During the pandemic shutdowns and stay-at-home orders, many churches were forced to host their services, meetings, and events virtually. By all indications, these online options will likely remain permanent even after in-person services resume.

The urgent need to figure out this transition also led many congregations to make impromptu decisions and to solve numerous problems on the fly. This included handling questions about sensitive or private information divulged in these virtual settings.

Now is an excellent time to move past this spur-of-the-moment approach and focus on solidifying best practices for recording events and activities, writes attorney Sally Wagenmaker and her coauthor in a new article.

The article also includes a sample video and audio recording policy, as well as sample waiver language to help churches practically navigate this effort. Become a member to unlock this new article and to download the samples.