Zoom offers simplified online video conferencing and messaging across any device.
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Safe Sanctuaries Best Practices During COVID-19
As churches consider how to transition summer children’s and youth ministry to online formats during the summer, as well as how to safely begin meeting again in person, it is important that Safe Sanctuaries best practices continue...
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Virtual Pentecost 2020 Worship Service
Order of Worship Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020 Click here to download a .pdf version.     Entering God’s Presence   Call to Worship   I am the Church! https://youtu.be/_NhAjVOIhKg   North Alabama families accompanied ...
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A video discussion on the Do No Harm recommendations to reopen North Alabama UMC Churches
Dr. Neil Lamb and Rev. Chris Powell discuss the North Alabama Conference document Do No Harm: Recommendations for Reopening Our Church Buildings. Pastors are encouraged to use this video as a resource as they begin creating their ...
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Virtual Easter Worship Service 2020
Order of Worship Easter Sunday April 12, 2020 Click here to download a .pdf version.     Entering God’s Presence   Prelude   https://youtu.be/kSvasb4p318   Dr. Dedric Cowser   Welcome and Call to Worship   https://yout...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Public Health Information Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)   World Health Organization (WHO)   Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)    Alabama COVID-19 Tracking (Bama Tracker)
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COVID-19 Public Health Information and Guidance for Churches
From the General Board of Global Ministries: Coronavirus (COVID-19): United Methodist updates and resources   From ADPH - Guidelines for Places of Worship   From the CDC - Interim Guidance for Communities of Faith   From the CDC ...
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Pandemic Response Worship Resourcing from The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts
The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts (The Fellowship) has launched a crowdsourced Pandemic Response Worship Resourcing document. This resource has great information and resources for worship leaders who ...
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Facebook Group: Worship and Service Ideas in response to COVID-19
This Facebook Group gives North Alabama pastors and worship planners a place to share technology, webinars, articles with one other. As well as a place to share creative ideas. NOTE: This group is a public group which means ...
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Facebook Live - How Tos and Tutorials
The social media platform Facebook has a feature called Facebook Live that allows users to use the camera on their computer or mobile device to broadcast live video. www.facebook.com How to go Live on Facebook – www.facebook.com/...
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Low Power Radio - General Information
General information from the Federal Communications Commission to answer some of the more commonly received questions on this subject of starting a "low power" or "micro power" radio station for local broadcasts (AM or FM). 
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YouTube - How Tos and Tutorials
Clergy, use your @umcna.org username and password to sign in at www.youtube.com. How to create a YouTube Channel – support.google.com/youtube/answer/1646861?hl=en   How to live stream on YouTube – support.google.com/youtube/answe...
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Watching Over One Another in Love
A Guide for United Methodist Leaders in the North Alabama Conference Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic
Discover, Develop and Deploy Spiritual Leaders to Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World.