opportunity for worship lunches, creativity, use of hi-tech, and alternative worship. In Kinross I found tremendous energy and enthusiasm about their refurbishment because, simply put, it has absolutely transformed the life. The building is now used for concerts, congregation’s exhibitions, summer clubs, singing groups etc. People are warmer physically and in character, and there is a flexibility as never before. Generally, each refurbishment has enhanced congregational life by creating flexible space for worship and meetings, more genuine fellowship, space for musicians, creating the sense of expectancy, expanding experience and permitting creativity. COMMUNITY BENEFITS Missiologially, I think, a comment made in Kinross says it all: is now an enhanced view of the church by non-members. It “There has become a place that people now want to People be”. comment positively about the building as a venue for concerts, exhibitions and school assemblies, conferences, author visits and allsorts. (Please not the opposite to this: un-refurbished buildings can remain a place that people do not want to What does this be”. do for us in terms of ministry and mission!?) North Berwick has The refurbishment has “a massive footfall”. the church and with the doors now open the “given credibility”, community clearly see the building as being for them and that it gives value to their lives. Such comments were echoed in Bellie Church, Fochabers. “The people felt they were allowed back The church is used as a in”. concert venue, a place for band practice, for school assemblies and for not musicals concerts. “It’s scary anymore”. (Once again, please think on the opposite. Many of our church buildings are scary and give off the impression that people are not allowed in!) St Arbroath said that people now see the church as part Andrew’s of the 21st century; not out of date and out of touch. People comment on it is. It is used more for weddings “How welcoming” and funerals and in the case of two recent funerals for young people who tragically committed suicide, the building could meet the needs and desires in a way it could not before mainly family’s – through the use of AV.
opportunity for worship lunches, creativity, use of hi-tech, and alternative worship. In Kinross I found tremendous energy and enthusiasm about their refurbishment because, simply put, it has absolutely transformed the congregation’s life. The building is now used for concerts, exhibitions, summer clubs, singing groups etc. People are warmer physically and in character, and there is a flexibility as never before. Generally, each refurbishment has enhanced congregational life by creating flexible space for worship and meetings, more genuine fellowship, space for musicians, creating the sense of expectancy, expanding experience and permitting creativity. COMMUNITY BENEFITS Missiologially, I think, a comment made in Kinross says it all: “There is now an enhanced view of the church by non-members. It has become a place that people now want to be”. People comment positively about the building as a venue for concerts, exhibitions and school assemblies, conferences, author visits and allsorts. (Please not the opposite to this: un-refurbished buildings can remain a place that people do not want to be”. What does this do for us in terms of ministry and mission!?) North Berwick has “a massive footfall”. The refurbishment has “given the church credibility”, and with the doors now open the community clearly see the building as being for them and that it gives value to their lives. Such comments were echoed in Bellie Church, Fochabers. “The people felt they were allowed back in”. The church is used as a concert venue, a place for band practice, for school assemblies and for musicals concerts. “It’s not scary anymore”. (Once again, please think on the opposite. Many of our church buildings are scary and give off the impression that people are not allowed in!) St Andrew’s Arbroath said that people now see the church as part of the 21st century; not out of date and out of touch. People comment on “How welcoming” it is. It is used more for weddings and funerals and in the case of two recent funerals for young people who tragically committed suicide, the building could meet the family’s needs and desires in a way it could not before – mainly through the use of AV.
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