The Perfect Church?

November 22nd, 2005 by Marc

I just was referred to this blog posting from Stanley Road Baptist Church while listening to a podcast from The Blogging Church.

This quote stuck out:

I wonder if the topic of the sermon would mean more to us personally if we sat round small tables with a cup of coffee and then discussed it afterwards.

I know Todd Hunter was experiencing with this in Southern California a few years ago.

Wow…imagine a church moving out of it’s building and into a cafe? Hhmm…

(If any of you reading this go to VCW, fear not. We’re blessed with the building we have! *grin*)

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2 responses about “The Perfect Church?”

Hatchew said:
December 1st, 2005 at 9:07 pm
Marc -

I love the idea of the church cafe. I am particularly excited about the opportunity to exchange ideas with each other around the topic of a sermon.
I often have the feeling in church, while listening to the priest, of wanting to raise my hand and ask a question…to probe more and hear his and others answers and questions.
I have a friend who has been describing a very similar environment at his Temple. It is very much like a lecture with open discussion at the end. I’d like to see more of this.

Rob
Marc Pitman said:
December 2nd, 2005 at 8:02 pm
Thanks Rob!

I’d love to know how it works at the Temple. Particularly to how folks respond to people asking the Rabbi questions.

It seems natural to me but I wonder if it might be unsettling for some.

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