The saying “if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it” conflicts with the biblical pattern of God being one who is making all things new and constantly innovating. When things seem to be working fine, it is easy to resist change, as we do not like to change what is working for us. However, the Lord does not call His children to serve him only when it works for them, but to serve Him relentlessly.
This understanding is what drives continual digital innovation from ministries, as they see the potential to live out the Lord’s call to do everything that can be done to reach just one person. Digital ministry takes form in many ways including online counseling, worship content, sermons, and social media content that points viewers to Christ.
From a financial perspective, there is often little gain for ministries, as they provide free content on free platforms, however, solid innovation from a biblical standpoint does not mean increased revenue, it means creations that points observes to their own Creator. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced nearly every ministry to tap into digital innovation, as that is what had to happen for them to keep their impacts alive during these times.
In it’s own way, this is a positive for the Church as a whole, as countless ministries who shied away from such innovation are now in regular use of it. This expands their own reach but far more important than that, it serves as a strong way for people involved in this challenge to pour effort into reaching one more person that has not yet been reached by the Gospel. There is no length the Lord would shy away from when it comes to reaching the lost, so there is no reason that any ministry should shy away from innovation that does just that.
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This is an excellent point and ties back really well with what we've talked about in class! It is very true that we often assume the old ways are fine or even better than other ways and so often opt not to change them. But as you say that is when you lose opportunities. It is when you take a step out and take a chance at innovation that new doors of opportunities become available and new differences can be made in lives that were never possible before. We should never be afraid of change as it is the only way that the world moves forward and improves.
Great post! Have a great rest of your week!
-Collier
Your point about resisting change and innovation is certainly something that churches need to work on. Being afraid to make new improvements in how a church runs ends up wrongly prioritizing ease of life over the church's very mission.
Very true! From the Christian perspective everything is this world is broken, and we can imitate our creator the best we can by making things in our own little spheres new. There certainly is a personal benefit to digital ministry though. From a marketing perspective, or even just from gaining a little bit of ad revenue, creating such media adds value. So I predict that we will see such content stick around even when the pandemic is over.