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THE

POST-COVID
PLAYBOOK
Post-COVID Message

00
Why do We Need a 'Playbook'? pg 3
3 reasons to pivot

01 There is No Happy Ever After


The Western storyline has been deconstructed
pg 5

02
Open Your Windows pg 7
Explore different emotional entry points

03 Tell a Better Story


Up until now, the secular story was the better story!
pg 9

04 It's OK not to be OK
How Jesus has the better story
pg 11

Post-COVID Posture

05
Stop Looking at Your Own Face pg 13
8 tips on how to talk to a camera

06 Newsreader, Lecturer or YouTuber?


5 tips on who to be on camera
pg 15

07 Get Rid of the Bookshelf


5 tips to turn your study into a studio
pg 17

08 Get Rid of the 'Dad Jeans'


5 tips on what to wear on camera
pg 19

09 Sound trumps
5 tips on how to sound great on camera
pg 21

Post-COVID Practice

10 When Church is Only One Mouse Click Away


Church evangelism in a post-COVID world
pg 23
Visit
plus.citybibleforum.org/
11 Community that Survives Despite Zoom
Small group evangelism in a post-COVID world
pg 25
playbook
for the latest episodes
12 Virtual Happy Hour
Personal evangelism in a post-COVID world
pg 27

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The Post COVID Playbook

Playbook /ˈpleɪbuk/:
all the pieces and parts that allow you to get things done.

COVID-19 has left us scrambling as we’ve pivoted to online church, online small groups
and online one to ones but what does post-COVID life look like? How has COVID affected
our message, our posture and our practice?... because the world isn’t going to go back to
what it was before. The playing field has changed.

This 'playbook' accompanies a series of videos called “the Post-COVID Playbook”. Once
released, you can find all the episodes here: plus.citybibleforum.org/playbook. In these
videos, Sam Chan lays “the pieces and parts that will enable you to get things done” by
outlining the post-COVID message, the post-COVID posture and the post-COVID practice.

Each episode has a series of discussion questions to help you get the most out of
watching. The questions are designed to be used personally or in a group setting, such as
a bible study or growth group. If you want to dig deeper on a particular episode, we’ve
also included links to further articles which Sam used to pull the playbook together. If
you’d like to engage in a conversation, jump online to the YouTube video and pop your
ideas, thoughts and questions there.

Our prayer is that we’ll be able to sharpen each other and together, we will be able to
share Jesus in the post-COVID world in an even better way.

Sam Chan
Sam is a cultural analyst, a theologian, a public speaker, an author, a
medical doctor and a karaoke buddy (oh, and he’s a husband and father to
3 boys!). He represents City Bible Forum at events all around Australia and
overseas as an evangelist and trainer.

City Bible Forum


City Bible Forum motivates and empowers Christians to become workplace
disciple-makers so that together we can reach the world with the good
news about Jesus.
We are in the business of creating spaces and opportunities near the
workplace where an intelligent discussion of God’s ways can take place. At
City Bible Forum, you’ll find extensive resources, support and connection
so wherever you are, whoever you’re with, you too will have the confidence
and motivation to stand for Jesus and witness at work.
Starting in Australia, together we can reach thousands of city workers
from every worldview, in every major city, every year.

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Episode 0

Why do We Need a 'Playbook'?


3 reasons to pivot

3 reasons

1. A new playing field:

A new culture, a new mindset, a new medium

2. There is no going back

3. Our implied audience is different

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

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Episode 0
Further Thought

a. What do you think has changed in our post-COVID world?

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Episode 1

There is No Happy Every After


The Western storyline has been deconstructed

The Western Storyline Deconstruction

Individualism We are dependent

Freedom We are not free

Control We have no control

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What do you think has changed in our Western storyline?

b. How do you explain the different ways countries handled the COVID pandemic differently-e.g.,
Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, UK, or the USA?

