Digital Discipleship: Church Volunteers Boldly Go Into The Metaverse

Published: July 17, 2022, 6:50 p.m.

By Richard Hunt\nKnowing some folks who showed interest in reaching people for Christ in the VR realm probably have little, if any, experience with this tech, an interest session was held with the light-hearted theme, \u201cVirtual Reality Training Experience Kind of Thing,\u201d explains Bracken. \u201c17 different people showed up. And we had a blast!\u201d There were some awkward moments, and that was anticipated. \n\n\u201cWhen we encounter people in VR, to remember that \u2013 there is a real person. There are real emotions. There are real spiritual and physical needs behind that avatar.\u201d