Since seminary days, I have been a student of church architecture. I love to walk through worship spaces, take pictures, and learn their history. The structures that we Christians build make theological statements, whether the buildings are gothic cathedrals, simple country churches, art nouveau temples, or modern places of gathering. Auxiliary buildings such as Christian education space, fellowship halls, and gymnasiums express our approach to church life and ministry. The challenge we face comes when the way we do church changes. Believe it or not, it is easier to change the way that a church worships than it is to alter how it uses its buildings. And, as anyone who has ever attempted it knows, changing worship styles has divided more churches that have doctrinal issues. Church buildings become memorials to life experiences. We become emotionally attached to buildings because that is where sacred mom...
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