Michael had some interesting questions in his "What if?" post. It totally flips the question of what and when to build. His questions were:
1. What if, instead of building a church building, we built an elementary school? Or build a school tailored to our needs and let a charter school or at-risk school utilize it to meet the needs of the community.
2. What if we built a new boys and girls club or a YMCA and let that non-profit operate programs all throughout the week? Partnering with an existing non-profit would create a win-win situation for both.
3. What if we built a movie theater? Everything could be built and tailored to meet the needs of the church but would be suitable to show movies during the week.
4. What if we built a giant family fun center, like a Chuck E. Cheese or a Fun World? Not only would this be suitable for our children's ministry needs but could be a way to service the community with a positive environment.
4 comments:
What if the church didn't build would it be any less the church?
What are our communities lacking? Possibly not another building.
Our campus meets in a high school and we have poured our resources into making the school more equipped to carry out their mission. (Ex. security cameras, multi-media that will stay after we go). It is a great relationship. Setting up and tearing down isn't the most fun every Saturday and Sunday but it will do. Our goal is to build a building that we and others can use anytime and all the time (2-3 years) but making existing buildings and organizations better in the meantime has been an awesome option for us.
db...do we really need another building???...why not use those resources to bring community change???
@jason smith - I love it...that is what more churches should be doing.
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