by Rebekah Simon-Peter | May 27, 2020
As churches prepare to re-open, it’s fair to ask if COVID has undone church decline. Over the last two months, your congregation has gone through a transformation. You have created new forms of worship, established new means for people to give, and launched new...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Apr 23, 2020
Christians believe that out of death comes resurrection. Even Christians have been hard-pressed to believe that new life could arise out of this pandemic. Yet that’s what’s happened. Take church buildings, for example. Their size, shape, and cost have...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Apr 16, 2020
For decades all signs have pointed to the decreasing role of religion in American life. Then came the pandemic, and with it, church culture shifts. Churches, uniquely suited to provide meaning in uncertain times, quickly moved worship online. In the process,...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Apr 13, 2020
COVID-19 has brought with it a flurry of unexpected changes. One month ago, I never would have expected to wear a mask to the grocery store, practice social distancing, or wash my hands incessantly. Life has changed dramatically and there have been some unexpected...
