Music is integral to the worship experience. It is holding the Don’t after membership. Reformed worship appeals to a of the Northwest” church together now. certain group. To lose that experience would be very bad. (Fourth Presbyterian Chant and response parts of the service are too mechanical Church in Chicago too Catholic. has tripled its – Prayers of Confession are They seem overly harsh and membership while not relevant. appealing to the traditional service minded folk, why and how?) A contemporary worship service is critical and needed for growth Needs to appeal to the children Need a stellar youth pastor the children – are our future Need a two minute meet-and-greet during worship An elevator in the Christian Education Building is a The facility is big, old and expensive to maintain. Many parts of the necessity. a downtown church, it has a great location with excellent building are in It is challenging to get around. potential for community outreach. assessable to The staff lounge has changed and now there is no space for The facility is confusing and hard to get around. handicapped the groom and his attendants to change and wait prior to The facility is well used by many different groups. No reserve fund for weddings. are so many doors which makes it difficult for newcomers maintenance; many A bench located on the outside of the north entrance to the to know how to navigate. Security issues make it challenging. times it’s the first to church would be nice to have for people who are waiting The church an elevator in the Christian Education building. get cut building to be picked up. (The Jollys have a bench they would be We need to keep the of happy to donate to the church for this purpose.) building Use We should be more open to the community and have more community events take place in our space. It’s a beautiful building Maintaining the upkeep of the facility is critically important. We need to better use Having the necessary funding for unexpected day” fellowship hall “rainy maintenance situations is important.
Music is integral to the worship experience. It is holding the church together now. Chant and response parts of the service are too mechanical – too Catholic. Prayers of Confession are They seem overly harsh and not relevant. Don’t after membership. Reformed worship appeals to a certain group. To lose that experience would be very bad. of the Northwest” (Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago has tripled its membership while appealing to the traditional service minded folk, why and how?) A contemporary worship service is critical and needed for growth Needs to appeal to the children Need a stellar youth pastor – the children are our future Need a two minute meet-and-greet during worship Use of building An elevator in the Christian Education Building is a necessity. It is challenging to get around. The staff lounge has changed and now there is no space for the groom and his attendants to change and wait prior to weddings. A bench located on the outside of the north entrance to the church would be nice to have for people who are waiting to be picked up. (The Jollys have a bench they would be happy to donate to the church for this purpose.) We should be more open to the community and have more community events take place in our space. Maintaining the upkeep of the facility is critically important. Having the necessary funding for unexpected “rainy day” maintenance situations is important. The facility is big, old and expensive to maintain. a downtown church, it has a great location with excellent potential for community outreach. The facility is confusing and hard to get around. The facility is well used by many different groups. are so many doors which makes it difficult for newcomers to know how to navigate. Security issues make it challenging. The church an elevator in the Christian Education building. Many parts of the building are in assessable to handicapped No reserve fund for maintenance; many times it’s the first to get cut We need to keep the building It’s a beautiful building We need to better use fellowship hall
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