Post-Coronavirus

“Why were evangelicals as lonesome as everyone else before COVID-19, but less so after?” - C.Today

“A Pew Research study finds 64% of Americans who typically attend church at least monthly attended a religious service in person in September 2021—up from 43% in March 2021 and 33% in July 2020.” - Lifeway

“Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They’re now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes.” - AP/RNS

“Only 12% of churchgoers say they are ashamed of how their church has responded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, pastors will tell you they have heard from every one of these naysayers. But it is important to note that they were a loud but small minority.” - Lifeway Research

“Whatever one thinks of the prudence of the lockdowns as a means for containing the virus, they inadvertently doubled as an extreme experiment in what happens to children when they are over-sheltered and over-protected from the outward journeys of daily life. Yet, to a lesser degree, that experiment was already well underway before the pandemic ever began.” - Acton

“…we must keep ethics (or discipleship) at the forefront of our pursuit of technology because we recognize technology shapes us in countless ways.” - Jason Thacker

“The National COVID-19 Church Attendance Project (NCCAP) represents our efforts to try to see the bigger picture.

“The church did not ‘close,’ because the church is a body of believers — not a building, not a service, not an institution…. But Zoom fatigue set in quickly. I predict there’s a coming small groups boom, because online groups are just not the same as in-person groups. Right now you are in an unprecedented moment” - C.Leaders

“Though we don’t have a precise picture of what churches will look like two years from now, we are at least getting some early indicators as the congregations regather.” - Thom Rainer

Pastors, Churchgoers Tired but Hopeful for Easter 2021