{"id":21409,"date":"2020-10-08T09:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T16:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=21409"},"modified":"2020-10-08T09:46:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T16:46:53","slug":"churches-dont-let-covid-19-beat-you-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/churches-dont-let-covid-19-beat-you-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Churches, Don\u2019t Let COVID-19 Beat You Twice!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Rev. John Tucker<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap dropcapp3\">There is a saying in sports that goes like this, \u201cDon\u2019t let one loss turn into two losses!\u201d What this statement means is that a team needs to learn from a loss and not let it defeat their spirit and work ethic. If they do not learn from it, they will allow that loss to cascade into other losses. It makes a lot of sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dropcapp3\">I write this because I hope our churches won\u2019t let COVID-19 lead to other church losses. Here is a list of the ways we could let COVID-19 beat us more than once:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Loss of commitment because we cannot attend in-person worship.<\/li><li>Loss of relationship because small groups cannot meet in person.<\/li><li>Loss of pastoral support because the pastor is having to do a different job than the pastor did back in \u201cnormal\u201d times.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Loss of income because people are with-holding their giving because of other things listed here.<\/li><li>Letting minor annoyances erupt into major conflict because we are all frustrated with how we are having to do church right now.<\/li><li>Arguing over the church using PPP loan money.<\/li><li>Resenting staff who are getting paid when they cannot do the jobs they were hired for.<\/li><li>Resenting that staff had to be let go due to a lack of financial resources.<\/li><li>Envying other denominations who are not being as careful as we are.<\/li><li>Blaming the District Superintendent for everything that is going wrong (I am kidding about this one but if it helps, I\u2019d rather you blame me than your pastor).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These are very trying times. The wildfires have wreaked havoc. Political anxiety is at an all-time high. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a breath. Pursue a spiritual discipline. Respond with love and patience. We need to be the people we are supposed to be because the world needs that right now. We need it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Rev. John Tucker <\/strong>serves as District Superintendent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umoi.org\/craterlake\">Crater Lake District <\/a>in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churches are facing a lot of challenges right now and risk the danger of allowing loss to build upon loss. 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