Should Churches Join the Metaverse? [12 Days of Christmas #9]

It’s the ThinkPod 12 Days of Christmas. 12 current cultural challenges answered with timeless biblical truth, by Joel Settecase and some of his friends. For more content like this, be sure to follow all of our guest hosts, and join the ThinkSquad group on Facebook, Gab and Signal. Merry Christmas from the Think Institute, and happy 2022 to you. In this episode, the Brothers Gruber RETURN to address an absolutely timely and highly conflicting subject: churches and the metaverse. Maybe you’ve heard that Life.Church has established a presence on the metaverse. Is this a good thing? Should other churches follow suit? Should churches eventually “plant” exclusively “in” the metaverse (if that’s even a term that makes sense)? And are Christians “doing church in the metaverse” really doing church at all? What does God think about all this? And how can you guide your family through this time? Jesse and Justin Gruber are the hosts of the “Carpe Fide” podcast. The heart of Carpe Fide is rooted in faith, family, and facial hair. Jesse and Justin both serve as elders in their local church and have a passion to equip the saints in whatever way they can. Carpe fide - seize the faith - is an important motto for them: they realize Christians must grab their shields, take up their swords and stand firm in the faith. Carpe Fide Links: Website: https://www.carpefide.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpefidepodcast/ Gab: https://gab.com/carpefide Shop (for excellent T-shirts and such): https://carpe-fide.myshopify.com/ If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Merry Christmas Trap Intro by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6947-merry-christmas-trap-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license