The tactile limits imposed by the distance of new media are seen as surmountable by online communities. The better we can overcome these limits, the closer we will become to the vision of new Christianity (The Emergent Church): devotion and faith in Christ, instead of "going through the motions of Church services" in order to serve a tradition.
While traditional church service provides a novel template for what a virtual church should look like (pews, alter, occasional anachronisms like bells). These new postmodern possibilities for a Church enable community leaders to design a setting for worship that has the charming old-fashion of a gothic cathedral, with a coffee shop and dance club inside to represent the desire of the new wave of Christians to worship through life. Part of the idea is to show how "Christ Followers" are different than you might thing.
The concept of a "liquid church" is central to the choices community builders make with their newfound possibilities. "Liquid churches" are gaining popularity in Real Life as well. The concept: A church with revolving Sunday services that schedule different types of services throughout the day to suit different styles of a worship within a community. Some people stay all day. Online, the possibilities for "liquid churches" are expanded and offer the diversity without the fragmentation, as different types of worshipers can go at the same time to different rooms, and explore other rooms with ease and anonymity to see what they're missing.
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