"The Space" arose from a discussion over a future name for our merging churches, "Open Bible Church, Port Angeles" and "Constant Hope Fellowship." My thought was to come up with something simple, and not too overbearing for a young christian, new believer or lost skeptic.
The pastor warmed up to the sound of it, but was still unsure how the older members of his congregation would percieve it. He asked me to make a logo design, so he could see what I felt in the name. This is what I came up with after just a few attempts.
Not to my surprise, the pastor loved it, and brought it by a board meeting to hear their thoughts. To his surprise, however, even some of the older members enjoyed it. They only showed some displeasure in the fact that the name had little to do with anything God-related. They loved the concept, but felt it was irrevelent for their current congregation.
Nonetheless, the pastor is still planning to present it to the rest of the congregation with a few other name ideas for a vote.
Still, even if the name is not chosen for the name of the church, it is very likely that we will use it for a future ministry to an adience like I mentioned in the first paragraph: a casual lot of young christians, new believers and lost skeptics all looking for a place to hang with a simple, easy to remember and somewhat catchy name in a more modernized setting.
BAN THE PEWS!!
I would love to be part of such a ministry! Praying it becomes a reality sometime soon.
