FF&E normally stands for “Furnishings, Fixtures and Equipment” and is often a line item in a proposed church building project budget. A contractor will submit a bid as to what it will cost to build the new church building that has been designed. That bid will adhere to the specifications listed in the bid documents regarding all sorts of building …
ScreenFlex Portable & Freestanding Partitions and Room Dividers
ScreenFlex Portable Room Dividers have been used by churches for the past quarter century. In 1987 we began what would be the first of several building projects at New Hope Community Church. Later in 1989, which coincidentally is when ScreenFlex was founded as a company, we purchased our first ScreenFlex Portable Room Dividers to assist us in maximizing that new …
Church Building: When Not to Hire a Capital Campaign Consultant
As a capital campaign coach I have to admit I’m a little biased on this one. That being said, you might be surprised to hear me say that you may or may not need a consultant for your next capital campaign. Just because a consultant can likely help you to raise more money than your church could raise on its …
Church Building; Five Questions Every Capital Campaign Needs to Address Part 3
So far we have discussed three of the five questions that every capital campaign needs to address: What are we doing? Why are we doing it? Why are we doing it now? Why does the church exist, how does this project preserve or promote that mission, why is this project so urgent? These are three foundational issues that should be …
Church Building: Five Questions Every Capital Campaign Needs to Address Part 4
There exist five foundational questions that every capital campaign needs to address: What are we doing? Why are we doing it? Why are we doing it now? How will this be possible? Having previously addressed the first four, this time we will answer the fifth question; what do you need me to do? The answer may surprise you. The knee-jerk …
Church Building; Five Questions Every Capital Campaign Needs to Address Part 2
As we discussed last time, every capital campaign needs to address five basic leadership questions. What are we doing? Why are we doing it? Why are we doing it now? How will this be possible? What do you need me to do? The first two questions are fairly obvious and, as previously discussed, need to be addressed on both the …