It will be impossible to return to the way things were before the pandemic. The Father is leveraging this crisis to call His church to maintain the sacred message of the past but learn through this transition to prioritize the ministry of the church scattered. This may be the greatest opportunity in our lifetime to see many people come to Christ as new normals are developed for everyone. This post by Thom Rainer is excellent:
“In a recent article, I wrote that churches will never be the same after the pandemic. An important corollary to that thesis is that pastors will never be the same. Though the biblical standards of pastoral ministry remain constant, how pastors carry out that ministry will change dramatically. In many ways, the changes are already taking place.
Pastors will either thrive with an attitude of abundance or retreat with an attitude of scarcity. Some pastors are already adapting incredibly well during the pandemic. They are functioning more with an attitude of God’s abundant provisions than one of scarcity. These pastors are becoming amazingly creative and positive about the future. Unfortunately, others can’t wait to return to a church world that no longer exists.”