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I Wonder How Things Will Change?

By charlie worley
This Covid-19 mess in 2020 makes me wonder how things will change in the church in 2021 and beyond. Here are a few of my questions for those who are interested.

This Covid-19 mess in 2020 makes me wonder how things will change in the church in 2021 and beyond. Here are a few of my questions for those who are interested.

 

I wonder how 2020 will change the way we worship together in the future?

 

I wonder what fears people will bring with them if and when they go back to church meetings and services?

 

I wonder what people who have not set foot in a church service will see the church as a people and place where they need to go to find hope and answers to their concerns?

 

I wonder how going through 2020 will change the way we do evangelism and outreach to those who need Jesus?

 

I wonder how pastors and church leaders will handle the stress and challenges of re-opening?

 

I wonder what will happen to the traditional Sunday School?

 

I wonder what believers who have decided not to attend church services any longer will do for fellowship, spiritual encouragement, biblical teaching and preaching, spiritual accountability, and Christian service?

 

I wonder how long we'll have to wear masks and stay 6 feet apart when we walk inside a church building?

 

I wonder how differently church gatherings will look in the future?

 

I wonder how the post-pandemic church will do singing and music?

 

I wonder if the current use of online media will continue or even expand into the future?

 

I wonder how many microchurches will be spawned and if this will be a trend or fad that fades?

 

I wonder when church leaders and members will get tired of Zoom meetings and Bible studies?

 

I wonder how much church giving will be affected in the future?

 

I wonder if hugs and handshakes in church are now a thing of the past?

 

I wonder if the megachurch will be a thing of the past within the next 5-10 years?

 

I wonder how long it will take seminaries to adapt their pastoral training to the realities of a post-pandemic world?

 

I wonder what the Lord is saying to us and if we will hear and apply what He says about the future?

 

What do you wonder?

 

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