[NEWS] An online church for gamers: Va. pastor draws thousands to worship on Twitch
A few weeks ago, as I lay down on my bed, the thought kept swimming in my head about taking the church to the online world. I am not talking just about the church website TV or streaming using the various social media channels.
I mean taking advantage of the VR, and the like, especially after watching "Ready Player One"; I was more convinced that it is very much possible.
I'm glad to read the story of the guy that took the church to the gaming community on Twitch.
The Washington Post did a cover. Enjoy the read...
Souza appears completely alone. But — via the live-streaming platform Twitch — he’s talking to roughly 100 people scattered across the United States and around the world, most of them also sitting behind monitors.
Souza, 27, is preaching to his congregation: members of GodSquad Church, what appears to be the world’s first online-only church for video gamers.
“It’s a game that looks exactly like what it’s called, Old School RuneScape,” says Souza, known as “Pastor Souzy” to his thousands of followers. “The game is definitely not known for having great graphics — some of you are like, ‘Dude, my unborn niece from inside the womb could create better graphics than this.’ ”
Source: The Washington Post
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