The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked plenty of havoc on healthcare systems and economies around the globe, but what keeps me up at night is worries about what it might do to the church. Weeks of missed worship services, of course, are not good for the spiritual health of any congregation, but if the body of Christ can hold together as a people united by faith, hope, and love, we will have the resilience to quickly bounce back from this time of separation. But can we hold together? Or do we risk facing alienation within our ranks far worse than the physical distance of recent weeks?
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Brad Littlejohn
Brad Littlejohn (Ph.D, University of Edinburgh) is Director of Programs and Education at American Compass. He lives in Loudoun County, VA, with his wife, Rachel, and four children.
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