I thought a Church was people! Church buildings on the other hand can come in a wide variety of forms.
How often do community groups use your church buildings? Are your church buildings used for outreach? How do you tell the community about the Gospel? Or is it just a god box for use for an hour on Sunday? http://vic.uca.org.au/presbyteries/maroondah/community_festival/index.htm for something else for the Church (people) to do on Sundays regards John Halford [EMAIL PROTECTED] 48 Shawlands Avenue Blackburn 3130 (03) 9878 6169 0405 193 924 formerly [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:37 pm Subject: Re: abundance and scarcity > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------ > ________________________________________________________ GoConnect Internet Access - $13.95* for 30 hrs per month Unlimited Downloads Be part of the advance force - JOIN NOW! http://www.goconnect.com.au *Terms and Conditions Apply. ------------------------------------------------------ - 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 ------------------------------------------------------
