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On the Sunday after in-person church services in California shut down because of the pandemic, Steven Rodriguez stood behind his pulpit in a suit and tie and preached to about 100 empty seats for a prerecorded online sermon.
“It just felt hollow,” said Rodriguez, pastor of The Family Church in San Jose. “Because at our church, we’ve never done church like that before.”
The pandemic required major changes in how religious services were conducted, with many congregants missing out on face-to-face contact and the community spirit of singing and praying together. Today, while not losing sight of the value of those practices, some local pastors have pivoted to new, technology-driven methods to attract both established and new congregants.
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