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Episode 1
Further Articles

David Brooks, “The First Invasion of America: And the cultural earthquake it’s
unleashing,” The New York Times,
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/opinion/us-coronavirus-history.html

Christina Zhou, “Why are Western countries being hit harder than East Asian countries by
coronavirus?” ABC, 
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-24/coronavirus-response-in-china-south-korea-
italy-uk-us-singapore/12158504

Martin Jacques, “Why East Asia has done so much better than the West,” World Insight, CGTN,
http://www.martinjacques.com/when-china-rules-the-world/interviews/why-east-asia-
has-done-so-much-better-than-the-west/

Al Mohler interviews Ross Douthat, “Is America a Decadent Society? A Conversation with New
York Times Columnist Ross Douthat.”
https://albertmohler.com/2020/02/18/ross-douthat-2020

George Packer, “We Are Living in a Failed State: The Coronavirus didn’t break America. It
revealed what was already broken.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/underlying-conditions/610261/

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Episode 2

Open your windows


Explore different emotional entry points

Acts 16 Emotional entry point

Lydia Reason and logic

Servant Freedom

Jailer Shalom (peace)

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What do you think are some great emotional entry points?

b. Were you and your friends more like Lydia (financially successful), the servant (in fear), or the
jailer (lost their income, or didn’t like who they became) in the COVID pandemic? How was Jesus a
comfort to you during the pandemic?

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Episode 2
Further Articles
Natasha Moore, “Certainty in Uncertain Times,” City Bible Forum, 
https://youtu.be/p9xdDklih-U 

Sam Chan, “Fear of the Future,” City Bible Forum,


https://youtu.be/iLl4gKBmSQc

Natasha Moore and Sam Chan, “Certainty in Uncertain Times: Panel Discussion,” City Bible Forum,
https://youtu.be/M_NsnJalKMs

Jayson Georges, The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures. Global Frontier Missions, “3D
Gospel - guilt innocence, honor shame, and fear power worldviews,” 
https://youtu.be/n2XNoAFtqOw

Jackson Wu, “4 Keys to Evangelism in Honor-Shame Cultures,” The Exchange with Ed Stetzer,


https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2015/march/4-keys-to-evangelism-in-honor-shame-
cultures.html

Abdu Murray, “Canceled: How the Eastern Honor-Shame Mentality Traveled West,” The Gospel Coalition,
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/canceled-understanding-eastern-honor-shame/

Leigh Sales, Any Ordinary Day: Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life. 

Dominic Steele, Michael Raiter, and Sam Chan, “Best Practice Easter Preaching During COVID-19 with Sam
Chan & Mike Raiter,” The Pastor’s Heart, 
https://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/raiterchancovid19

Matt Liddy, Catherine Hanrahan, and Joshua Byrd, “How Australians Feel About the Coronavirus Crisis and
Scott Morrison’s Response,” ABC, 
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-28/coronavirus-data-feelings-opinions-covid-survey-
numbers/12188608

David Brooks, “Pandemics Kill Compassion, Too: You may not like who you’re about to become, “ The New
York Times, 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/opinion/pandemic-coronavirus-compassion.html

David Brooks, “The Pandemic of Fear and Agony: Readers open up about their mental states,” The New York
Times,
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/opinion/covid-anxiety.html

David Brooks, “Mental Health in the Age of the Coronavirus,” The New York Times,
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/opinion/mental-health-coronavirus.html

Andy Crouch, “The Return of Shame,” Christianity Today,


https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/march/andy-crouch-gospel-in-age-of-public-shame.html

David Brooks, “The Shame Culture,” The New York Times,


https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/opinion/the-shame-culture.html

Jon Ronson, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed.

Jon Ronson, “How One Tweet Can Ruin Your Life,” TED talk,
https://youtu.be/wAIP6fI0NAI

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Episode 3

Tell a Better Story


Up until now, the secular story was the better story!

The secular story: The better story:


There is no God There is a God

No responsibility Social responsibility


No purpose, no hope, no direction but Create our own purpose Purpose, hope, direction
Not special but Feel special through I am special
aesthetics and achievement

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. How does Jesus give us a better story?

b. Watch the movie “Groundhog Day” (1993). Weatherperson Phil (Bill Murray) asks, “What would
you do … if every day was exactly the same and nothing that you did mattered?” At first this
seemed like a great thing - he was free of responsibility and consequences - he could drive on
railway tracks, jump off buildings, and date ladies. But after a while, it became empty and
meaningless. How do you explain why responsibility and purpose need each other? That is, if life
has meaning, it’s also because we have responsibility, and vice versa?

