Event Type
Papers Read
Start Date
13-10-2021 11:30 AM
End Date
13-10-2021 12:00 PM
Description
Churches in the United States and abroad have been hit hard by Covid 19. Stay at home orders and quarantines have forced churches to close their sanctuaries, or to significantly curtail the number of people allowed to congregate. Congregants have become sick, and some have died. In some instances, ministers have contracted the disease and passed away. Many churches have struggled with loss of revenue. Churches have experimented with digital technology to offer media-based services and liturgies, with varying degrees of success. What is lost, however, is the relational interaction that is so important for what it means to gather as a body of believers. This is true of Pentecostal-charismatic churches as well. But what theological resources and practices have Pentecostal-charismatic churches drawn on, or developed, to help them navigate through the pandemic?
Pentecostal Hope in the Age of Covid-19
Churches in the United States and abroad have been hit hard by Covid 19. Stay at home orders and quarantines have forced churches to close their sanctuaries, or to significantly curtail the number of people allowed to congregate. Congregants have become sick, and some have died. In some instances, ministers have contracted the disease and passed away. Many churches have struggled with loss of revenue. Churches have experimented with digital technology to offer media-based services and liturgies, with varying degrees of success. What is lost, however, is the relational interaction that is so important for what it means to gather as a body of believers. This is true of Pentecostal-charismatic churches as well. But what theological resources and practices have Pentecostal-charismatic churches drawn on, or developed, to help them navigate through the pandemic?
