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The Beatitudes of Livestreaming

13/09/2024

Blessed are they who livestream their church services
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs to share with others and they know it.

Blessed are the sick and the dying in churches which livestream
for they shall be comforted by still being able to be part of their congregations
in addition to receiving the personal and pastoral care of their friends and clergy.

Blessed are those who are meek enough to know that audio matters more than video
for they will inherit the online audience.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for life-changing worship both online and in-person
for their love of God will be counted as righteousness.

Blessed are the joyful
for their joy online will light up the world.

Blessed are the purposeful
for they will make their livestreaming easy to find and they will ensure that
no-one needs to download a hymnsheet, a liturgy book and a pdf version of the notices.

Blessed are the livestream makers
for they are counted amongst the evangelists of today.

Blessed are the congregations who rejoice in the technical and digital skills of those who are often overlooked
for they shall reap a harvest of plenty.

Blessed are those who know that their worship would be better not livestreamed yet
for they know that they need to concentrate on renewing their in-person worship first.

Blessed are you when people make snarky comments about your livestream
for they are telling you they want it to be better for the honour and the glory of the Lord our God.

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10 responses to “10 Tips on How to Date a Priest”

Lee Llewellyn-Thornhill

13/02/2015

Yet another great blog Kelvin and as always I’m giggling just a few lines in, its always a pleasure to read your blog and on this forthcoming (actually tomorrow) Valentines Day I send you Happy Valentines day wishes & *hugs*

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June Butler

14/02/2015

So having said that, how was your date? 😀

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1. Kelvin
  
  14/02/2015
  
  Oh, I forgot. …
  
  11 Clergy are experts at knowing how to draw a veil of discretion over anything at all.
  
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  1. Michelle Bailey
    
    17/02/2016
    
    Well said. 🙂
    
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John Duncan

14/02/2015

A rather minor point, but it’s OK to fall in love with your therapist. A therapist (should) be trained to explore this and use it to examine the underlying issues. Without succumbing to it, obviously.

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1. Scott Elliott
  
  16/02/2015
  
  That final comma is *absolutely* important!
  
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Tim

14/02/2015

Should clergy date other clergy, or is it better for clergy to date a lay person only?

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1. Kelvin
  
  14/02/2015
  
  I don’t see why clergy shouldn’t date one another.
  
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JCF

14/02/2015

Outstanding. Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone “in Kelvin’s Head”! 😉

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margaret

25/03/2015

I was married to a episcopal priest for 33 yrs, His previous marriage ended in divorce after 17 years, He reinvented himself as a voc rehab counselor with nys and had ties with the church as per diem for fill ins. This was unique. He loved it. My regrets are never severing his past full time priest life and fully embracing the current with 2 children of our own, Yes we had good times but I felt I was a fish out of water neither here or there. Harry died Feb 2014 we 3 are reinventing ourselves in the here and now but always look back- what if, how come, its hard. My advice. Know that special man in black frim the seminary. Immerse yourself in his life and know it would be quite unique.

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