Evangelism and Blogging

Andrew at the Church of the Resurrection (COR) Thoughts of Resurrection had a comment in his post talking about the door of the church.  I had been thinking of the implications.  Saturday as I was looking to get more familiar with blogging, I am new, I found the random post button.  It opened my eyes.  I had been blogging with people who shared my interest.  Church people.  The random post button opened a new world of people who are hurting and outside the church.  It really convicted me as this is how I, we, often do church.  By this I mean we look up and in, but not out.

The United Methodist Church (UMC), my chosen denomination, is suppost to be a connectional system.  If I get to blogging with someone from another state and form a relationship then I am limited by distance, but if I could bring in a UM blogger from their home town into the relationship then coffee could follow and the hope of true community.  This is not to say virtual relationships are not important.  The letters of Paul from prison show virtual community is important.  I have a virtual accountability blog, http://orthokardia.wordpress.com , in which we help each other work out our salvation each day.  I am just saying it is not optimal.

Do you think this might work or am I dreaming?