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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries.\nAs coronavirus government restrictions have curtailed in-person Sunday services, thousands of pastors and church leaders have continued to reach their congregations through livestreams.\nBut not all churches have the same technological infrastructure. And even for churches who might have access to a tripod, smartphone, microphone and Facebook Live--their members might not have bandwidth fast enough for live video or they themselves might not be comfortable accessing these new platforms.\xa0\nJonathan Brooks, the senior pastor at Canaan Community Church in Chicago\u2019s West Englewood neighborhood, says that he has some fellow pastor friends whose churches are still meeting, in spite of the state\u2019s coronavirus meeting bans.\n"But it's because of the giving. It's because if they don't physically have church, they won't get any money and their budget is not so that they can miss a Sunday,\u201d said Brooks. \u201cAnd so it\u2019s such a conundrum, it\u2019s such a quandary. Some folks just stop having church completely because they don't have anybody around them that can help them navigate this new way of being.\u201d\nWhile Brooks\u2019 church has been able to meet digitally, he recognizes that few in his congregation have the opportunity to move their work online.\n\u201cTo be honest with you, this is a white-collar pandemic. It's not a blue-collar pandemic,\u201d he said. \u201cThe folks who serve us all and make things run still have to go to work, which is the majority of my congregation.\u201d\nBrooks joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss how Canaan has navigated online giving, how he has injected creativity into his online Holy Week services, and what it\u2019s like when your congregation says \u201cAmen\u201d over Zoom.\nWhat is Quick to Listen? Read more\nRate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts\nFollow the podcast on Twitter \nFollow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen\nFollow our guest on Twitter: Jonathan Brooks\nLearn more about the Churches Helping Churches challenge\nLearn more about Canaan Community Church\nMusic by Sweeps \nQuick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder \nThe transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices