There is so much going on in our country, culture, and the world that could overwhelm us. Born again believers are not exempt from trials and temptation (James 1:2-7). I believe we live in a post Christian culture in which the Bible is looked at as written by ancient people. Therefore, many believe it has no relevance for us today. I also believe that our culture is trying to suppress God and cancel the Person and Work of Jesus Christ.

Also, many churches have neglected discipleship that is founded on good biblical theology and a high Christology. As a result, we haven’t been developing effective leadership in the church. Biblical discipleship is both informational and transformational from the inside out as we yield to the Holy Spirit. Only then will we have leaders who are well integrated and well adjusted and who will live Christianity as a lifestyle.

Now factor in the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic which, unfortunately, caused many churches closed. Some closed for a very long period of time. Many people stopped gathering for worship and discipleship. I believe that during the pandemic, churches should have been open while taking good and reasonable precautions following Covid-19 protocols. Generally speaking, church attendance in most churches are about 30-50 percent of per-Covid attendance.

God ordained the church to be His body and the means of sharing the good news of the Person and Work of Jesus Christ. We need to encourage congregants to become reengaged corporate and individual worship. We need to be teaching sound biblical theology with a high Christology. We need to mentor and disciple congregants and encourage them to develop a vibrant individual and corporate prayer life. Nothing and no one should ever cancel out the church and its mission.

The bottom line is that God desires His church to go forward and be faithful to Christ no matter what! People still need a Savior. Born again believers need to continue to mature in Christ from the inside out. We need to be faithfully obedient to the command in the Book of Hebrews, “23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 10:22–25.