Preachers who fill live pulpits generally find their burdens easier if their parishioners sit quietly and listen, responding only when the choirmaster directs or when the plate is passed. Such passivity is anathema on the Net. This is an interactive medium one that encourages, and in some cases requires, involvement. From Nintendo to cable channels to zapper-controlled TVs and computers, the young are accustomed to varying degrees of choice in all their media. Whether young or old, online congregants won t stand for the type of passivity that is so prevalent in the institutional church.
Bible discussions are much more interactive and engaging than the typical church Bible study.
You cannot be as transparent as you ought to be. But online, because it s anonymous, women feel free to open and say what they need to say. People are honest, and there s confession. Networked, not hierarchical. The Net is the most anti-hierarchical communications medium ever devised.