Francis Chan: How the Lockdown Can Help Us Reach a Lost World
The U.S. evangelical, who just moved to Asia, sees Christianity turning the coronavirus crisis into an unprecedented opportunity
Americans are home now. For years, Francis Chan, the Christian pastor and “Crazy Love’’ author who just left California to begin missionary work in Hong Kong, has talked about moving from large to “house churches.’’
Christianity began by spreading person-to-person and house-to-house. He calls the coronavirus crisis “one of the greatest opportunities we’ve ever had as a church.’’
“Take advantage of this time, don’t miss this opportunity,’’ Chan says. “This is one of our greatest opportunities for reaching out to a lost world and showing them that we haven’t lost our love, joy and peace — even at this moment.’’
Last November, Chan felt called to go to Asia…
He moved his family there recently, even as coronavirus was exploding in China. He wound up finding the Hong Kong neighborhood where his mother spread the Word 70 years ago. She would immigrate…
