Here is a list of Coronavirus related articles and resources that may help you in your Church Planting Movement efforts.
BIBLICAL
Crisis Bible Study Series on Covid
General Bible Study Series
- Core Discovery Journeys – Spreadsheet
- Discovery Journeys – Multiple DBS series (more than the spreadsheet)
- Discover App – the English version of the app has added 3 special story sets addressing the Covid-19 crisis. App available in English, Arabic, Somali, Dari, Pashto, Turkish and Indonesian
- Descubre a Dios – Spanish version
- Reboot Daily – A daily personal and weekly group focus biblical study and action planning from Acts
Biblical Perspectives on Covid
- Christians – Covid-19 and the idol of personal safety
- Forced Stillness – Psalm 46
- La Iglesia y el coronavirus19
- Understanding Persecution and Suffering (John 15:18-16:4) (video)
CRISIS RESPONSE
- Crisis Webinar – What can the Church learn from the Ebola Crisis? (video)
- How USA churches and orgs might benefit from Govt
- Spread of the Gospel in the Crisis (video)
- What the Church Needs to be Thinking about Right NOW! (video)
FAMILY
- Family.fit – This app was developed by DMM sports leaders. It has online documents with a holistic approach to help your family be fit and healthy, stay connected, and grow in character.
HOUSE CHURCH (Small Groups)
- 2-page Discovery Bible Group Handout
- Discovery Group App = step by step group process
- Discovery Group Questions
- Cómo leer la Biblia
- Family Discovery Bible Study Process
- How to have church at home (ZUME – 3/3 process)
- Discovery Bible Study Comprehensive Guide [2023]
MOVEMENT COACHING
MOVEMENT TRAINING and RESOURCE SITES (Longer-term)
- Disciple Making Movements
- ELife DMM Training Overview and Contact Info
- No Place Left – Four Fields
- Ningun Lugar sin Alcanzar
- Zume.training – comprehensive training course on movements in 40+ languages
PRAYER
- Esther Fast Guide for 3 days before Easter – Amaharic, Arabic (Fuṣḥá and Darija), English Hindi, Indonesian, Spanish, Portuguese versions available
- 24-7 Prayer Network Coronavirus Prayer Guides
- Guide for Strategic 4 Hour Prayer Time (Hybrid Church)
- Guided Prayer Time Video by Prayercast
- PrayerMate – An Android and iOS App – Many orgs have crisis specific prayer lists and you can do your own
OUTREACH to LOST PEOPLE
- Helping people process the current crisis – questions and processes (from the Trauma Healing Institute)
NEIGHBORHOOD
- USA Apps – NextDoor App and Bless Every Home
WORLD PERSPECTIVES
(these are a small selection – mainly from Justin Long’s semi-daily index of covid19 articles in various countries –
- Justin Long’s semi-daily index of COVID-19 Articles
- Coronavirus is advancing in poor countries, and the prognosis is troubling
- Coronavirus refugees: world’s most vulnerable brace for the virus
- ‘Wash our hands? Some people can’t wash their kids for a week’ – refugee camps hit hard
- India’s poorest fear “hunger may kill us before coronavirus”
- In Africa, social distancing is a privilege few can afford
- Covid-19 is a chance for the church in the US to learn from the church in China
- 4 Positive Aspects of the Crisis