I stumbled upon the website of the First Baptist Church of Chattanooga Tennessee. I visited a couple of other sites but they seemed to be simple chat rooms with places for both members and the church to post ideas. The First Baptist Church seems like it has had more effort put into making the website than the other ones i visited. It is fairly easy to navigate and serves what I believe the purpose of an online place of worship should be. It provides enough information and I guess religious guidance to catch oneself up on the services of the week if one missed the actual service or just wants to revisit. As far as a replacement for going to an actual service, there is no replacing the real thing. The benefit for this really lies in the video’s that are posted of all the services. If I were not physically able to attend service, I suppose I could still find some sort of comfort and salvation by watching the videos. I believe that this site encourages people that might not otherwise attend a service to think about attending one. By no means is this some sort of society changing website. This is just an outlet where members of this congregation can keep up to date with the latest news and discussions surrounding their church. As far as methods go, this site is similar to the Virtual Church as it offers some sort of guidance but is not seen as a replacement for attending service unless it is a complete necessity. I see it as a spare tire to be used if you find yourself with a flat whilst on the road to salvation. I feel that Jacobs would see it the same way, that this site is better than nothing and can still get you along.
http://www.fbce8.com/index.html
