Kevin Kallsen, George Conger, and Gavin Ashenden talk about the Covid19 Pandemic as Government has ordered the Churches to close.
Kevin Kallsen, George Conger, and Gavin Ashenden talk about the Covid19 Pandemic as Government has ordered the Churches to close.
I will not watch Holy Communion on the internet. For me to watch it is not taking part, one needs to physically take part. It is akin to watching someone eating a meal and then being told I have eaten.
I have felt many Churches have missed the boat with this crisis and should look at how the internet can be part of their ministry. First when I go to many Church websites I feel like I am going to a business or corporate website. Our Lord went to the people; he didn’t sit in the Temple and wait for people to come to him. Yet, the largest community today is the online community and we as the Church do a poor job engaging with the nonbelievers in this community. Services online; they may appeal to those who either attend church or those who have have drifted away from the Church. I don’t believe this will bring very many nonbelievers to Christ. We need a presence that answers questions, helps and directs the nonbeliever to become members of the Christian community and hopefully will attend a physical church regularly. We need to get online (internet, facebook, twitter, etc) to build the Christian community through services, discussions, teaching and other means.
I’ll go even further than you. The Church does a poor job of engaging believers. The so called post-Christian society is over stated. I’m flabbergasted by the number of people reposting Christian thoughts, prayers, and words of comfort on social media whose last church attendance was their wedding. I’m finally understanding those that claim spirituality but don’t want anything to do with the corporate church.
It’s too much to support a local church with a bad bishop, a naive priest, and a couple biddies with an agenda with a threshold everyone must jump. Free markets apply to churches also. Folks should go to church to worship God in a disciplined manner. Praying and study can be done at home to avoid the abuse.