Hybrid Church: Blending Online and In-Person Worship

Chris Williams – Manager Equipping the Church

The use of new innovation and technology in places of worship has been, and I believe always will be, a cause of tension in churches. When we look back at church history the Roman roads were an aid for speed and movement between towns for teachers, apostles, and evangelists. During the protestant Reformation the printing press was a huge benefit to spreading the news of Luther’s Articles… and then later whole Bibles into common languages. Today, ‘internet and digital’ invades most aspects of our church life… especially post pandemic when even the staunchest church luddites were happy to worship online live via YouTube or speak safely with their friends by a Zoom.  read more...