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©2007, John G. Cunyus
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John Cunyus is freelance
writer working in North Texas.
His work may be viewed
online at
www.johncunyus.com
Words, Images, and Layout
©2007, John G. Cunyus
All Rights Reserved
John Cunyus is freelance writer
working in North Texas. His work
may be viewed online at
www.johncunyus.com
| Teleworship One of the hardest parts of ministry for me was wanting to do enough for those who were shut in and those who were sick. In my last two churches, I made regular appointments on a cycle to visit all who were shut in. Our elders did the same, bringing the sacrament with them. It seemed then and now heartbreaking that those who, in some cases at least, had given themselves heart, soul, body, and purse to a local church or organization should be cut off from it when they were no longer able to participate physically. I honestly feel Teleworship is an answer to a profound need in churches: ministry to shut ins, to those who physically cannot be in church. It works very simply. The church installs a box, 1 ft by 1 ft by 1 ft, in proximity to an audio out line from its sanctuary and an ordinary phone jack. Teleworship makes the service available live over the telephone. A church member, shut in or not, could listen to and, if appropriate, participate in a worship service. The process is literally as simple as turning the machine on at one end and dialing the phone on the other. Teleworship provides the electronic box that makes the conversion from audio out to phone jack. There is no cost to the church to either acquire the equipment or install it. Churches pay only for the actual time their members are on the phone listening to a service. How much does that cost? It's ten cents a minute. On average, people listen to Teleworship for 45 minutes. That means an average cost for attending virtual worship is $4.50. Most churches find that helping those who gave so much to their congregations through the years by providing them access to worship is a no-brainer. How could we not do it, if it was economically feasible to do? Most churches, too, find that providing worship access to those who can't attend in person pays for itself richly, in many ways. Click here to find more information on Teleworship. |
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