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Episode 3
Further Articles

Mark Sayers, “What is Secularism?” This Cultural Moment, Episode 1, Season 2, 


https://thisculturalmoment.podbean.com/e/what-is-secularism/

Ross Douthat, “The Pandemic and the Will of God: The purpose of suffering may be
mysterious, but the search for meaning is obligatory,” The New York Times,
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-religion.html

Yuval Noah Harari, “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow,”


https://youtu.be/4ChHc5jhZxs

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Episode 4

It's OK not to be OK
How Jesus is the better story

The Western Storyline The Jesus story

I am OK I am not OK

Accept me for who I am God accepts me for who I am

A culture of perfectionism God forgives and makes

me perfect

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. How is Jesus the better story, now that we’re post-COVID?

b. If the Western story is one of total self-acceptance - “Only I can be my own judge. I don’t have
to worry about what others say about me. In the end, I’ve got to do whatever it takes to make me
happy” - then why has it also led to a culture of perfectionism?

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Episode 4
Further Articles

Will Storr, Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It’s Doing to Us. 

Will Storr, “How we became self-obsessed,” You Are Not So Smart, Episode 127,
https://youarenotsosmart.com/2018/05/21/yanss-127-how-we-became-self-obsessed/

Timothy Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness.

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Episode 5

Stop Looking at Your Own Face


8 tips on how to talk to a camera

1. Speak to the camera 5. Framing


I'm not talking to me, I'm talking to you Frame head in the top third and remember your
non-verbal communication
2. Smile
Remember how much you care for the person 6. Use our hands
behind the camera Emphasis your points visually (and don't point)
3. Speak with positive energy
7. Be tall
When I fill the camera with energy,
I fill you with energy Own the camera & the room

4. Speak without notes 8. A Little bit of makeup


We're not in a written medium anymore, Minimise shine on your face to minismise
we're in a visual medium distraction

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What are your great tips on how to talk to camera?

b. Obviously many things are lost, now that we’re talking to a camera in an empty room. But what
has been gained?

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Episode 5
Further Articles

Speak Life, “How to Present to Camera,”


https://youtu.be/UyLeB6VtFVE

Karl Faase, “7 Hints for Speaking to Camera,”


https://vimeo.com/401232380

Wayne Chan, “How to Preach and Present In front of a Camera: Learn how to present your
best self in front of a camera,” Ridley College, Melbourne. Webinar at 
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6932014
which can be accessed on Ridley College’s COVID-19 Resource Page
https://www.ridley.edu.au/news/covid-19-central/

Dominic Steele, Evan Batten, and Paul Richards, “What TV professionals want preachers to
know about communicating through a camera,” The Pastor’s Heart,
https://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/what-tv-professionals-want

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Episode 6

Newsreader, Lecturer or YouTuber?


5 tips on who to be on camera

1. Connect relationally 4. Energy and Emotion


Work hard to care and love the person I care for you and I care about what I'm going
behind the camera to say

2. Content 5. Concise
At the start of the talk, set up a question that This new medium says we need to be a lot
the audience want the answer to shorter than what we used to be

3. Have a point
Where is this message going? Where is the
destination?

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What are your tips on who to be in front of the camera?

b. Watch Eddy Woo on this clip. What can we learn from him?
https://www.facebook.com/eddiew00/videos/4300472283409432/

Here are other YouTubers who primarily inform their audience. What can we also learn from
them? (Thanks to my missionary friends Andrew Wong and Alex Fung for these links.) 

Dave Lee https://youtu.be/YyMiZCXRMQY 


Ali Abdaal https://www.youtube.com/user/Sepharoth64/
James Hoffman https://youtu.be/iI09bbH22vQ Matt D’Avellahttps://youtu.be/Inxp-um88aM

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Episode 6
Further Articles

Daniel Schiffer, “How to Talk to the Camera,”


https://youtu.be/nQ2QF5Oa0bk

Peter McKinnon, “How to Film Yourself,”


https://youtu.be/dEfwjZZeBC4

Steven Crowder, “LATE NIGHT SUCKS! How Coronavirus Exposed Kimmel, Noah …”
https://youtu.be/sRmHNQLl-V8

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Episode 7

Get Rid of the Bookshelf


5 tips to turn your study into a studio

1. Get rid of the bookshelf 4. Use a tripod


Have a clean simple background Keep your camera stable 

2. Light 5. Sound
Face the window, grab some lamps Poor sound quality can fatigue our listeners

3. Camera at eye-level
Don't speak down to your webcam

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What are your tips to turn your study into a studio?

b. Changes in technology have always opened up new and different ways of communicating the
gospel. Roman roads (which allowed Paul’s letters to go to multiple churches). The printing press.
The microphone. The internet. The word processor. Data projectors. How does the post-COVID
world open up new and different ways of communicating the gospel? What things will go back to
the “same” pre-COVID ways, and what things will never go back to what they were before?

