It’s unsettling for us Americans to acknowledge the center of Christianity is moving west. Yes, even west of our Pacific coast. Since the late 70’s China has exploded from approximately 3 million Catholics and Protestants to estimates as high as 130 million.
The end of the Chinese “Cultural Revolution” left a void and a search [...]
Posts Tagged ‘church buildings’
Ready To Rise Up And Be Seen
Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, tagged Chinese church, trust, church buildings, church facilities on June 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This Generation Loves “Authentage” (Authentic + Vintage)
Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, tagged Architecture, Authentage, Authenticity, church buildings, Collegiate Ministry, Contemporary, Cornerstone Knowledge Network, Roots, Seeker-Sensitive Model, third place, Traditional, Unchurched, Vintage on May 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
A few months ago our Cornerstone Knowledge Network (CKN) team shared the results of our landmark research effort that has had the blogosphere absolutely buzzing. If you google “the unchurched prefer cathedrals” you’ll get 6-1/2 pages of articles discussing it…WOW! We never would have dreamed of such a response.
In case you haven’t read the study…..it [...]