Church…Virtually
Sep 1st, 2009 | By Skye Jethani | Category: Church, Culture, FeaturesIn recent months Out of Ur has posted a number of really interesting articles on the “virtual church” phenomenon. The debate is around this question-Is online church really church? The question is simple but how you answer it has profound implications for how we think about church-both online and in the real world.Opinions fall into three general categories. 1) Virtual church IS church and can be a spiritual community as legitimate as any other church in the real world. 2) Virtual church IS NOT church and should not be a substitute for physical participation in a spiritual community, BUT online campuses can be effective ministries of a church. 3) Virtual church IS NOT church and poses a danger to the incarnate expression of the church God intended.…
