What Does This Make Possible?
Photo by Nothing Ahead from Pexels As we enter a new year, there may be light at the end of the tunnel of the pandemic. With two approved vaccines now, we hope that at some point in 2021 we won’t have to wear masks, mind physical distance, and refrain from larger groups. Still, if you’re hoping that the church will return to the way it was before the pandemic, I imagine you will be disappointed. I’m sorry. Just the same, while this is a hard truth for some, it also sounds like a breath of fresh air for others. That doesn’t mean the church will be unrecognizable. The people of Salem aren’t disappearing suddenly. There are many of us worshiping, growing, serving, giving, and telling others about what God has done in Jesus. When we do gather in-person again, however, we won’t have as many people as we did prior to the pandemic. In-person worship attendance was already struggling and declining before the pandemic. The crisis has simply accelerated what was already happen...