Tuesdays Online @ 20:00 h via ZOOM

Join Scott Corwin for this 5-week online discussion based upon Gary Thomas’ lecture series — Spiritual Formation and Devotional Intimacy — found on BiblicalTraining.Org. Watch the lectures, take notes, and join our ZOOM discussion on Tuesday nights at 20:00 h.

Create your own FREE BiblicalTraining.Org account and register for this SEMINAR — for FREE. Download the listening guide and listen to the first two lectures for our first meeting on Tues 24 March.

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IBCB‘s Sunday worship service has moved ONLINE ONLY until Easter.

We ask you to stay at home and join our worship service ONLINE. You’ll be able to join us virtually as we broadcast our singing, Scripture reading, praying, and preaching.

Special Note:  We’ll have something special for our kids during the service and an announcement about a weekday opportunity!

You can join the service Sunday @ 12:30 h LIVE by …

Joining us on ZOOM:  https://zoom.us/j/747309312 [NOTE:  This is an updated link!]

Joining us on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/t4yO-vkLdiU [NOTE:  Watch the recording of our services on our IBC Berlin YouTube channel — http://www.youtube.com/c/IBCBerlin)

We see this as an opportunity for us to be the church scattered and connect with each other in creative, hope-filled ways.

by Gyburg Beschnidt

The International Baptist Church Berlin did not cancel their worship service as many churches did but chose a different form of meeting: a videoconference. 65 computers and mobiles were connected and about a hundred people worshiped together. That was less than on other Sundays but a lot for a meeting which was announced only a day earlier.

Many people in the congregation know videoconferences from their workplace and from the weekly conversations with Scott Corwin. On Tuesday nights, they join him on zoom.org to discuss the sermon and the plans of the church. Now, all worship services, workshops and prayer meetings will take place as videoconferences at least until Easter. Members and friends were invited by email with links and QR-Codes. Further information was also distributed via WhatsApp and Telegram Messenger. In addition, an online “Vacation”-Bible school is planned for next week.

The form of the worship service was similar to the usual format. However, songs were only accompanied by a guitar, not the praise team. Of course, there was also a sermon and prayers. Prayer requests were collected via chat. The beamer-presentation was visible on monitors – and in a window the activity in the church. Instead of an offering, the congregation was invited to contribute to the bank account of the church. Of course, some things still need to be improved technically: A camcorder observes things differently than a person. People need to learn the functions of the program and they have to accept the different atmosphere. There is a warm welcome … only via the chat and no hugs. The coffee after church is not provided. But in a time of social distancing, it helps to enjoy the fellowship of brother and sisters and to receive the blessing of God.