When You’re in the Pandemic What Is the Cure Christian Standard, September 2020
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When You’re in the Pandemic: What Is the Cure?

When You’re in the Pandemic: What Is the Cure? is Christian Standard’s September 2020 issue on biblical crisis, God’s provision, church leadership, and faithful ministry in uncertain times.

Issue
September 2020
Volume
CLV
Number
9
Published in
Parker, CO
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About this issue

When You’re in the Pandemic: What Is the Cure? is the September 2020 issue of Christian Standard, a print issue that explores how Christians and church leaders can respond faithfully to crisis through biblical perspective, practical ministry, and renewed trust in God’s provision. Framed by the pandemic context of 2020, this issue turns repeatedly to Scripture to ask what the church can learn from famine, captivity, wilderness wandering, and persecution.

The issue combines Bible-based reflection with ministry application. Readers will find articles on fellowship in the church, thinking forward in a digital age, and the gospel’s power during shutdowns. A major section traces biblical crisis moments through Joseph and the famine, the Babylonian captivity, Israel’s wilderness experience, and the persecution of the New Testament church. These pieces connect ancient patterns of waiting, exile, provision, and resilience to the challenges churches faced during COVID-19.

Alongside those studies, the issue highlights practical responses in church finance, cross-cultural partnership, caring for lonely and vulnerable people, and strategic ministry shifts shaped by the pandemic. The result is a cohesive issue focused on how the church can move from fear to faith, from interruption to renewal, and from survival to mission.

For readers researching When You’re in the Pandemic: What Is the Cure?, this September 2020 issue offers a strong snapshot of how Christian Standard addressed crisis, leadership, discipleship, and ministry during a season of uncertainty.

Table of contents

In Every Issue

2-3 | from the publisher

6-7 | from the Editor
Thinking Forward, Moving Forward
Gary L. Johnson

8-9 | e2:EFFECTIVE ELDERS

10-11 | POLISHED
The Gospel that Never Shuts Down
Megan Rawlings

12-14 | HORIZONS
Churches BeFriend Across Cultures
Laura McKillip Wood

16-17 | MINISTRYLIFE
Once Upon a Pandemic
Anna Brink

Church Finance FAQ
Kent E. Fillinger

18-20 | METRICS

24 | Waiting Is Working
Mark E. Moore

28 | God Provides in Times of Crisis
Gary Johnson and Jared Johnson

32 | “I Will Bring You Back”
Arron Chambers

38 | Moving from Crisis to Renewal
Austin Gohn

44 | “The God Who Provides”
Kevin Dooley

48 | Wandering Through the Coronavirus Wilderness
Tom Ellsworth

52 | Finally Moving Forward
Matt Summers with Janice Summers

56 | Unstoppable
John Whittaker

62 | A New Pandemic
Trevor DeVage with Mark A. Taylor

66 | The Attitude That Makes the Difference
Caleb Kaltenbach

77-93 | The Lookout

95 | Interact

96 | The Final Word

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