#Churchbuilding

[yohannesnahuway]

Mujizat nyata bagi setiap orang yang percaya! Belum genap satu tahun gereja membuka pintu untuk jemaat dapat kembali beribadah di Rumah Tuhan, Tuhan menyatakan mujizat-mujizat-Nya dengan peningkatan semua faktor pendukung ruangan ibadah di Dome Jacob Nahuway. Saya tidak perlu jelaskan lagi apa saja yang Tuhan lakukan, karena semua jemaat pasti mengetahui dan menjadi saksi mata secara langsung, bahkan tidak sedikit yang ikut terlibat dalam bagian dari mujizat-mujizat ini. Oleh sebab itu, jangan kuatir dan ragu menghadapi kehidupan ini! Memang berat, tetapi Tuhan Allah akan menolong. Memang sulit, tetapi Tuhan Allah akan memberi kesanggupan. Memang terlihat mustahil, tetapi bagi Tuhan Allah tidak ada yang mustahil. Tetap semangat dan salam restorasi! Gembala dan rekan seperjuanganmu di dalam Tuhan. Keterangan: Foto-foto diambil di awal Oktober 2022 dan video diambil di akhir Desember 2022. #FaithMinutes #FaithMinutesDaily #GBIMawarSaron #Gereja #DomeJacobNahuway #GerejaLokal #Church #ChurchBuilding #GembalaGerejaLokal #TahunPemulihan2023 #TahunRestorasi2023 YohannesNahuwayMinistries (at Gereja Bethel Indonesia Mawar Saron) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBHgV1P1JZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joanofarc]

aquaduct st., pololeo (2002).

and i'll sail the ocean just to be with you

[odinspattern]

Recently had a bike trip to Margaretakirken, a churchbuilding that has stood in Maridalen since 1250.

This is from the southern wall, the building points from east to west, which was common at the time.

[irishgop]

St. Hyacinth’s in Chicago’s Logan Square area. (2024)

#MyPhoto #MyPhotography #MyPhotograph #ChurchPhotography #ChurchBuilding #chicago #LoganSquare #StHyacinth

[fotourista]

Before all the scaffoldings covered the Cathedral, September 2014

#cathedral #churchbuilding #notredame #notredamecathedral #hochiminhcity #saigon #vietnam #touristattraction #ducbachurch #fotourista #traveltheworld #travelphotography #travelblogging #travellifestyle #passportready #southeastasia

[overtymesimms]

This man built this church with his own two hands. No matter what life threw at him, he kept building and never gave up. His resilience and faith are an inspiration to us all! Subscribe for part 1&2 #manoffaith #churchbuilding #noahsark #rebuildingwithfaith #unstoppablefaith #faithinaction #thepowerofbelieving #inspiringactsoflove #exampleofhope by OverTyme Simms

[curiouscatalog]

From: Britton, John, 1771-1857. The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Hereford. London : Longman, Reese, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831

DA690.B8 B88 1830

[becominghuman]

Are Buildings a Burden? (Part 3)

I’ve made two strong suggestions so far. Here they are again, for you to consider and chew on:

1) For all the promise a building offers, it binds us to a past reality that no longer exists. In a way, building-centric ministry is an inversion of the truth that young people will lead us into the unknown future.

2) The most important couple of questions to ask are: (1) How do we invest our resources, not in the past, but in the emerging future—the future our young leaders see clearly and are already experiencing firsthand? and (2) How do we free up resources to invest in the right people . . . the people that will lead us forward?

The APEST leadership styles found in Ephesians 4 is helpful here. (Pause. Just to be clear, a prescribed “leadership style” cannot be found anywhere in scripture. And it’s disingenuous to suggest such. However, what we get in Ephesians is a description of different roles in [one of] the first century churches, which is gently suggestive that perhaps different people—then and now—fulfill those roles as faithful participants and leaders in the body.) Ephesians 4:11 does undergird my experience that no two leaders lead the same. Every leader expresses different gifts, and yet most leaders favor one of the five APEST “styles”.

As we consider equipping young leaders to lead us into the unknown future, it’s essential to understand how our current paradigm for ministry may likely conflict with their particular skill sets and capacities.

APEST stands for:

Apostolic Prophetic Evangelistic Shepherding Teaching

Apostles are “sent ones” and they are always on the move.

They translate the Gospel into new contexts and always are looking for and discovering fresh ways to manifest the Kingdom. They are bridge-builders, innovators, and launchers. They are driven by what’s around the next corner and always looking into the future. They are often identified by their creative energy and comfort with change.

Prophets hear from God.

Or, more accurately, prophets are sensitive to what God is sensitive to and call the community of believers to do the same. Biblically speaking, prophets speak truth to power because they are not afraid to question the status quo, challenge assumptions, side with the suffering, and publicize lament. They are often activists and challengers, leading with their hearts and passion.

Evangelists are expanders and recruiters.

They are effective communicators of the Gospel with those that wouldn’t find themselves sitting inside a church. They are motivated by getting outside the church and finding “lost sheep” to bring into the fold. In this way they recruit and grow the church. But they also expand the reach of a body because translating the Gospel in the “secular” world comes naturally to them.

Shepherds nurture a community.

They find value in stability and maturity. They are particularly gifted at prioritizing healthy, long term relationships, and steering the church toward an emphasis on discipleship. Shepherds appreciate systems that support the network of the relationships that make up the body and highlight the need for loving environment for safety and healing.

Teachers have a keen ability to both understand the faith and communicate it.

They help ground the body in the historical faith, scripture, and wisdom. Because they are skilled at sharing the Gospel and transferring doctrine, they emphasize the intellectual aspects of the faith. Teachers can challenge the community through confrontational teaching, but they are more drawn to revealing the truth through discovery and education.

