An ugly church can meet in a cathedral, a multi-million dollar facility, in a ‘60s era church building resembling an upside-down ark, a storefront, or under a highway overpass. It is not defined by where it meets, nor the size of its building or bank account. They can be found in the grittiest urban core, […]
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Introduction
It all started with a few conversations about struggling churches and struggling communities. One had lost touch and the other had lost hope. Increasingly, it seemed that the only churches that weren’t struggling were the ones not in struggling neighborhoods. Church plants popped up in the more comfortable suburbs and exurbs, targeting the middle and […]
