Church Deserts: And the Unique Opportunity of Online Community

A church desert is a place where your choices of worshipping community are limited. It's not that there aren't churches there. Lord knows, small towns and rural areas often have more than their fair per-capita share of steepled buildings and changeable letter signs. The problem is that those churches might not be what you're looking for; diversity of belief is a rarity. Just like the small grocery store that sells only convenience food, the church that is nearest your home might not have the basic amenities that you need to feed your spiritual life. And if that is the case-- where do you go?