Comments on: Virtual Community http://spirited.net.au/dean/2009/03/03/being-church/ from the notebook of a circuit rider Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:41:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: On the Tip Of My Tongue… | Youth Ministry Blog http://spirited.net.au/dean/2009/03/03/being-church/comment-page-1/#comment-14 On the Tip Of My Tongue… | Youth Ministry Blog Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:09:23 +0000 http://blogs.spirited.net.au/dean/2009/03/03/being-church/#comment-14 [...] tried to answer the question on their blogs… (Dean Tregenza: Theology of a wired church? and Virtual Church / Shane Hipps Interview: Virtual Church / Pomomusings: “I can?t believe Shane Hipps?what [...] [...] tried to answer the question on their blogs… (Dean Tregenza: Theology of a wired church? and Virtual Church / Shane Hipps Interview: Virtual Church / Pomomusings: “I can?t believe Shane Hipps?what [...]

]]> By: Scott Blomfield http://spirited.net.au/dean/2009/03/03/being-church/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Scott Blomfield Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:21:50 +0000 http://blogs.spirited.net.au/dean/2009/03/03/being-church/#comment-13 People more educated than me have discussed this, so I wouldn't presume to have any greater understanding than the next man. With that said... I wonder why there is (in general, not necessarily in your posting) a hang-up on whether there is community? Matthew 20:18 doesn't make mention of any constant state of interwoven-ness, nor any fabric of permanency... it just says where two or three are gathered together in my name. To be honest, I think Paul did addressed this topic, albeit not with the internet in mind. If we look for guidance to Hebrews 10:25 (NIV) "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another?and all the more as you see the Day approaching". Although the directive is given for us to meet together, I think that the purpose was the important aspect. While I do not believe God ever rewards laziness, I also don't believe that He ever turns from His people. If two or three are gathered together on Facebook, Myspace, or even a Twitter search - who are we to say God is not in it? Just my thoughts, and nothing more. Scott Blomfield People more educated than me have discussed this, so I wouldn’t presume to have any greater understanding than the next man. With that said…

I wonder why there is (in general, not necessarily in your posting) a hang-up on whether there is community? Matthew 20:18 doesn’t make mention of any constant state of interwoven-ness, nor any fabric of permanency… it just says where two or three are gathered together in my name.

To be honest, I think Paul did addressed this topic, albeit not with the internet in mind. If we look for guidance to Hebrews 10:25 (NIV) “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another?and all the more as you see the Day approaching”.

Although the directive is given for us to meet together, I think that the purpose was the important aspect. While I do not believe God ever rewards laziness, I also don’t believe that He ever turns from His people. If two or three are gathered together on Facebook, Myspace, or even a Twitter search – who are we to say God is not in it?

Just my thoughts, and nothing more.

Scott Blomfield

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