Virtual church

i was doing some online reading the other morning and i came across this website. it’s an internet church. you can sit in the confines of your comfortable recliner and do church. you can watch and listen to the music. you can watch and hear the preacher. you can give your offering online. you can even go into the virtual lobby and meet people by having live chats with others you are doing church with. amazing.

at first glance, it seems so wrong. but times have changed. people have changed. we live in a culture of people that connect through their computers. myspace. facebook. personal websites. bloggers who have their own private audiences. i’m still processing this, but i can’t help but think that this could be the perfect front door for a disconnected digital generation.

while i’m thinking, here’s a question: why do people come to church buildings on sundays if they have no real intention of entering into meaningful, honest, committed friendships? what’s the point? if all you are looking for is a sermon, some music, and a place to give your money, why bother wasting the gas? maybe the internet church is just what you’re looking for…