by Eddie Pipkin
The pandemic interlude had a dramatic impact on ministry. Looking back on that era, we can see ways that things that felt like they were going to be monumental permanent shifts were really just temporary blips. We can see ways that what was inevitable was simply accelerated. And we can identify some things that never changed at all. Some of the shifts, particularly because they were distributed unevenly across generational divides, will take a while to decipher. For instance, people’s impulse to just stay home. The pandemic gave folks permission to fully embrace their homebody instincts, and the couple of years since haven’t shifted attitudes much. Getting people together is different now.
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