Buildings For Mission

A money-saving handbook for all who care for and maintain church buildings, this practical and comprehensive guide provides expert advice from a leading church architect and an experienced heritage buildings specialist. They also show how church buildings can be tools for contemporary mission, packed with potential for community engagement.

Pocket-sized guidebook to the eclectic architecture of San Diego County. Grouped by neighborhood/community location, with brief overviews of each area and a photo of each building.

This book looks at the buildings of the Christian Church and asks, is property enabling its mission in the twenty-first century? If so, how is this achieved, and if not, what should be done? What are the the opportunities that buildings can offer, processes and design principles, options for financing projects and the outcomes that can be expected.

Allan Doig explores the Christian Church through the lens of twelve particular churches, looking at their history, archaeology, and how the buildings changed over time in response to developing usage and beliefs.