Second Life, LifeChurch and … Me?

Carla Hinton, the religion editor for our state’s largest newspaper The Daily Oklahoman, quotes me in this article titled Born Again Meets Second Life (reg. req’d), on LifeChurch’s SecondLife campus.

I love this quote from Bobby Gruenewald : “Ten years ago, churches were asking ‘Why do we need a Web site?’ Now they’re asking ‘Why do you want to be a part of the metaverse (virtual worlds).’ Ten years from now, churches will look back and view that question as silly.”

Amen.

I believe technology can be redeemed (used) FOR the mission of the church, not to supplant it. And LifeChurch is blazing a new trail in this field … and showing us how church can use technology in new ways to take the Gospel to the whole world (whether they be sitting in front of a computer screen, or not).

Personally, it causes me and my thinking to be stretched in good ways. It forces me to ask myself hard questions … but good ones.

UPDATE: NBC Night News has done a segment on LifeChurch’s endeavor. Watch it here.