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Episode 7
Further Articles

Eddy Woo, “Teaching with YouTube 01: Equipment”, 


https://youtu.be/TlKXbjSpa0I

Wayne Chan, “Using IKEA Lights for Video,” Ridley College, Melbourne. Webinar at 
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6932014
which can be accessed on Ridley College’s COVID-19 Resource Page
https://www.ridley.edu.au/news/covid-19-central/

Zack Arias, “How to Make Better Videos With Your Phone, 


https://youtu.be/w7wpvJzyZWI

Julie Lasky, “How to Look Your Best on a Webcam,” The New York Times,
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/realestate/coronavirus-webcam-appearance.html

Maureen Dowd, “How to Look Good on Camera, According to Tom Ford,” The New York Times,
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/style/tom-ford-video-chat-tips.html

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Episode 8

Get Rid of the 'Dad Jeans'


5 tips on what to wear on camera

1. Checks are busy and distracting


2. Fine patterns create moire effect
3. Same with stripes
4. Wear solid, high contrast colour that pops out from the background
5. Wear pants!

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What are your tips on what to wear in front of camera?

b. What would you advise Sam Chan in these videos? What are the unnecessary distractions?
What could be improved?
https://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/2019/2/26/reviewing-the-franklin-graham-event-
with-sam-chan-ross-ciano-chris-bransdon-and-dominic-steele
https://youtu.be/iLl4gKBmSQc
https://youtu.be/5bUtIK4xcKs
https://youtu.be/qfXnVkpmsyI
https://youtu.be/wfQVkO2jCBQ

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Episode 8
Further Articles

Kat Elizabeth, “What to Wear on Camera: 5 Tips To Look Good on TV + Video,” 


https://youtu.be/bavNFBzc3Ng

Patricia Kelikani, “What to Wear on Camera,”


https://youtu.be/QmullnIXWIs

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Episode 9

Sound trumps
5 tips on how to sound great on camera

1. An external mic
We can't rely on the in-built microphone
2. Use stomach voice
Sound confident and relaxed for our listeners
3. Get rid of the uptown
Trust the sentence and end it well
4. Avoid the ums and errs
Trust the silence. The silence is powerful.
5. Smile
They can see and hear the smile. It shows our care.

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What are your tips on how to sound great in front of the camera?

b. Why do you think people can put up with poor video quality, but not poor sound quality?

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Episode 9
Further Articles

Eddy Woo, “Teaching with YouTube 01: Equipment”,


https://youtu.be/TlKXbjSpa0I

Wayne Chan, “How to Preach and Present In front of a Camera: Learn how to present your
best self in front of a camera,” Ridley College, Melbourne. Webinar at 
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6932014
which can be accessed on Ridley College’s COVID-19 Resource Page
https://www.ridley.edu.au/news/covid-19-central/

Zack Arias, “How to Make Better Videos With Your Phone,


https://youtu.be/w7wpvJzyZWI

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Episode 10

When Church is Only One Mouse Click Away


Church evangelism in a post-COVID world

1. Our implied audience has changed 4. Shorter Sermons


We're not longer speaking to just the people in We would listen to our pastor forever, but our
our church, city, country enquiring friend isn't used to them or sermons

2. Our timeline has changed 5. The whole service is evangelistic


Our online services keep on speaking forever Singing and worshipping shows our friends the
peace and shalom we have in God
3. Frontload our services
Start with a story, a testimony, an interview,
perhaps even the sermon

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What are some great ways to tell your friends about Jesus in a church setting now that we are
post-COVID?

b. What things in church will go back to the “same” pre-COVID ways, and what things will never go
back to what they were before?

c. If your implied audience is now 50-90% non-believers, how will you make use of this
opportunity?

