We had a meeting at the minister's family home today. The building is provided by the church, and the minister was happy to have a home environment for our meeting, but I wondered about his family's privacy and convenience.
Here's what every clergy home needs:
1. a guest toilet. At least an ambulant toilet, but ideally one designed for a person using a wheelchair that is near the front door and has a discreet entry way.
2. a meeting room. We met in our minister's lounge room. A private room for his family. So, we need to provide for his home a meeting room, able to hold about a dozen people in a domestic style setting (a couple of sofas and half a dozen easy chairs). The room should have a largish screen for showing DVDs etc and a whiteboard that fits in with the domestic theme. This room should also be easily accessible from the front door. It might even have a separate entrance from the outside. It also needs to be convenient to the kitchen for refreshments service.
3. Naturally it may need a study if one is not provided on the church premises. A roomy one with ample shelving.
A quick sketch of an example:
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