(The Christian Post) Christmas services will be different this year, many pastors have said, as they plan both their sermon message and whether to hold in-person, online only or hybrid services.
The Barna Group found in a national survey of Protestant senior pastors that nearly one-half, 45%, plan to hold Christmas services both in-person and online, while 23% expect to have services both in-person and available on-demand so families can watch sermons at their convenience. Only 4% said they plan to have services exclusively online. The remainder of pastors, 29%, said at the time of the survey (conducted March 20–Sept. 28) that they hadn’t decided on their plans for church services this year.