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Sacred Space for the Missional Church: Engaging Culture Through the Built Environment

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

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For church leaders seeking to engage their community.

Sacred Space helps you connect mission with your building.

You’ll create a meaningful worship space for your church.

Discover how the built environment plays a vital role in the mission of the Church with William R Mcalpine's insightful book, Sacred Space for the Missional Church.

Sacred Space for the Missional Church examines the strong link between the theology and mission of the Church and the spaces in which and from which that theology and mission are lived out. The author demonstrates that the built environment is not incidental or even subservient to mission. Rather it is a key player in the fulfillment and the communication of that mission. The book begins with a working definition of the missional church, underscoring the connection between God's mission (missio Dei) and the Church's mission. The reader is presented with historical and theological frameworks for sacred space, and reminded of the pivotal role of the built environment in the fulfillment of the mission of the Church. The design and construction of sacred spaces are shown to be fundamentally a theological exercise and not solely a matter of function, pragmatics and fiscal astuteness. The author questions the uncritical application of blanket statements such "form must follow function," and challenges the conviction that it does not matter where worship occurs, only that it occurs. The book addresses genuine concerns such as legitimizing the cost of church buildings and concludes with practical suggestions and essential questions that must be considered in posturing the built environment within the missional praxis of the Church.
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World Religions and Cults 101: A Guide To Spiritual BeliefsSacred Space for the Missional Church: Engaging Culture Through the Built Environment

  • Title

    Sacred Space for the Missional Church: Engaging Culture Through the Built Environment

  • Author

    William R Mcalpine

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Wipf & Stock Publishers

  • Published

    February 2011

  • Weight

    318g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781608994687

  • ISBN-10

    1608994686

  • Eden Code

    4939166

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