Pastoring in a Pandemic Six Months In

Three months ago we began Pastors4Pastors with a conversation among a half-dozen pastors about what it is like to lead a church in a pandemic that forced them to close their churches' doors.  In this episode we check back in to see how things are going six months into the COVID-19 pandemic: have things begun to settle down? How are they doing pastoral care? Are congregants beginning to put pressure to return to in-person worship? How are finances and what are their plans for stewardship campaigns this fall? Most of all, how do they see the current adaptations becoming part of their churches' ministries even when things return to normal?

Participants in order of appearance are:

Ernie Thompson, senior pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NCCharlie Lee, senior minister of the Starmount Presbyterian, also in Greensboro.Dana Fruits, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of MocksvilleTravis Milam, solo pastor of First Presbyterian in Pilot MountainKim Priddy, minister of the Sedgefield Presbyterian Church in GreensboroJohn Johnson, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Graham, NC.