I believe that COVID-19 is God’s way of saying, “Can I have your attention, please!?”
The Sin of Inertia
I was just sitting here thinking about how the church has become, well … mediocre. Mediocrity conveys the quality of being average or ordinary. Inertia, on the other hand, is the tendency to keep on doing what you’re currently doing. Welcome to the state of the church in America, broadly speaking. Then, I was alerted to a message on my phone. Lo and behold, an update from Carey Nieuwhof. Coincidence? You tell me: https://bit.ly/3dZz3qe
Now That God Has Our Attention …
For the past several years I’ve been deeply concerned about the state of the American church. I’ve read a number of books, blogs, and articles that paint a demoralizing picture of how we’ve become complacent. As leaders we talk, year after year, about the changes we believe are necessary to bring about revival and revitalization. And, year after year, we continue to do the same things we’ve always done – with the same result. Barna Research shows that more than…