Those who served as consultation participants in devising Principles for Worship in language, music, preaching, and worship space were concerned that their work would be useful only if it was intentionally implemented. In A Place of Encounter: Renewing Worship Spaces Foy Christopherson has admirably addressed this practical need by giving pastors, architects, and congregational committees a readable, reliable text to guide the important work of renewing liturgical spaces. Experience and passion for this subject have helped the writer produce an educational and pastoral resource that will serve any worshiping community.
--Walter Huffman
author of Where We Worship;
chairperson of the ELCA's Renewing Worship
Consultation on Worship Space and the Christian Assembly
Foy Christopherson's book, clearly written and pastorally sensitive, draws out the architectural and artistic implications of the ELCA's The Use of the Means of Grace and Principles for Worship. He rightly emphasizes the primacy of the worshiping assembly, situates his reflections in terms of Lutheran theology, allows for pastoral pluralism, and educates his readers about the significant role that the architecture and artistic environment play in forming contemporary worshipers as God's holy people.
--R. Kevin Seasoltz, O.S.B.
Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota