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series: Central Spaces Chapters: The modern afterlife for the chapterhouses XX century examples - the Hansa styled protestant church buildings The modern afterlife for the chapterhouses Afterlife, 20th-century examples for the chapterhouse 20th-century architecture retained the special atmosphere and circular message of these spaces. Below, I present a couple of famous examples. One is a building that serves as a "chapel" in the modern sense, while the other is a classic gathering and community space where conferences and focused discussions can also be held. Chapterhouse should not be confused with chapel or refectory! In modern architecture, however, these special spaces are given a new interpretation, preserving the spiritual and emotional message of the original central community events. Notices: chapel : A chapel is a small place of Christian worship, which can be a standalone building or a ro...

tools → Stage Effect A brief but important study for vitalizing the church's priesthood identity This writing is the direct extension of the Stage effect, part I. Here, I would like to give some practical biblical examples of the Earthly settings of the Kingdom of Heaven. Interestingly, this is partly about architecture. Meditation By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. {that the visible came out of the invisible} Heb 12:3 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. 2Cor 4:18 Main chapters The approach of the article The dynamics of the community Old Testament buildings and their activities New Testament Church/es and their activities Post Millennial Questions   Notices: Stage effect can be dimin...

VIP Blog Supporters Thank you for supporting this blog. Enter your VIP key below to unlock the full article. Unlock Full Article ☕ Get your VIP key on Ko-fi series: Central Spaces Wells Cathedral, Somerset cc 1275 - 1310 Before you read or listen to this article I really recommend that you may open and read the associated pre study here: about the stage effect . This gives an insight into how frontal performance, action (on the stage, then on the screen) has influenced our modern media-fuelled society and how it works in the church. Yes. Indeed in the Church - when Sunday worship is slowly and gradually reduced to a kind of performance and service—for visitors. However, this is a postmodern phenomenon {or diagnose}, not the normal way of life for the community. I'd like to recommend this booklet for h...

The Stage – Action and Reaction Behaviour and action, + reaction of the audience tools → Stage Effect pre A very large percentage of Christian communities are made up of active leaders and passive listeners. Of course, the church leaders see this too, so they try to "mend" it. They set up projects ranging from social work via food banks to a building/church/temple construction. They set up activities having a desire: building a good community. These are 2000 years old church activities, triggering the " filia " or the " storge ". Which is nice - but it is not the " agape-love " mentioned by the apostles. Earthly actions occupy the community for a while and give it a visible purpose but do not affect the core missional identity, the spread of the glory and love-principle of the Kingdom: "give and it will be given" (Lk 6:38-39), most of the time without even touching the possibilities given by divine life...

The Stage vs Jesus' Role Model Behaviour among the followers tools → Stage Effect As we previously saw, - Erik Satie's model has clearly demonstrated - the Stage and the Auditorium behave differently. We saw that the stage has a restraining influence in the post modern consumerist culture because it gives a strong entertaining message. It also showed that in such a situation the real, natural character of the actors does not necessarily cover/represent the message being shown. Important that actors are also influencers nowadays. Their lifestyle (above others) is a special way of life that presents unrealistic demands and rhythms of life for the average person. From the Christian viewpoint this is a carnal role model, the one who follows it, walks on the broad way, and this way triggers a lot of temptations. I don't think you have to wonder about the troubles and scandals of megachurches. Eric Satie There is a stark contrast between today's fashion...