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Episode 10
Further Articles

Timothy Keller, “Evangelistic Worship,” Worship360, 


https://worship360.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/evangelistic-worship/

Timothy Keller, “Evangelistic Worship,” Redeemer Church resources, 


https://download.redeemer.com/pdf/learn/resources/Evangelistic_Worship-Keller.pdf 

Belinda Lakelin, “How can people hear about Jesus?”, Evangelism Support and Development
Baptist Association NSW and ACT, 
https://www.facebook.com/EvangelismSupport/videos/243349493681882/

Carey Nieuwhof, “Why Are Your Online Attendance Numbers Suddenly Dropping? 5 Reasons,”
https://careynieuwhof.com/why-are-your-online-attendance-numbers-suddenly-
dropping-5-reasons/

Jay Kim, “Taking Church Online in a Coronavirus Age,” The Gospel Coalition, 


https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-online-coronavirus-age/

Megan Hill, “What’s So Special About Church?” The Gospel Coalition, 


https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/whats-special-church/

Trevin Wax, “Will the Church’s Digital Age Continue After the Coronavirus?” The Gospel
Coalition,
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/will-the-churchs-digital-wave-
continue-after-the-coronavirus/

Trevin Wax, “Will Evangelism Be Different After the Pandemic,” The Gospel Coalition, 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/will-evangelism-be-different-after-
the-pandemic/

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Episode 11

Community that Survives Despite Zoom


Small group evangelism in a post-COVID world

1. Invite our enquiring friends


Merge your universes: Invite our enquiring friends to meet your Christian friends in an online
Christian small group.

2. Share
1. What's been making you happy?
2. What's been making you sad?
3. What's been happening in my life this week?

3. Pray
Our enquiring friends will see that we have community

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What are some great ways to tell your friends about Jesus in our small groups now that we are
post-COVID?

b. Studies show that 60-80% of Australians report being lonely. This was pre-COVID! How can we
help our enquiring friends find community with our Christian friends?

c. Traditionally the purpose of small groups has been to build up believers. How can we use small
groups both to build up believers and reach out to enquirers?

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Episode 11
Further Articles

Manoush Zomorodi, “Meditations on Loneliness,” TED Radio Hour,


https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/842567397/meditations-on-loneliness?
showDate=2020-04-24

Ashley Fetters, “Why Your Zoom Happy Hour is Unsatisfying: We need to stop trying to
replicate the life we had,” The Atlantic, 
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/04/why-your-zoom-happy-hour-
unsatisfying/609823/

Yasmeen Serhan, “The Pubs are Closed, but Brits Keep Quizzing: In an era of social
distancing, one British institution has proven resilient,” The Atlantic, 
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/04/britain-pubs-trivia-quiz-fun-
coronavirus/609889/

Joel Deacon, “Gospel Communities,” City on a Hill, YouTube Playlist, 


https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgbxrEPd4vIalx0Vn3QjajvvwINfP20wp

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Episode 12

Virtual Happy Hour


Personal evangelism in a post-COVID world
1. Invite to catch up one to one
"Hey, let's catch up. Grab a drink, grab a snack and lets meet
online."

2. Ask "How are you doing? How are you really doing?"
Layers to conversations:
Outer layer: interests, weather, sport
Middle layer: values, opinion
Centre later: world views - What is real? Where we going?
What does this all mean?

3. Offer to pray for them


Pray, catch up again and let them share and gospel
opportunities will arise

Discussion questions

1. What’s something that stood out for you? 3. What’s something that it teaches you
about people?

2. What’s something you don’t understand? 4. What’s something that it teaches you
about God?

5. Whats something that you're going to do?

Further Thought

a. What are some great ways to tell our friends about Jesus one to one now that we are post-
COVID?

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Episode 12
Further Articles

Belinda Lakelin, “How can people hear about Jesus?”, Evangelism Support and Development
Baptist Association NSW and ACT, 
https://www.facebook.com/EvangelismSupport/videos/243349493681882/

Dave Robertson and Tess, “Sharing Jesus in a COVID World,” Hunter Bible Church,
https://youtu.be/kemcjPHCi80

Dave Robertson, “Evangelism in a COVID World: Three Great Resources,” Hunter Bible Church,
https://www.hunterbiblechurch.org/blog-articles/2020/4/29/evangelism-in-a-covid-
world-three-great-resources

The Word 1-2-1, 


https://theword121.com.au/

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