Can the Church Survive COVID-19?
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This is a podcast episode titled, Can the Church Survive COVID-19?. The summary for this episode is: Church is more than a building. It's a people. So is social distancing a church-ending threat? Or is COVID-19 offering the church fresh opportunities for mission? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) discuss the most important threats facing the church today.
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Outline
0:20 - How the coronavirus impacts the church
2:40 - Barriers to entry
5:50 - A new mission field: online
8:10 - Early adopters vs. traditionalists
10:15 - The Church: Jesus's establishment (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A1-2&version=NIV (Ephesians 5.1-2) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A28&version=NIV (Acts 20.28))
12:35 - Local churches vs. Mega churches (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+13%3A7&version=NIV (Hebrews 13.7))
15:50 - Missional churches
16:40 - Missing the real threats to the church
20:20 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/are-we-hypocrites-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-12-1/ (Are We Hypocrites?)
22:50 - Where are the serious Christians? (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+6%3A1&version=NIV (Acts 6.1))
24:40 - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Donatists (Donatism)
27:10 - Is power bad?
28:50 - Division, gossip, and conflict resolution (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians+4%3A2-3&version=NIV (Philippians 4.2-3) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+18%3A17&version=ESV (Proverbs 18.17))
34:00 - Connecting Jesus and the Church
36:30 - Acts 20.29-30
37:00 - Questions to wrestle with
39:20 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.
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Scripture
Ephesians 5.1-2: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A1-2&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A1-2&version=NIV)
Acts 20.28: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A28&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A28&version=NIV)
Hebrews 13.7: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+13%3A7&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+13%3A7&version=NIV)
Acts 6.1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+6%3A1&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+6%3A1&version=NIV)
Philippians 4.2-3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians+4%3A2-3&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians+4%3A2-3&version=NIV)
Proverbs 18.17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+18%3A17&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+18%3A17&version=ESV)
Acts 20.29-30: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+20%3A29-30&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+20%3A29-30&version=NIV)
Resources
Donatism ("Donatist" from Encyclopaedia Britannica): https://www.britannica.com/topic/Donatists (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Donatists)
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