Higher ed plans not written in stone
Almost everything printed here could change tomorrow. Or today. Pandemics are complicated like that. And few organizations must wrestle with as many of the complications…
Coronavirus
On campus or online?
Details in this list are quickly changing. We will try to add updates when possible; however, please check with individual universities for the most up-to-date…
Pepperdine moves fall classes online
Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, Calif., will remain closed for the fall semester, and classes will be held online, President Jim Gash announced. Gash's announcement…
COVID-19 hits churches hard
Vanessa Hawkins was worried. It was early March, and her sister, Crystaline Kuykendall, had been ill with a variety of symptoms. When Hawkins called to…
Churches as superspreaders: Is in-person worship ‘a major source of coronavirus cases?’
Superspreader. That’s a new word we’ve learned in 2020, thanks to the global pandemic. Speaking of which, much attention has focused on in-person worship assemblies…
Uncle Sam helped congregations, Christian universities meet payroll
At least 47 Churches of Christ across the nation received loans of $150,000 or more through the federal government’s coronavirus relief bill, a Christian Chronicle…
Camp is canceled, but 2020 isn’t
When I was in second or third grade, I attended Iron Springs Christian Camp in Whitney, Texas. I missed my mom so much, I made…
Hope in an unlikely place: Israel’s ‘Hotel Corona’
Protests. Pandemic. Injustice. Enraged. Outraged. Just ... rage. And masks. In 2020, the last place I expected to find any kind of model for “how…
Even in lockdown, Asian church doesn’t let its building sit empty
SINGAPORE — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Moulmein Church of Christ found a way to put its big, new building to good…
Socially distanced summer camp?
Nothing about the year 2020 has been easy. From a worldwide pandemic to racial tensions, many Christians wish they could step away and recharge at…
