Comments on: Ways to Use Technology to Stay Socially Connected During Social Distancing

By: Amanda @ Healthy Motivated Life

Amanda @ Healthy Motivated Life — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:07:40 +0000

I absolutely love your ideas here! I’m now planning a Facebook video chat get-together with my best friends for this evening. I had originally planned to get us set up with a Zoom meeting link, but this Facebook idea looks much easier. Thank you for putting this list together.

By: Amy Jung

Amy Jung — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:37:02 +0000

As a pastor’s wife, I’m exploring the options currently with my husband. We’re at a small country church. About half the church is not really present on social media. The other half is, but doesn’t engage much with it. We’re currently doing a lot of good old fashioned e-mailing of prayer requests, phone calls, and texting. I’d love to have a Zoom prayer meeting! It might be too much for some of us, but that’s OK. Even if it’s just five people, I’d be encouraged. I need some face to face interaction!

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:29:16 +0000

I think it is a real irony we complain about Facebook and spending so much time attached to our phones until we need them so much during this time. I am learning to value them in new ways such as church worship. An interesting by-product of all this isn’t it?

By: Lauren Renee Sparks

Lauren Renee Sparks — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:49:05 +0000

I’m so thankful these options are available right now. My mom and two sisters and I all got on a zoom call last night. It was nice to be “together”.

By: Yvonne Chase

Yvonne Chase — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:23:17 +0000

My pastor does daily video devotions on the church website plus Tuesday night prayer. In addition, using text and phone calls to reach out and touch. Technology can be used for good.

By: Michele Morin

Michele Morin — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:03:22 +0000

We are Face Timing church right now, and I am also a fan of Do Not Depart. Psalm 91 is a good script for these days of corona.

By: floyd

floyd — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 21:35:34 +0000

I haven’t used any video conferencing yet, but I’ve used my phone to chat with friends and loved ones. It’s so easy to overlook the gifts that God has caused along the way.

By: Barbara Harper

Barbara Harper — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:30:41 +0000

Our church did a trial run with Zoom last night so everyone could get familiar with it and we could work out any bugs before Sunday, when we’ll try it for church. It was a little awkward, but better than nothing–good to see everyone’s faces. Our pastor had just done a YouTube video Sunday, and that was good–most of us watched it at the usual church time, so we felt a bit of camaraderie knowing the others were listening at the same time. But we missed the interaction. Our immediate family has had some nice group texts going on.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:33:08 +0000

We use Facebook video calling all the time to talk to our grandson in Colorado. What would I do without it?

A while ago I wrote a post about some of my pet peeves. One of them was group texts. I am now officially taking that off my list. We have an ongoing group text going with 4 other couples that is hilarious!

I loved this line: “Our bonds are stronger than our distance”

By: Martha J Orlando

Martha J Orlando — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:50:37 +0000

Our bonds are definitely stronger than our distance, Lisa. Yes, we are staying in touch with family and friends, and I’m using Facebook a lot more recently. I am so grateful for technology!!!
Blessings, and stay connected! 🙂