God, Internet Church & You

We were recently, as I am sure you are aware, in the midst of the COVID19 global pandemic. During this time, all gatherings of Christians to gather physically in Churches has had to cease. How did the Church responded to this? They went online and using the internet! But why were they using it, when before the pandemic, they largely eschewed it?
Inside this book, we look look together at the what, why and how Internet Church can also fit in with a biblical world view. Not just accepting it but embracing it fully, taking advantages of all the opportunities it affords as well as being wary of any liabilities or warnings. Let's go!
As the Church continues through the twenty-first century, technology as ever marches inexorably onwards. Into this the way Church interacts with God and with each other has been formed. This is a Church that does not meet in a specific location but gathers in what is called the internet or as it is also known as, “Digital Space”. Some questions we will seek to answer in this book are:
• What is the Internet?
• Can God really interact within an Internet Environment’?
• What is an Internet Church?
• How does an Internet Church function?
• What are some of the virtues and, indeed, liabilities of an Internet Church?
• Can a Digital Space Church be considered part of the historical Church?
• How can this technology be used, so that Christians can be discipled effectively in the twenty-first century and beyond?

Dave was born in a small country town in Australia. He was raised to be a sceptical agnostic/atheist with the words "Churches are dangerous places" ringing in my ears. Coming into my teenage years, He decided that if Churches are so dangerous, let's rebel and go for a bit of danger! So he rebelled, became a Christian, started attending a local Christian youth group and was baptized... In 1990, he came to the UK for what he thought would be 6 months' travel around Europe before returning to Australia. He has stayed ever since and is happily married in Bournemouth on the south coast of England. In 2003, he had a stroke and took redundancy from his job and attended Moorlands College where he graduated with Honours in 2007. Later that year, he set up Partakers. At the end of 2017, we have had over 5 million unique visitors to the site and had over 1.5 million resources downloaded. We also now engage with others on Facebook and have an active WOWChurch engaging with people there. We also take WOWChurch into nursing homes and have a regular Thursday WOWChurch in Ringwood. Alphy the WOWChurch Cat plays a central role in these activities. He travels often to speak in places including the USA and Australia.