5 Ways to Reestablish Your Spiritual Center
From Crisis to Christ: Learn how to reestablish your spiritual center.
From Crisis to Christ: Learn how to reestablish your spiritual center.
Whether partially or completely, churches and religious groups are starting to meet again across the country. More staff members are coming back to the office, and outside our safety precautions, things may be getting back to normal soon. However, before we leave the worse part of the pandemic behind, it’s worth reflecting a little on … Continued
Summer is here and yet, many of us feel like we have already had summer because our kids have been home from school or daycare for months due to COVID-19 precautions. Now that the school year has finally finished in some form or fashion, how do we make the most of the next few months … Continued
How church leaders responded during the early stages of the pandemic, focusing on their church pandemic response.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put extraordinary pressures on marriages and families. I was speaking to a family attorney yesterday who told me that he has received more calls to initiate divorce proceedings in the last three weeks than in the past two years. While we do not know all that God is doing in and through this crisis, strengthening families during crisis is possible. […]
I guess well all look back on the coronavirus outbreak of March 2020 as a moment of transition. From a Christian perspective, this event offers a unique lens through which to examine our faith and understand God's sovereignty. For the last two months, I have been working at home in the beautiful English countryside, surrounded by the rolling hills of the Cotswolds. No airplanes fly overhead. There is hardly any traffic on the streets. Our […]
In our rush to get churches open across the country, we need to be aware of the public response should something go wrong. What happens if your church discovers cases of the virus among those in the building? Worse, what happens if someone dies of the virus? Considering the importance of mitigating church reopening risks is crucial. The Wall Street Journal has reported that: Thinking […]
As I pondered what to write for this article, I decided to turn from any attempt at being profound and go for the personal and practical. Just last night, John and I FaceTimed with some international friends who let us know that their conference scheduled for later this year would now be held online rather … Continued
Crisis is not just a disrupter, it's an accelerator for future church trends.
Let's take some time to reflect before we go back to business as usual.