http://theministrycafe.com/2006/10/03/12/ Serving Christ in a Coffee Culture Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:11:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://theministrycafe.com/2006/10/03/12/#comment-52 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:07:13 +0000 http://theministrycafe.com/2006/10/03/12/#comment-52 [...] It’s hard to overemphasize the importance of community.  Evans is correct in his assessment that people can hang out at church all day.  However, facilities are in use not just all day on a Sunday, but all day everyday when schools and daycares are incorporated into church facilities.  Some churches would even like to accommodate retail spaces in their facilties. (See Mixed Use Development)  So when you think about building community with design, make sure to consider both the community that exists within your congregation, as well as the community that exists in the surrounding neighborhood, and make connections both ways. [...] […] It’s hard to overemphasize the importance of community.  Evans is correct in his assessment that people can hang out at church all day.  However, facilities are in use not just all day on a Sunday, but all day everyday when schools and daycares are incorporated into church facilities.  Some churches would even like to accommodate retail spaces in their facilties. (See Mixed Use Development)  So when you think about building community with design, make sure to consider both the community that exists within your congregation, as well as the community that exists in the surrounding neighborhood, and make connections both ways. […]

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