Following my somewhat reflective, “isn’t it wonderful” piece on beginning the work toward accessibility …. We’re now 3 days into the process and — all the afore-said still holding — this is the truth of the moment: I’m sitting in my office and the ‘taking apart’ that comes before the ‘building’ is loud [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Destruction and Construction
Posted in Church Accessibility, Church Building Renovation, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Religion, Sacred Spaces, Spiritual, Urban Church, progressive church on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Toward an Accessible Church
Posted in Church Accessibility, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Open and Affirming Congregation, Religion, Religious Community, Sacred Spaces, Urban Church, community on August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The demolition that precedes construction begins tomorrow at Compton Heights Christian Church! After years of need and many months of dreaming, planning, revising, and revising again we are beginning. After wondering if we could take on this project to become accessible (well, more accessible — this is a first step!), we took a step of [...]
In-Between Times
Posted in Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Conflict Management, Fall Planning, Healing Offenses, Ordinary Time, Religion, Spiritual, Urban Church, community on August 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
These are the in-between days. August 20 is still summer, but in the lives of those who teach and those who pastor churches fall is here. The hot, muggy days still call our bodies to rest, find a pool and take advantage of summer. The calendar, however, with the push of autumn [...]
