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A wider view of ‘church’
Clayton Collins
Talk about proof of utility.
What is a house of worship but a physical manifestation of service to congregants? Today, the Monitor offers the first of two stories on church administrators thinking creatively about how to extend new services, including some very pragmatic ones, to their larger communities.
It’s partly a pushback on falling numbers of Sunday attendees. But the story is bigger than one of finding new tenant revenue. It’s a story of persistence and transformation, of loving neighbors in increasingly inclusive ways.
