Please read the Frankfurt Declaration and consider signing. It is the first intentionally global Declaration on the issues at hand.
Excellent articles and resources have been provided by many in the Church of God on this matter, below is a sampling of the some of the best we have found.1This does not imply 100% agreement with every aspect, but that the resource is very profitable.
If you have come across some not on this list, do send them in.
National & Regional Declarations
— Australia
- The Ezekiel Declaration: Watchmen, it’s time to speak
— Canada
— Germany
— United Kingdom
— USA
- Declaration of Essentiality for Churches, California
- A Biblical Case for the Church’s Duty to Remain Open, John MacArthur
- The Warrenton Declaration on Medical Mandates, Biblical Ethics, & Authority
National Directories of Open Churches
This is supplementary to the lists in the declarations above.
- UK Lockdown Churches — a list of open churches…
Plagues – Historic Perspective
- Leadership under crisis in Christian History2This is an excellent summary — historic quote collations show the consistency of approach taken under circumstances considerably more adverse than 2020. — Richard Turnbull, UK
- Lessons from Church history & past plagues — Tim Dieppe, Christian Concern
- Christian Preaching & “Public Health”: On Faithful Puritans & Our Fiery Trial — Owen Strachan
The State & Christ
- Willing Slaves of the Welfare State — C S Lewis
- Civil Disobedience: a Christ follower’s imperative — Terry Neudorf, Canada
- Christianity & Law: Resistance & Disobedience to Laws & Authorities — Eric Enlow, Dean of Handong Law School, Korea
- The Christian Duty of Disobedience & the Right Use of Romans 13: parts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 — Tim Cantrell, South Africa
- Weighing Obedience & Resistance: What Romans 13 Does & Does Not Affirm about Governing Authorities — David Schrock
- Sphere Sovereignty & State Absolutism (for article see here); The TGCC Article that Never Was — Joe Boot, Ezra Institute Founder, Canada
- Church-State Choices in South Africa — Paul Hartwig, South Africa
- C19 Edicts: Immoral vs Illegitimate Law, a Christian Worldview — P. Andrew Sandlin, Center for Cultural Leadership, USA
- Government, health & safety, the court of public opinion… what about the bible? — Dave Brennan, Brephos, UK
The Divine obligation to disobey
- It is time for civil disobedience in the name of fidelity to Christ — Peter Kwasniewski, USA
- Covid-19 & the Limits of Obedience — Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine
- A Call to Divine Obedience — Aaron Rock, Canada
- The Limits of Authority — Mark Richards, UK
The Church at this time
- Schism Needed — Steven Richardson, Canada
- Health & safety or hope & salvation? The church’s message during a pandemic — William Philip
General
- Silencing the Churches & 2020 in review — Bill Muehlenberg, Australia
- Never again, what? & Where is the Church’s Voice in Society — Dave Pellowe, Church & State Summit, Australia
Podcasts
- Rebel Alliance Media/Reformed Rebel Network
- Irreverend: Faith & Current Affairs — TJ Pelham & JA Franklin
- Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation — Ezra Institute
Sermons
- Church is Essential (excellent content, poor audio) — Fabio Silva, UK
Theology of the “science” & response
- The Great Reset — Stephen Rees, Evangelical Times
- Biblical Mandate to Sing
- Just war theory applied to C19 countermeasures — Thomas Seidler
- Can Satan deceive us through healthcare —Pastor Caitano V de Souza
Vaccine passports and fetal tissue concerns?
- Fetal tissue vaccines: 12 faulty assumptions
- Vaccine passports ‘under consideration’ — The Spectator
- Heading towards mandatory — Conservative Woman
Resources for teaching & learning
Secular
- How mass psychosis works: explainer video and essay