Tag: coronavirus

Why Many Pastors Are Considering Quitting

Six reasons why pastors are considering quitting due to burnout.

Leaders, It’s Time for a New Message

Midway through the pandemic, it’s time to pivot our messaging.

4 Crucial Lessons for the Post-COVID Church

This article originally appeared on MissioAlliance.org and is reposted here by permission. In 2004, Patricia O’Connell Killen and Mark Silk edited and contributed to the book Religion...

A Depressed Pastor Navigates 2020 Mental Health Struggles

Its just hard! Those are three of the nicest words Ive ever heard. When youre hurting and sad and you dont even know exactly why youre so sad, but someone, instead of offering solutions or guilt trips or snap out of it advice just comes along and validates what youre feeling, its powerful. Its. Just. […] This piece discusses pastor mental health struggles.

Research: 1 in 5 Churches May Close Due to Pandemic

Sixty-five percent of churches have seen a giving decrease since mid-March as churches stopped holding in-person services.

Prayer and the Coronavirus

What can stop the coronavirus? I’m all in for: • Wearing my mask.• Social distancing.• Washing my hands. That makes a big difference. We also need factual and...

Pastoral Care During the Pandemic

Even in the midst of pandemic, we church leaders have to continue providing pastoral care for our sheep. Here are some reflections on this...

Survey: Americans Oppose Religious Exemptions From Coronavirus-Related Restrictions

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. adults overwhelmingly say houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and large gatherings as other organizations or businesses in their local area. About eight in 10 Americans (79%) take this position on religious exemptions from coronavirus restrictions, four times the share who think houses of […]