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| Could Escambia County see a renewed interest in religion, particularly among area youth, in the midst of this Pandemic? Some encouraging signs point to the answer being "YES!" |
Yesterday morning we held our 46th Coffee with the Commissioner event live on Zoom.
The focus: The worldwide COVID-19 Pandemic and the devastation being caused to our way of life in America and how this all has impacted our county's faith-based community and our churches.
Our guests for the live stream were county administrator Janice Gilley, Hillcrest Baptist Church Senior Pastor Jim Locke, Marcus Pointe Baptist Church Senior Pastor Gordon Godfrey Jr., and from the Pensacola Bay Baptist Association, Executive Director Dr. Brian Nall.
The panel engaged in a very interesting discussion about the impacts of the virus--financially and on attendance at church.
The surprising thing that was reported is/was the continuation of faithful giving to churches and the attendance gains among YOUNG people in the community. Both of these reports were pleasant surprises to me--as cynically I worried attendance would decline further and financial giving to churches would nosedive. I am so glad I was wrong--thankful to hear that the silver lining---at least at a few local churches--appears to be MORE interest in church now.
Could we be headed into a period of Revival? I hope so. Our nation and our community needs it!
You can watch the Facebook Live video of the coffee here.
Watch the You tube video here
