• A Holy Week and Easter Idea Swap for pastors and worship leaders who are right now planning for online Holy Week and Easter Sunday gatherings — this is scheduled for Thursday, April 2 at 1 pm, Eastern. Learn more and register here.

• A Zoom meetup called The Spiritual Practice of Altering Expectations, a conversation with guests Rev. Katie Holicky and Rev. Holly Morrison — this is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7 at 10 am, Eastern. Learn more and register here.

• How might we curate meaningful Holy Thursday gatherings when we aren't physically present in our familiar sanctuaries to celebrate Communion together?

• How might we adapt our churches' Good Friday traditions for congregations connected by Zoom or Facebook Live, or even create Good Friday at-home worship guides that members of our congregations can follow at their own pace?

• How might we convey the hope and joy of Easter Sunday in an anxious and disorienting time? What's the connection to be made between empty churches and the empty tomb? When COVID-19 concerns prevent us from gathering in sanctuaries filled with the colors and smells of Easter flowers, how shall we lead our congregations in praising the God who is greater than all our symbols? 

• Rev. Dr. Cynthia Good, pastor of Calvary Church in Arlington, MA  
• Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz, interim pastor of Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, ME  
• Rev. Maria Anderson-Lippert, associate pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Bloomington, MN  
• along with Rev. Allen Ewing-Merrill of The BTS Center and Ben Yosua-Davis of Reports From the Spiritual Frontier.

• Rev. Katie Holicky - an Episcopal priest and trained spiritual director
• Rev. Holly Morrison - a UCC pastor and farmer with Celtic roots
• along with along with Rev. Nicole Diroff and Rev. Allen Ewing-Merrill of The BTS Center

• Creativity, Compassion, and the Coronavirus podcast announcement 

• Episode 1: Wendy Hudson — The 101’s of Digital Community Join us for a conversation with Wendy Hudson of Two Rivers Church about the 101’s of Digital Community. Hear her share the basics for shifting worship online, how to digitalize the rest of your congregation’s life, including offering care to members, while still being engaged in advocacy and care for your wider community. Listen here.

• Episode 2: Dan Wolpert — Staying Spiritually Grounded Join Dan Wolpert of MICAH: Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. Dan shares about how leaders can stay spiritually grounded and how they can offer the same for their congregations — and he concludes the interview with an imaginative contemplative exercise that you can use in your context. Listen here.

• Episode 3: Dr. Alex Gee — The Black Church and COVID-19 Join us for a conversation with Dr. Alex Gee of Fountain of Life Covenant Church, the Black Like Me podcast, and the Justified Anger Coalition as talks about the black church and COVID-19, how the most stressed churches are being asked to do the most right now, and what white allies can do to help. Listen here.

• Episode 4: Beth Estock — Fearlessly Loving Leadership During COVID-19 Join us for a conversation with Beth Estock about fearlessly loving leadership during COVID-19. She talks about her personal experience with having COVID-19, how individuals and faith communities need to embrace grounding practices as this moves from a short-term crisis to a longer-term reality, and the beautiful opportunities this can open up for faith communities to act out of their very best selves. Listen here.

• Episode 5: Rabbi Eli Freedman — Backyard Weddings and Other Life Cycles During COVID-19 Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Eli Freedman of Congregation Rodeph Shalom about life cycle events during COVID-19. Hear him share about his experience hosting a backyard wedding; the constraint and creativity of funerals, weddings, and other life events during a time of social distancing; and what faith leaders should be aware of when leading people through these moments during the coronavirus. Listen here.