Pastor Bryant Phelps hugs Iva Culberson as Church of the Disciple United Methodist Church in DeSoto held its first in-person service in 20 months. Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor This column is ...

(RNS) — With online church, disabled people — including me and my family — were welcomed to church in more ways and more often than ever before. Let’s keep that up. (RNS) — “I agree online church is ...

(RNS) — Even when it’s safe to gather in person again, we will always have hybrid worship programs — robust virtual options that do not treat online members as an afterthought. (RNS) — One of my ...

Rev. Timothy Page of Kirkwood doesn’t preach in the pulpit of a church building, but he does preach online and uses technology as a way to help people in need. “I believe in charity work,” the pastor ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Michael Huerter’s The Hybrid Congregation is an earnest effort to enrich our worship. It is also naive, superficial, incurious, and wrong. This was the title of an essay published 91 years ago by the ...

During COVID times, livestreamed Masses have been a blessing to many. And whether the new Delta variant spikes or fizzles in the coming weeks, coronavirus has already changed many Catholic parishes in ...

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"I agree online church is an intriguing idea to include families and individuals affected by disability," I said, leaning back in my chair. "But I don't think it can work." I spoke those words in 2009 ...