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Church-Out-Of-A-Box, sometimes referred to as Church-In-A-Box, is a situation where a church meets in rented facilities on Sundays like a school or hotel and carries in and sets up everything they need for a quality experience of worship, fellowship, and children's ministry every weekend.
The Oasis Christian Church's biggest advantage to meeting at the school is the visual picture that the church is not about a building. Thus, when they come together for worship, it is a reminder that the church is about people coming together to praise God. Another advantage has been the impact of the church on the teachers and the parents related to the school. One mother had told the head of the custodial department that the "demeanor of the school changed for the good since Oasis started meeting in the school building." Meeting in the school has allowed them to develop positive relationships with the custodial staff, teachers, and administration and is demonstrated in that they can now use classrooms and the building almost whenever we want. That was not true when they first started.
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