Thread: A reality check on churches re-assembling in #California.

Yesterday (5/23), President Trump did *not* order churches to open, but called Governors to open them “or else.”

Here in #Cali, we are awaiting guidelines from Gov Newsom, supposedly Mon (5/25).

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I’m thankful Pres. Trump rattled some cages, but there’s still a process ahead.

How it has typically worked is that the State issues minimum guidelines that the County then considers.

The County can then give guidelines that are *more strict* than the State’s guidance.

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After the County’s deliberation, it has to get approval from the State for their county-specific guidance.

Now, mix in a bunch of bureaucratic confusion and delays and there’s really no clear timeline.

(Our legal counsel estimates that we could be at least 2-4 weeks out).

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Christians, President Trump did *not* open your church yesterday. So give your pastor(s) a break.

Also, reopening will be county by county (CA has 58!). So don’t compare your church with one across county lines, there are different standards, however arbitrary it seems.

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Yesterday’s presidential shot across the bow was needed and good. But there’s still a lot work to do.

Continue to be patient and be prayerful for your pastor(s).

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Getting over the legal hurdle of the church’s proper recognition was really just one issue.

Now, pastors are staring down the barrel of reopening guidance - and perhaps more legal challenges with them.

And we’re already exhausted. Oh, and it’s Sunday again, tomorrow.

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