COVID-19 exposed churches that were still using the tried-and-true method of opening their doors and waiting for people to show up. Some churches have had to catch up and adapt quickly. Others have been waiting out the storm.
I spend half my time working with Christian CEOs from corporate America. I have been on numerous Zoom calls with them as they seek to navigate COVID-19. Doing so has provided a fascinating contrast of how business and church leaders are preparing to lead in the future. Business leaders know they can never return to the way things were. They don’t look back; they look forward. They don’t bemoan lost opportunities; they search for new ones. Church leaders could learn much from this approach.
Richard Blackaby, richardblackaby.com, is the president of Blackaby Ministries International and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
