Closing churches due to COVID-19 didn’t shut down the church. In fact, new ideas, reshuffled priorities and a renewed commitment to ministry were the surprising results.

In the July-August issue, we talk to thought leaders Larry Osborne, Tom Bandy and Brian Sanders on the new future of the church. In The Interview, Dave Ferguson affirms the certainty of the call and the potential of the Great Collaboration. And Stephen Witmer discusses the joys and challenges of ministering in a rural church.