I was asked two related questions. Should a church look like a church? No, a church can look like a warehouse, or a row of shop-fronts, or a house, or anything. Hence, I feel, what it needs is an identity (as in being identified, or being identifiable) and that is obtained by engaging the community such that it will identify with the church.
Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:43 PM Subject: Re: abundance and scarcity Peter Two questions. (unless I think of more before I finish, that is.) 1. Should a church look like a church? 2. What does it mean to "look like a church" anyhow. [snip] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter R. Ellis & family" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 1:14 PM Subject: Re: abundance and scarcity > > Local churches tend to look tired and stand out these days: They are the 70s/50s/30s building in a streetscape that has moved on. It also reflects in the atmosphere, and speaks to the intentions of the people inside. > ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
