Practices and Principles for Being Church Together Online
When we meet online in Pasque Learning Community, we want to be loving, inviting, and safe in the same way as we seek to be in person. The following are our community’s expectations for how we meet digitally. These guidelines were created to keep our whole community safe and feeling welcome.
Be kind to one another: as a Christian community we are always called to love others as Jesus loves us, this is especially true online and during difficult times! We exist as a church to support each other and trust that our digital meetings will be filled with Christ’s love in how we treat each other.
Confidentiality: part of loving each other is respecting what is private for others, so we do not share information shared verbally, in chat boxes, or on video cameras out of love and respect for others.
Help each other out: We ask that we would all use our gifts to help each other. If you’re super tech savvy and some others aren’t, patiently help them understand the tools we’re using. If you need help with the technology, please ask.
Use extra caution with language or potentially divisive topics: boundaries are often challenged in online environments. This is NOT the place to create conflict or division. Honest, authentic, transparent conversation should be the group's anticipated norm.