As you can see, while there are some similarities in the context of young leaders, there are differences in their capacities and dispositions.

Church buildings and building-centric ministries struggle to inform and prepare all five types of young leaders.

Buildings are a long-term investment. The fruits of church building ownership are not immediate but cumulative over time. This is obvious in a financial sense, as a building’s value appreciates over time. But it’s a socio-psychological investment too. A church building grows in familiarity and sentimentality, becoming associated over time with fond memories, meaningful anecdotes, congregational growth, and shared experience. The building’s emotional value appreciates. Unfortunately, this carries very little importance for apostles. Apostles are looking forward not backward, ahead not behind. Value is in innovation and being ahead of the cultural curve. Buildings, especially ones tied to sentimentality, are the antithesis of apostolic ministry

Buildings are a safe investment. They are a sure-fire way to secure a community’s wealth. Arguably, they represent good stewardship. A prophet, however, doesn’t see buildings as security but as misplaced value, inhibited resources, and even unjust. Prophets are always asking, What would God do with these resources other than hoarding them as wealth security. Training prophets to help us be more faithful will require a radical redistribution of our investments.

Evangelists want to expand the reach of the church and penetrate the community. Traditionally churches have often viewed their building as a gift-of-space to the community and therefore an evangelistic tool. The problem here is that the evangelistic imaginations of churches is too limited. The church uses the building predominantly for Sunday gatherings, and consequently understands its function through that lens. Evangelism is often reduced to inviting the community to “come see how we use this building” which is effectively an invitation to Sunday morning worship.

Shepherds and teachers have historically thrived in space provided by a church building. There are classrooms for teaching, fellowship halls for conversations, offices for private conferencing, auditoriums for conventions and larger gathering opportunities, etc. With Sunday School attendance dropping, third space venues on the rise, and studies showing pastors spending more time in coffee shops and home offices than at the church, teaching and community building must also shift. Training shepherds and teachers must also be reimagined in new locations too.

Buildings are a burden because they rely on a conferencing paradigm. Because the building is no longer the primary place where communities gather (conference), leadership development for the future cannot successfully occur within a conferencing paradigm. Come, gather, and see is not a refrain that situates our congregations well in raising apostles, affirming prophets, encouraging evangelists, and equipping teachers and shepherds.

Perhaps a coordinating paradigm would be more effective. While conferencing assumes that the flow of energy and attention is always toward the church building on Sunday morning, coordinating assumes there are diverse contexts and locations necessary for training new leaders. All five types of leaders need different space and difference experiences to develop into the faithful leaders of tomorrow. The local church should consider itself the coordinator of those diverse contexts.

Coordinating doesn’t require a church building, but it does require space, facilities, and resource. What type of facilities are necessary? Where are they and how might they be used? Can the church’s buildings be converted or overhauled to suit the changing needs?

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[tongansailor]

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The National Shrine of Saint Alphonsus Liguori is a fitting home for a spiritual society dedicated to making reparation for our sins, neglects, and offences, as individuals & families, as a church, and as a nation. It was built in 1842. #tongan #floridian #instavideo #videotagram #holidayvideo #travel #adventure #vacation #holiday #exploring #downtown #baltimore #nationalshrine #historicalbuilding #churchbuilding #amazing #architecture (at The National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7E8MxflayA/?igshid=fgnrxm76kvgx

[wyvern713]

Inktober Day 18! The official Inktober prompt (Scrape) was giving me artist's block, so I drew from a prompt list from @lord_gris instead. The prompt was "Sacred" so I drew this little church building. #inktober #inktober2022 #gristober #gristober2022 #gristober2022sacred #copic #copicmarkers #art #artistsoninstagram #traditionalart #sacred #church #churchbuilding https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj7Si0zOuyF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[yohannesnahuway]

“Pertolongan kita adalah dalam nama TUHAN, yang menjadikan langit dan bumi.” – Daud bin Isai, Raja Israel (Mazmur 124:8) #GBIMawarSaron #TahunPemulihan #LocalChurchPastor #Gereja #GerejaLokal #Church #ChurchBuilding #KelapaGading #Jakarta #JakartaUtara #YohannesNahuwayMinistries (at Gereja Bethel Indonesia Mawar Saron) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4pO36PUFB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[elizabethiris]

St Paul’s Church, Pilley, Barnsley. #pilley #church #oldchurch #barnsley #churchbuilding #churchbuildings (at Pilley, South Yorkshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYjTkVDs2n0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[paintingorbust]

Up ⬆️ Current Plane ↔️ Down ⬇️ #religous #digitalart #church #churchbuilding #3colors #redblackwhite #🔴⚫️⚪️ #heavenorhell https://www.instagram.com/p/CWqs9KrLdpV/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gshubin]

This is the the Oaks Pioneer Church in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Its interesting history, starting in 1861, can be read here: https://oakspioneerchurch.org/history-of-oaks-pioneer-church/ It's a beautiful reminder of the strong faith of many of Oregon's early pioneering settlers. . #45thphoto #landscape #church #landscapelovers #churchbuilding #landscapephotography #oregon #autumnvibes #fallcolors #faith #portland #architecture #lumixusa #lumixzs70 #lumixtz90 #willamettevalleylife #mthoodterritory #oregonphotographer #mounthoodterritory #portlandoregon (at Oaks Pioneer Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVoolt9pBVd/?utm_medium=tumblr

[overtymesimms]

This man built this church with his own two hands. No matter what life threw at him, he kept building and never gave up. His resilience and faith are an inspiration to us all! Subscribe for part 3 #manoffaith #churchbuilding #noahsark #rebuildingwithfaith #unstoppablefaith #faithinaction #thepowerofbelieving #inspiringactsoflove #exampleofhope by OverTyme Simms