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2022 年 3 月 19 日／20 日 Click here for English 網絡牧養，你也可參與
陳浩然牧師
疫情中很多教會都覺察到「網絡牧養」的必要性。但這種新牧養模式不是教牧的專利，在這新常態下，每個信徒也有積極的角色。以下是三個實踐方向。 崇拜參與 網上崇拜在今天已不是甚麼新鮮事，但抱著甚麼心態參與卻是關鍵所在。作為信徒，我會選擇教會所列出的崇拜時間參與，就如準時出席現場崇拜一樣。你或會問，在較後的時間收看不是一樣嗎？反正兩者的內容是一樣的。對，內容一樣，但參與的心態卻大不相同。網上崇拜有別於一般網上視訊節目，後者可隨個人喜好「收看」，前者卻是個實時的群體行動。即使只有我一人對著螢幕，我也知道在這城市不同角落，有弟兄姊妹與我一起頌唱詩歌，一起領受聖言，更一起同心說「阿們」。這可算是數碼時代中「聖徒相通」的一個新表達。 團契小組 在線上進行團契或小組的弟兄姊妹，對有關技術相信已有很好的掌握吧？大家下一步不妨想想如何善用這個特殊空間，帶給團友一些不同的團契經驗。線上團契其實是個足不出戶的「團契家訪」，我們何不借此機會多一點認識團友的生活？團友們大可分享家中的特色擺設、或對自己有特別意義的物品。家中如有小寵物，就必然大受歡迎。我更建議你邀請家人在鏡頭前亮一亮相，讓他們也認識你的團友，傳福音的機會，可能會就此萌芽。我想只要在週會設計上加點心思，大家必有意想不到的收穫。 彼此牧養 提起牧養，我們容易只想到牧者對會眾的單向行動，但聖經讓我們知道，特別是在初期教會，牧養是多向的，就是說，信徒間也須彼此牧養。信徒在線上可多發放一些信仰正能量，分享你的靈修心得、或感恩事項，讓線上世界多點屬靈氣氛。互聯網實在是個「尋人」好工具，你試試主動尋找一些失聯的團友，讓他們知道團契之門仍然是開敞的。身處海外的弟兄姊妹，也同樣需要我們的關心。教牧同工的接觸面是有限的，眾信徒如能借助彼此的關連網絡，肢體生活必可去得更深更遠。 疫情終有一天會過去，到時「網絡牧養」還有價值嗎？我相信「網絡牧養」和傳統現場牧養不是一場「零和遊戲」，不存在此消彼長的操作。兩種牧養模式皆有其強處和限制，配合得宜實可互相補足，讓教會在這個數碼新世代繼續作好見證。 Pastor's Sharing Online Pastoring – You Can Also Play A Part Rev Raymond Chan During the pandemic, many churches realize the necessity for "online pastoring." This new mode of pastoring is not exclusive for pastors. Under the new normal, every believer can take on an active role in this. The following are three ways to put this into practice: Worship Online worship is nothing new today but our mentality of participation is key. As a believer, I would choose to attend at the time scheduled by the church, just like attending onsite worship services on time. You may ask, is it not the same to attend later? The content is the same after all. It is true that the content is the same but the mentality of participation is very different. Online worship is not the same as other online programs. The latter is something you can "watch" according to your personal interest. The former, however, is a real-time corporate act. Even if I may be alone in front of the monitor, I know that in different parts of the city, there are brothers and sisters singing praises with me, learning the word of God, and saying "Amen" together. This is a new expression of "the communion of saints" in the digital age. Fellowships and Small Groups Brothers and sisters in fellowships and small groups which meet online should now have mastered the necessary skills. You could perhaps think about how to make better use of this special space to bring about some different fellowship experience for members. Online fellowship is really a "home visit" without going out. Why not take this opportunity to know more about other fellowship members' life? They can actually share with each other special decorations of their home and things of special significance to them. If you have pets at home, they will certainly be very popular. I also suggest that you could invite your family members to show up before the camera to let them know your fellowship members. This could well be the beginning of opportunities to share the gospel. I think if we give more thoughts to planning fellowship meetings, we will have surprising rewards. Mutual Pastoring Talking about pastoring, it is easy for us to think of the one-directional pastors-to-congregation pastoring. But the Bible lets us know that especially in the early church, pastoring is multi-directional. That is to say, believers also minister to one another. Believers can inject faith-based positivity online, sharing what you have learnt from your devotionals or things you are grateful for so that the atmosphere in the online world is more spiritual. The Internet is a good tool to "search for people." You could try to look for fellowship members whom you have lost touch with before to let them know that the doors of the fellowship are still open. Brothers and sisters overseas also need our care. The people the pastoral team can reach is limited but if believers can connect with those in their own networks, fellowship life can go deeper and farther. One day, the pandemic will be over. Will "online pastoring" be of any value then? I believe that "online pastoring" and traditional onsite pastoring are not a zero-sum game in which the advantage of one side is necessarily the loss of the other. Both modes of pastoring have their strengths and restrictions. Well deployed, they can complement each other to help the church continue to be good witnesses in the new digitized era. |