Churches face daunting future with social media
(WorldNews Entertainment)

Television professionals who survived the past decade have made their peace with terms like `bingeing` and `time-shifting.` But how, pray tell, can clergy embrace `worship-shifting`? The coronavirus crisis has plunged pastors into digital technology while trying to replace analog community life with online worship, classes and fellowship forums. These changes have frustrated many, especially believers in ancient traditions built on rites requiring face-to-face contact. But many congregants have welcomed online worship. These changes have altered the `fundamental relationship that many young adults have with their churches,` said David Kinnaman , president of the Barna Group, which does...