Coronavirus
Book Review: The Post-Quarantine Church, by Thom Rainer
Review by Allen Duty | 01.21.2021In this book Rainer explores the challenges and opportunities for Christian ministry in a post-coronavirus world.
A Time for Civil Disobedience? A Response to Grace Community Church’s Elders
By Jonathan Leeman | 07.25.2020Before your church follows John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church and begins to gather in defiance of governmental orders this Sunday, I’d like to suggest that civil disobedience may not be the only legitimate or moral course of action at this moment.
Pastoring in a Pandemic QuickTake: Serving Your Neighbors, Sharing the Gospel
By Mark Vroegop | 06.03.2020Mark Vroegop discusses how churches can share the gospel during the coronavirus pandemic.
Pastoring in a Pandemic QuickTake: Keeping our Polity Straight in a Pandemic
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.03.2020Jonathan Leeman considers the challenges the coronavirus poses to church polity and how pastors can maintain biblical fidelity in the midst of the pandemic.
Pastoring in a Pandemic Quicktake: Shepherding Lessons Learned in Quarantine
By Bob Johnson | 06.02.2020Bob Johnson discusses lessons learned about shepherding his flock during the Covid19 pandemic.
Churches’ Rights and Responsibilities When Reopening in the Pandemic
By J. Butterfield, M. T. Martens | 05.26.2020What are churches’ rights and responsibilities as they consider reopening?
What Should I Do With Those Who Are Unable or Unwilling to Attend Church When We Start Gathering?
By Nick Gatzke | 05.19.2020Gathering together again will be a great joy for many and a unique challenge for some. Let’s make sure that no one is left behind in the post-Covid church.
Pastoring in a Pandemic, Episode 10: How Christians throughout the Ages Have Responded to Plagues & Pandemics (with Michael Haykin)
By J. Leeman, M. A. G. Haykin | 05.15.2020Jonathan Leeman chats with church historian Michael Haykin of SBTS about how Christians throughout the ages have responded to plagues and pandemics. Could it be that COVID-19 presents a historic opportunity?
How Can I Counsel Those with Anxiety, Loneliness, or Depression?
By Gunner Gundersen | 05.15.2020During this pandemic, many people are struggling with anxiety, loneliness, or depression—sometimes a heavy mix of all three. How can we help?
How To Plan A Sunday Morning Service . . . Outside
By Dave Russell | 05.13.2020If you are planning an outdoor gathering for your next Sunday morning worship service, here are ten things to consider.
Has COVID-19 Made 9Marks Raise the White Flag on Multi-Site and Multi-Service Churches?
By Jonathan Leeman | 05.13.2020There’s a difference between short-term accommodations and permanent structures.
What Did DC Churches Do When the Spanish Flu Struck Again?
By Caleb Morell | 05.11.2020Contrary to all expectations, the closing of churches for the month of October in 1918 did not result in decline and ruin, but in revitalization and growth.
How Should I Respond to the Growing Pornography Consumption?
By Deepak Reju | 05.11.2020With so many people stuck inside and enduring social isolation, it’s no surprise that we’ve seen an increase in church members struggling with pornography.
How to Pray for Your Pastor During Lockdown
By Christopher Ash | 05.08.2020This global lockdown affects us all differently. We live under widely varying regulations in different countries or even in different counties within the same country. But there are some things you can pray for your pastor—regardless of his circumstance.
How One Texas Church Reopened Their Services
By Rodney Brown | 05.08.2020Pastoral reflections on how Metro Bible Church in South Lake, TX, reopened.
