As I assist churches across the country with their church furnishing needs, I consistently find a need or “niche” for mid-market product lines. For lounge and reception furniture, I find I’m advancing Office Chairs Inc. in an increasing manner these days as such a solution. Here’s why: Office Chairs Inc. was founded about four decades ago. From the beginning, their
As I assist churches across the country with their church furnishing needs, I often share with them my “Four Categories of Church Furniture” theory. While there are exceptions to every theory, I have found this one rings true across the church furnishings spectrum. Here’s a capsulized version of what I share with churches. Churches will inevitably purchase one of four
Church Furniture Partner spent yesterday in Chicago at Neocon, the contract furnishings trade show that boasts more than 700 exhibits and showrooms displaying the latest furnishing introductions from around the world at the Merchandise Mart. Neocon is held annually in June, and while I don’t attend every year, each time I do so, I’m always glad I did. The atmosphere
Church Furniture Partner enjoyed the opportunity last week to connect with Derrick Jeror of Housetop Media. Derrick is the founder of Housetop Media (their launch took place just a few weeks ago). Housetop Media’s purpose is to help small to medium sized churches and church plants with technology solutions. I was immediately drawn to their extremely efficient business model
Here in Ohio, it’s been a rainy Memorial Day. I found myself wondering about the origin of Memorial Day and while researching, I came across a great explanation and some superb insights from Kevin DeYoung. While I find it a breeze to write regularly about church furniture, writing an article like this one from Kevin is far more difficult. I
Since the stock market tumble in the fall of 2008, most church furnishings manufacturers have essentially frozen their pricing structures. The rocky U.S. economy of the past 18 month have led to some manufacturers even lowering their list prices overall. So as the mid-year point of 2010 approaches, Church Furniture Partner carried out an informal survey of many of the
