There are advantages to making yourself available to a wider circle of associates.  No man is an island as they say.  John was banished to an island later in his ministry, but he had friends who knew where he was and who wanted to hear how he was doing.  How would it have turned out for him if he didn’t have a Christian Social Network to love and support him before he found himself in such a place?

There are reasons to stay connected beyond the usual need for social gratification and fun.  God needs us to stay connected.  We are after all called His Body.  How does our body work if it doesn’t have connections all up and down it’s spine and into the farthest reaches of our limbs?  The toes need to hear from the head and vice versa.

That is what a social network accomplishes for you in your walk as a Christian.  You were commanded to stay in touch with the body – which is His Church.  For that is why it was said to not forsake the gathering of yourselves together regularly.

But did you know that there are other ways to stay connected to the body?  You can stay connected more than ever beyond the church through the connections you nurture in your education and professional career path.

There are myriad points of view on any topic in the world and on the work of the church.  Those points of view can all come into play when the body, which is the church, is deciding on a path to take.  As an individual Christian, you need the input of others and you also need to be able to give your input – as a way to maximize your growth and potential in the Christian walk.