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Church Construction
George Kreger

Your Church Design & Construction Project Needs a Vision

When it comes to church design and construction it is impossible to underestimate the importance of vision.  Vision determines the amount of space and/or property necessary to support your ministry and influences what that space will look like.  Vision establishes a hierarchy of space and enables your leadership team to prioritize which spaces come first during the conceptual stage of

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July 26, 2011 No Comments
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Church Audio-Visual
George Kreger

In-Ear Monitors a Benefit to Churches?

Monitors are the speakers or headphones that allow your worship team to hear themselves and each other while playing.  Needless to say, they are critical in helping a worship team play and sing well. There are two different methods that can be used for monitoring: Monitor speakers or “wedge” monitors are speakers that are designed to sit on the floor

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July 18, 2011 3 Comments
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Church Money & Accounting
George

Church Outsourcing? It’s Not Just for Businesses.

Churches are not businesses, but churches should always strive to use wise business practices.  Brad Leeper, president of Generis, a team of church generosity consultants, says, “Shrewd business practices are part of the fiduciary responsibility of church leadership.” Wise business practices in the church are more and more often including outsourcing, especially outsourced accounting.  Churches can often hire an accounting

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July 18, 2011 No Comments
Church Chairs / Worship Seating
Church Seating
George Kreger

Will Buying Church Chairs Increase Worship Seating Capacity?

A few months ago a long-term church customer contacted us about purchasing chairs for his church.  Fifteen years ago they constructed their current sanctuary and furnished it with pews for seating.  Since the construction of their sanctuary they have been blessed with substantial growth as a church.  Currently they hold six worship services per weekend and really do not want

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July 18, 2011 No Comments
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Church Communication
George Kreger

Church VoIP: Save vs. Features

To save or not to save?  That is the question!  Okay so it is an abuse of Shakespeare, but it is a point we seem to be making more and more.   Most customers and Churches look to VoIP as a way to save money first and it does a good job of that.   Churches generally see a savings of 50%

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July 7, 2011 No Comments
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Church Stewardship
George Kreger

Don’t let your offerings go on vacation!

This is the perfect time to launch or promote electronic giving at your church.  Use the campaign called Don’t Let Your Offering Go on Vacation!  If you already use an electronic giving option please consider using this idea to promote it.  If you don’t please consider signing up for eGive today to encourage members to give during the summer vacation months.

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June 17, 2011 No Comments