That’s the question? We’ve been looking at Edward Hall’s understandings about how different groups, people and societies use physical and relational space. (see previous posts) So let me describe the fourth kind of ’space’ and then look at ‘entry points’.
Private Space is our most intimate space, reserved for partners and spouses, immediate family or household [...]
Posts under ‘Pathways’
So how do people enter your community life?
Personal Space
Apologies for the gap in posting! We’ve been exploring some things raised in the Welcoming Church series – in particular the idea that people ‘belong’ in different kinds of spaces. See below for descriptions of Public Space, and Social Space.
The third kind of space is Personal Space, friendship space. As people move deeper into community [...]
Social Space
Following on the four kinds os belonging ’space’ that Edward T. Hall identifies (see previous post), Social Space can be though of as the informal and semi-formal spaces where we get to know people, mix socially, and often make new friends – for example a barbecue, morning tea after church, a party, a work social, [...]
The Welcoming Church
Last Thursday we started the first of four weekly sessions on being a “Welcoming Church”. About 60 people from across Adelaide are meeting at “The Corner” UC.
Week One was opening up the whole topic and looking at what people might expect from church and what we might have to offer them. I used a few [...]
Pathways to Discipleship
How do people make the journey from no experience of Christian faith to becoming a mature disciple? What if their pathway to faith has a dead end?
“Pathways” is a simple process that helps congregations think about the steps in a person’s faith journey, and to consider what relationships, activities and resources they make available to [...]