By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] FRANKLIN — As  more and more churches begin livestreaming their services due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is imperative that they do it properly and legally, according to Scott Shepherd of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “The issue is not whether churches will be caught or prosecuted,” observed Shepherd, TBMB worship and music specialist and a former minister of worship at First Baptist Church, Paris.  

By Hannah Conway Special to Baptist and Reflector Business and churches alike are scrambling to create an effective communication strategy in the midst of a global crisis. Many churches feel like they have been thrown into the deep end of the virtual/online pool. It’s a lot to take in all at once. So many questions. What to communicate, when, how, on what platforms? And then there’s a possible learning curve