Comments on: World First? Internet Baptism by Flamingo Road

By: Ministry in a Post-Christian, Digital Age – Part Three | thejakers

Ministry in a Post-Christian, Digital Age – Part Three | thejakers — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:28:58 +0000

[...] online? Some people think so, as evidenced by Flamingo Road’s internet baptism as posted on Church Crunch. How about communion? Can that be administered online and still embody the New Testament concept of [...]

By: Theology and Social Media | knightopia.com | lifestreaming kingdom journalist Steve Knight

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:57:54 +0000

[...] Social Media” for my own presentation, I was intrigued to read Gavin’s comment on the “online baptism” post at ChurchCrunch: “I’ve been a part of some worship communities a few years back which actually did some [...]

By: human3rror

human3rror — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:52:08 +0000

amazing how that “gut reation” might just be wrong…

By: j3ff

j3ff — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:38:05 +0000

My first thoughts on this were that this is simply wrong, making a mockery of Baptism. But the more I have thought about it, I think that this is actually great. A woman was Baptized through this ministry, and her Baptism has been a more public proclamation than most are. I think my initial reaction was based simply on how different it is from how I typically consider Baptism happening. But why is a Baptism being done on video any different than one in front of a congregation? Both have the individual expressing their faith through Baptism. Actually this is great in that it helps us to see that 'Online Ministry' can truly have an impact in a persons life.

By: gavin richardson

gavin richardson — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:28:03 +0000

i've been a part of some worship communities a few years back which actually did some baptism via the internet within the virtual worlds there. i'm not a fan of them as i see a sacrament needing some physical proximity to it. however, from what i am told the instances i knew of, people eventually went to counseling or into a church community through the encouragement of the SL community that they were baptized in

By: kking

kking — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:38:12 +0000

Our mission: spread the good news to the world. If that's what this church is doing, who are we to judge them? Surely the angels in heaven are singing of this baptism. Too many times we get too theological, keep it simple and just share via through internet or not. Whatever works for the greater purpose, I'm all for it!

By: human3rror

human3rror — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:27:19 +0000

By: Emmanuel "Manny" Rivera

Emmanuel "Manny" Rivera — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:22:27 +0000

I am so proud to be part of a church that is able to reach so many people around the world. It’s great that the church is adapting to our modern day world in how we reach people,while keeping God’s message consistent, rather than just having people adapt to what the “traditional” church teaches. I’m glad Jesus didn’t mandate how to do everything, so that we would have true opportunity to be creative. I’m Proud of this God-follower taking that step and not being ashamed of the entire world knowing that she “put on the God jersey”. Way to go God in all that you’re doing!

By: human3rror

human3rror — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:07:05 +0000

but even if it becomes one, is that still ok? from one perspective you could see it as an opportunity for more people to witness a baptism.

By: joannamuses

joannamuses — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:01:21 +0000

That would be a good start but even with the title change there is still the issue of turning it into an online spectacle.