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Covid-19 and the New Spiritual Landscape

March 15, 2020 How is the Novel Coronavirus affecting the landscape of the church in my community, country, and the world? I’ve noticed a change in the spiritual landscape of the church for several years. I’ve observed and participated in viral movements of Christ's gospel in places where it’s illegal to have gatherings of believers, yet the message of Christ and the church continues to prevail mightily, but its form is very different than what we value and celebrate here in the US. I’ve observed that most people value size and quality programming in American churches. I’m not against large churches and I’m not against quality. I just think it’s far more important to us than it is to Jesus. Here’s what I think Jesus values…the mission of God's kingdom (Matthew 6:33). This means sending capacity over seating capacity. This means significance is not about size. This looks like people receiving Christ and following His example of loving God and others. Here’s the challenge:...