Sunday, at my church, the pastor talked about online church. He said as technologies advance and people spend more and more time online, there has been a rise in online churches. My understanding is that people can simply log on to the web, pull up a live cast of the pastor, wherever he maybe. They have their worship and lesson all online, while they choose to be where they may. People logged on to the same church can chat and fellowship. If you think about it, you could be "sitting next to/socializing" with someone in a different state. In my personal opinion, aside from individuals that my have specific reasons to be shut in, online churches are a horrible idea! The idea of church is to build a church body, to fellowship, encourage each other, and learn about God. Church was never meant to be simplified or watered down. Being too lazy to get out of bed on a Sunday morning, is not justified by logging on to the web and engaging in online church. If you'd like to read more about opinions surrounding the online church...check out this link.
http://online-churches.net/
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