Revisiting Church Models

In past years, much contextualisation has focused on the sermon, the community style and perhaps some aesthetic elements of worship and interior design; it has tended to stop short of tearing up the plumbing of the church model itself. However, as existing models of church become less viable due to changing socio-economic conditions and other factors, many church planters have been forced to innovate and push the envelope on what a church community is allowed to look like, while remaining within Biblical parameters, resulting in inspiring examples and new possibilities. In this workshop we will decode the elements of a church model, look at some case studies, and enlarge our horizons together.