Evangelism

Ezekiel 43:10 "Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their sins. Let them consider the plan, 11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple-its arrangement, its exits and entrances-its whole design and all its regulations and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.

- There is such a thing as a redemptive plan.


Romans 8:18 The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

- Through prayerful design, we begin to redeem nature - it's our job. I don't want to exagerrate this reference, but the connection is clear, that sin does not only affect our souls, but it has affected nature and the built environment.

- What is "Christian" design? What would Jesus do? Follow the 10 commandments and the golden rule: make no idols (no showy buildings), do not covet (simple signage), do not bear false witness (honest materials), love your neighbor (relate to your context), do unto others as you would have done to you (don't build buildings you don't like).

- But, how do we make the connection to Jesus? How do we preach the gospel through design? The surface answer is probably the best - communicate with developers and planners and builders and shopowners and tell them what the Bible says about what they're doing. Don't be ashamed of the Gospel, relate it to your environment and the people there. Preach on the street corners - preach about the street corners. Pray for the street corners. Pray for businesses. Pray for planners.