Can Online Church Replace Meeting In Person?

Out of necessity during the global COVID pandemic, most churches in countries with mandated restrictions needed to learn how to “do church” online. But even after COVID, this widespread experience of online church has caused many to ask if doing church online presents Christians with a viable alternative to in-person gathering. Could it be that technology presents us with a new way of doing church in which we gather as the church online?

In our final episode of our Dechurching Series, Scott and Shawn see if Scripture can shed some light on an answer, and what that answer might be.

📖 Resources mentioned in this episode
“What Is a Local Church?”, by Jonathan Leeman on 9Marks: https://www.9marks.org/article/what-is-a-local-church/#:~:text=A%20local%20church%20is%20a,gospel%20preaching%20and%20gospel%20ordinances.
“Is ‘Online Church’ Really Church? The Church as God’s Temple” by Ronald L. Giese on Themelios: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/is-online-church-really-church-the-church-as-gods-temple/

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