There are probably as many attitudes and philosophies on commercial borrowing as there are churches. At some point the question will be asked; “How much money can our church borrow if we choose to do so?” Although commercial lending is a complex process, three key ratios are fairly universal for the majority of lending institutions. Commercial lenders will also look
“We have a problem,” said the church pastor across our phone line. “The Fire Marshall was just here for our inspection as we’re trying to obtain the occupancy permit for our new building. He asked to see our letter of certification for our new church chairs. We don’t have one! How can we get one?” We were able to help
It may seem odd, but as a Church planter I am seeing more and more of our outreach into the lives of our church people done via social networking. Learning to work within the restraints of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter I have run into a couple neat little tricks to help let people know who I am. Your Facebook Profile
Many times a church can spend a lot of money getting the exterior and architecture to be very impressive, and yet be left with an interior that feels cold, empty and not well thought out. Typically an architect will focus on the grandiose spaces and not think through the functionality of the interior spaces. This can leave you with classrooms that need some flair, hallways that need some color, massive tall
“We shape our buildings afterwards our buildings shape us”……. Winston Churchill Buildings have a tremendous impact on how we order our daily lives at home, work, school or in public worship. Let’s search the Scriptures to see what principles we can discover that might guide us during a building project. Throughout history churches have met in a variety of venues
Let’s imagine your church has decided to purchase new church chairs, either to replace older chairs or to transition from pews to chairs. In today’s world of course, you begin by searching for your chairs on the Internet. After a few keystrokes you are scrolling through more church chair websites than you thought would ever exist. The number of manufacturer
