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Holy places : matching sacred space with mission and message / Nancy DeMott, Tim Shapiro, and Brent Bill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Alban Institute publication ; AL335.Publisher: Herndon, Virginia : Alban Institute, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (269 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781566995474
  • 1566995477
  • 1306962668
  • 9781306962667
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Holy places : matching sacred space with mission and message.DDC classification:
  • 254/.7 22
LOC classification:
  • BV600.3 .D46 2007eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Discern -- Who are we as a congregation? : identity -- Who are our neighbors? : demographics -- Who is God calling us to be? : mission -- Decide -- What do we want our building to convey? : aesthetics -- What approach to building will we use? : project delivery -- What service providers will we use? : resources -- What sources of funding will we use? : financial concerns -- Do -- How will we keep the congregation informed? : communication -- How will we maintain our spiritual focus? : spirituality -- How will we ensure that the work is done properly? : oversight.
Summary: Building communicate. Stained glass windows, high altars, multi-purpose worship/gymnasium spaces, Plexiglas pulpits, padded pews--these and all other architectural elements say something about a congregation's theology and mission. They point to a faith community's beliefs about worship, identity, purpose, and more. From the stark simplicity of a Quaker meetinghouse to the splendor of a Romanesque Revival building, sacred spaces speak loudly. What they say can either reinforce a congregation's mission or detract from it. Holy Places is designed to be used by congregations who are involved in o.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)813760

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Discern -- Who are we as a congregation? : identity -- Who are our neighbors? : demographics -- Who is God calling us to be? : mission -- Decide -- What do we want our building to convey? : aesthetics -- What approach to building will we use? : project delivery -- What service providers will we use? : resources -- What sources of funding will we use? : financial concerns -- Do -- How will we keep the congregation informed? : communication -- How will we maintain our spiritual focus? : spirituality -- How will we ensure that the work is done properly? : oversight.

Print version record.

Building communicate. Stained glass windows, high altars, multi-purpose worship/gymnasium spaces, Plexiglas pulpits, padded pews--these and all other architectural elements say something about a congregation's theology and mission. They point to a faith community's beliefs about worship, identity, purpose, and more. From the stark simplicity of a Quaker meetinghouse to the splendor of a Romanesque Revival building, sacred spaces speak loudly. What they say can either reinforce a congregation's mission or detract from it. Holy Places is designed to be used by congregations who are involved in o.