COVID-19 Resources & Links

What to Do if a Congregation Member is Diagnosed with COVID-19:

Considerations for Communities of Faith from the CDC

Links for Community & Faith-Based Organizations from the CDC

“What To Do if an Employee is Diagnosed with COVID-19” from Clergy Financial Resources

From State & Local Government

State of Florida Taskforce Report for Phased Reopening

CDC Share Facts About COVID-19 Prevention & Safety

Florida’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard

Florida’s COVID-19 Metric Dashboard

COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool

From the ELCA

Resuming Care-Filled Worship & Sacramental Life

ELCA Considerations for Returning to In-Person Worship

Prayer for Times of Public Health Concern

The CDC’s Tips for Kids During COVID-19

ELCA Guidelines for Tracking Online Attendance

Intercessory Prayer in the Midst of COVID-19

ELCA FAQs on Paycheck Protection Loans (May 1)

Summary of Cares Act Provisions for Church Leaders

ELCA Public Health Website Page & Updated Information

Faith at Home: Resources from ELCA Faith Formation

ELCA Congregational Planning Checklist & Resources

Bulletin Insert for Pandemic Precautions (for congregations)

Online Boundaries Training

Info on Boundaries Training

Lewis Online Learning Link

From the Florida-Bahamas Synod

Best Practices for Reopening (August 28)

Bishop Suarez Synod Update (August 18, 2020)

Bishop Suarez Synod Update (July 27, 2020)

Bishop Suarez Synod Update (July 14, 2020)

List of Streamed Worship Services in our Synod

Bishop Suarez’s Resources for Returning to Worship

Give to the COVID-19 Special Appeal Fund

COVID-19 Relief Fund Application for Congregations

Additional Resources

A Lutheran Liturgical-Sacramental Reflection on Eucharistic Praxis in COVID-19

How to Combat Zoom Fatigue, from the Harvard Business Review

Here’s Why You’re Feeling Zoom Fatigue, from Forbes Magazine Online

Zoom Fatigue: Don’t Let Video Meetings Zap your Energy, from Psychology Today

U.S. Small Business Association Disaster Assistance

U.S. Small Business Association Local Assistance Search

Paycheck Protection Program FAQs & Interim Final Results

U.S. Small Business Association Local PPP Lender Search

Church Mutual’s Coronavirus Page

Tracking Online Worship

COVID19 Resources