COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS By Kenn Dixon
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e were looking forward to traveling throughout the Texas Conference in 2020 to video members sharing their incredible stories of faithfulness and trust in God. Then COVID-19 brought almost everything to a standstill. As the months progressed and social distancing became the norm, the empty conference office worship room was slowly transformed into a studio to record sermons and music to share online. By July 2020, we were creating a complete online Worship Experience designed explicitly for those preferring to stay at home
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who didn’t have a home church providing online services. Thankfully, we have a very willing and talented group of individuals at the conference office who helped with all aspects of the service. It didn’t take long for us to realize that this crisis was not going to be a quick one. Soon we were recording weekly. Recordings We started 2020 with a candid discussion on diversity. The #YouMatter campaign provided office staff and pastors an opportunity to better understand their role as Christians in loving everyone.
