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(1) I understand leading by loving and protecting your congregation, honoring God given authority, and proceeding cautiously when you have little to no info. However, as we see this COVID situation continue to escalate in “cases” but decline in deaths, it will become ...
(2) incumbent for pastoral leadership to look at the facts and begin to actively and loudly champion the safety and necessity of public, corporate worship without restrictions. If we allow agenda driven fear to indefinitely dictate our worship, even as facts and reason show ...
(3) otherwise, I fear we will allow irreparable damage to the expectation of free, unencumbered church gatherings.
(4) I believe COVID-19 is real. I believe many people have tragically died from the illness. I believe there are common-sense precautions people should take to keep themselves and others from getting ill.
(5) However, if the facts continue to show that increased cases do not lead to a proportionally significant increase in deaths, or that the overall mortality rate of this illness does not warrant more caution or response than other prominent, flu-like illnesses, then we must ...
(6) boldly lead our churches in faith to meet, worship, and serve together as the church has done through centuries of concern and crisis.
(7) Beware of the trending narrative of:
- more cases = more danger
- no normalcy until a vaccine
- churches are dangerous places
- more cases = more danger
- no normalcy until a vaccine
- churches are dangerous places
