It's Thursday: "Envisioning the Post-Virus Church' and More

An Afghani field

Envisioning the Post-Virus Church

This article makes some good points. Its title, in my opinion, is overly-optimistic and its initial paragraphs suggest that it may have been written before the latest surge of COVID-19 cases across the United States. That said, I recommend reading it.

They Refused the Vaccine but Still Want Our Empathy. Can We Deny Them?
Melissa Florer-Bixler who is pastor of Raleigh Mennonite Church and the author of How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace, shares what she sees is the proper Christian response to COVID-deniers and vaccine opponents.

5 Ways to Optimize Your Church's Giving Page
As more people give online, chuches will want to make online giving easier.

vHow Much Should You Shepherd Church Members on Social Media?
This podcast addresses what is a very important issue in the local church today. Some pastors do an excellent job of shepherding church members and attendees on social media. Other pastors' shepherding is not just woefully inadequate, it is downright harmful and a disgrace to the teaching and example of our Lord.

Why Good Theology Matters in Prayer
Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as bad or wrong prayer.

Prayer Tips: Keep Attentive
For me I find the best time to pray is when I am not struggling to stay awake; the best place, outdoors, while taking a quiet qalk. Walking helps me to be more attentive.

Prayer in Time of Plague
As the world has changed so has The Book of Common Prayer's theology of sickness.

How to Pray for Afghanistan—and the Taliban
No matter how we see the Taliban, Jesus teaches us that we should pray for them.

Taliban’s Religious Ideology – Deobandi Islam – Has Roots in Colonial India
Learning more about the Taliaban and their beliefs enables to better understand them and to better pray for them.