現今台灣基督教教會發展的狀況處處受限，因台灣人口遽增，造成了地狹人稠的狀況，教會被擠在密度極高的大樓或巷弄裡，甚至是地下室，此狀況又以都市中的教會尤甚。失去了建築外觀所蘊含的教會意象後，禮拜中的儀式就以功能大於美觀為導向的空間使用方式，而原本在聚會後可小聚談天的教堂戶外綠地空間，在建築密度極高的都市中，則轉變到其他室內空間的使用方式。現今教會功能除了基本的崇拜儀式外，為了滿足日益繁複的功能，彈性使用的取向更讓教會空間與屬性完全重組。但人們最初在教會空間需要被滿足的需求沒有改變，在此前提下，於地狹人稠的台灣都市空間中，人們如何改變與調適他們與空間的互動關係，建立一個新的行為模式，而此模式為本研究希冀探討的核心問題。本研究目的為(1)探討台灣教會與都市空間環境的關聯性。(2)探討台灣都市中的教會，人的行為模式及其網絡。(3)在台灣的教會中，試圖歸納出個人完成一項活動需要的最小單元的空間形式。
本研究主要採取參與觀察法，透過長期實際參與聚會流程，並做觀察記錄，包含敘述、說故事(Narrative)和分類紀錄(Categorical recording)法。針對參與儀式的會眾其進入崇拜空間時的行為、動線及時間做分類詳細敘述紀錄，包含人數有無重複，有無領袖，領會者和參與者的表情動作加以描述。加上半結構性的深度訪談法( in-depth interviews )和敘事法( narratives )作為蒐集其影響因子的主要研究方法，以及使用KJ法作為訪談後的分類整理，得出基督教徒對於居住在都市空間和去教會的生活行為，關切在乎的影響因子，可能包含時間、空間、人、行為等和其他影響因子。
研究結果發現現今教會建築物自明性低，影響其選擇教會的最主要的兩個因素是，住家或常去的地方離教會近，以及人們彼此之間的熟識度。發展出的小組(最少2人)聚會模式就是最小的崇拜單元體，而因為小組形式的關係，聚會散布於都市各個角落空間，都市中的教會也因先有人們的聚集活動才慢慢形成教會的建築。台灣教會空間的使用方式有所改變，多趨向同一個空間複合式使用的趨勢，在空間上沒有絕對的限制，設備也因為了滿足多功能的使用，較為組合式和可移動式，方便堆疊收納，空間和設備上多了許多彈性。
In western countries, Christian churches in general have big constructions and large open spaces, in contrast churches in Taiwan are smaller, without open spaces, and sometimes they are located in basements. In densely populated metropolitan area, there’s no place for Christian to use. Some Christians choose their church because of the distance that between their house and the church. The role of the church has more diversified today. It the utmost need to increase other ancillary space to meet the increasingly complex functionality, flexibility of using the orientation of spatial and attribute leaving the church entirely restructured. One must re-examine the nature and significance of the church space, the church's operating space shall be increased by the church worship space and whimsical order of operation space. The purpose of this study is to investigate the interactions of people and space in the Christian religious ceremony. (1) Investigate the correlation of church and urban space in Taiwan. (2) Investigate the behavioral interactions between humans and the environment and try to find the distance network in urban church Taiwan. (3) Try to find the smallest unit of behavior settings in the church ceremony in Taiwan.
Finding the constant equipment of the ceremony through long-time observation. Using methods of participatory observation and interview to collect data, and apply KJ method to analyze the data. Finding the smallest behavioral setting units to satisfy the needs of church ceremonies using the most efficient space.
The research findings that it’s hard to identify the church building nowadays. The two factors that would affect people choose church are the distance between their house and church and human relationships. The smallest behavioral setting unit is a group of 2 persons. And the spaces are all spread in the city. It comes people’s network first and the church building later. It is not limited to specific space or equipment.
