I watched a Zoom conference late October 2020. The facilitator wanted the resource persons to share the changes which COVID-19 has forced on their operations as ministers. Not a few of them mentioned the fact that they had to learn how to handle some technological innovations as tools for ministry, particularly during the lockdown phase of the pandemic. They also noted how they have been able to put into one hour of online service what would normally have lasted four hours in in-person services. They became better time manager and were the happier for it.
“All tools – spiritual, mental, physical, financial – must be engaged to pursue restoration.”
We have described 2020 as a great disruptor. How should one respond to this reality as we begin the journey into a new year? The answer to this will be informed by whether we see the disruption as a plus or a minus. Where the pandemic has been a minus largely because it derailed core visions and programs, the drive this new year should be restoration. All tools – spiritual, mental, physical, financial – must be engaged to pursue restoration. Like David when he lost his base at Ziklag, we must obtain a word from the Lord to pursue, overtake, and recover all. On the hand, where the disruption has actually been a blessing in disguise, then it would be foolishness to want to return to business as usual.