A LETTER FROM SYCM FOUNDER GEORGE KREGER Joplin has always held fond memories for me. When I was 14 years old, I visited Joplin for the first time with my church youth group. We traveled down to a weekend rally at Ozark Christian College from First Christian Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Our student ministry had a remarkable time and
You’ve seen the web ads: “Church Chair Sale — List Price $175 — Your Price $25.99.” If you’re like me, you intuitively sense something is out of kilter here! Either the list price is extraordinarily inflated or this is an unbelievable deal! But despite your intuition and common sense trying to warn you off, that price is SO attractive! Isn’t
The effects of our “down” economy have been numerous for churches across the country. Giving has plateaued or decreased in most churches. Building programs have been delayed due to decreased giving and/or the more rigorous rules and standards that lenders are now obligated to follow. And the movement of people in search of work has greatly increased. In my own
This past week Church Furniture Partner launched their new website dedicated to saving churches money on all types of church furnishings. One of their adages when it comes to church furniture is, “everything for your church but the people!” Take some time to peruse their breadth of manufacturers and you will affirm that is certainly the case. And the great
A few months ago, Comfortek Seating introduced a Molded Cold Cured Foam (CCF) seat cushion to their popular SUMMIT Seating line. “Cold Cured” or “Molded Foam” seat cushions have normally only been utilized in the construction of automobile seats and fixed theater seating. Now Comfortek Seating has integrated this technology to most of their popular line of worship seating. Church
