Introduction To The Worship Environment

Since the arts in worship serve as vehicles of communication, the architectural space in which worship takes place is a matter of primary importance. Space speaks. It is a voice that says something about the action of worship. The symbolic objects of worship assist in communicating Christ's presence and ministry. Christian Assumptions about Worship Space Because space speaks, it is important to know what kind of biblical assumptions regarding the church and its worship should inform the Christian approach to worship space. Those involved in contemporary worship renewal agree on three biblical teachings about the church and worship that informs all thought about worship space. 1. The church is people. The church is not a building, a denomination, a judicatory, but the people who assemble to worship. 2. The building in which worship takes place is the house of the people. It is not the house of God, as though it were where God dwells. God dwells in the people and is present in the…