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How did COVID-19 impact the American church? What caused some churches to thrive, while others struggled? Why did some pastors quit or resign, when so many stayed? What can we learn from pandemic that will prepare us for the uncertain future? We all have assumptions and ideas about what happened. But are they correct? What…
Many of our assumptions about the pandemic’s impact on American churches are incorrect or incomplete. What actually happened? And why talk about this now? The COVID-19 pandemic officially ended on May 11th, 2023. While it lasted only three years, the pandemic impacted almost every institution in America. Research studies have examined the impact of COVID-19…
Pandemic challenges and battles, especially the loss of presence, inflicted deep and lasting wounds on pastoral leaders. Shepherding a congregation is intensely intimate work. Pandemic restrictions didn’t merely prevent pastors from seeing people face-to-face; in many cases they disrupted both ministry and ministers. In particular, the rush to stream worship services online revealed that many…
Jonathan Cahn talked with The Christian Post about his book and its claims of biblical parallels regarding abortion and the COVID-19 pandemic, the political career of Donald Trump, and something he called “The Josiah Moment.” Source: Read More
A German family that fled to the United States over 15 years ago after being fined thousands for homeschooling their children may be deported within the next few weeks, the advocacy group representing them says. Source: Read More
With a record number of congregations predicted to close their doors by 2025, multiuse developments may be the future for shrinking congregations and empty buildings. The future looked bleak for St. Peter’s United Church of Christ (UCC) in Louisville, Kentucky. The congregation had dwindled to a dozen elderly German Americans in a poor, predominantly Black…
New research shows how Black churches suffered during the pandemic. But these congregations also found unity where others were torn apart. Pastor Lorenzo Neal had the first panic attack of his life on a hot summer night during the pandemic. He imagined it was what a heart attack would feel like. His neighbors called 911….
New research shows disagreement over COVID-19 policies drove changes in attendance, but “a lot of it is a mystery.” After a few hard pandemic years, Paul Seay is happy to see more people coming to the two Methodist churches he pastors in Abingdon, Virginia. Still, he can’t help but wonder, What happened to the people…
Our ideological opponents are not the enemy. Someone who grew up in a more liberal religious tradition than mine once told me the sermons in his church were always boring, especially on Easter Sunday. “That was the day the pastor had to deal with the Resurrection,” a doctrine about which he was at best squeamish…
José Hernández’s story of a migrant worker turned astronaut is told in the new film “A Million Miles Away.” In an interview with The Christian Post, he shares how he felt called by God to pursue a dream that seemed all but impossible. Source: Read More