Book cover for SimChurch: Being the Church in the Virtual World by Douglas Estes

SimChurch

Being the Church in the Virtual World

2009 Released
256 Pages
4-5 Hours
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ZondervanISBN 9780310314134

The meeting place for the church of tomorrow will be a computer screen. Don’t laugh, and don’t feel alarmed. The real-world church isn’t going anywhere until Jesus returns. But the virtual church is already here, and it’s poised for explosive growth. SimChurch invites you to explore the vision, the concerns, the challenges, and the remarkable possibilities of building Christ’s kingdom online. What is the virtual church, and what different forms might it take? Will it be an extension of a real-world church, or a separate entity? How will it encourage families to worship together? Is it even possible or healthy to “be” the church in the virtual world? If you’re passionate about the church and evangelism, and if you feel both excitement and concern over the new virtual world the internet is creating, then these are just some of the vital issues you and other postmillennial followers of Jesus must grapple with. Rich in both biblical and current insight, combining exploration and critique, SimChurch opens a long-overdue discussion you can’t afford to miss.

Douglas Estes

Douglas Estes holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK. He is assistant professor of New Testament and practical theology and the DMin program director at South University-Columbia. He has written extensively, including six books and contributions to the Lexham Bible Dictionary.

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