Introduction Hallways, corridors, foyers, and other circulation and transition zones are overlooked as a design element of church buildings. Church hallways are often smaller than they need to be for a socially healthy church. If tight hallways wasn’t on your radar before 2020, COVID-19 and the need for social distancing certainly make the issue more…
Many church leaders recommend Design-Build for new and renovated church facilities. Sometimes, these influencers sound like churches should not consider any other option. Is this true? In this post, I want to discuss: What options are there? What are the various options for the design and construction of buildings? There are several contract relationships for…
Effective Discipleship is at the center of growing a healthy church. While Bible Study and growing in knowledge are certainly a part of discipleship, quite often that is where discipleship ends in many churches. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore…
I have served in a variety of roles in the church over the years … From Small Groups Pastor to worship leader to discipleship group leader and more. If there is one area of ministry that I am most proud of, it is that of a multiplying discipleship leaders. You then, my child, be strengthened…
After over 20 years online, the Gifted2Serve Spiritual Gifts Inventory has been fully updated. Please notice the following improvements: Multi-page format to ease in progress of taking the inventory Question randomizer provides questions in a random order Email results Minor updates to verbiage to reach a broader audience Ability to EMBED into external sites (upon…
If you haven’t taken the “Perspectives” course, I highly recommend finding a place to take it … If you really want to understand God’s vision and purpose for reaching the nations, this is a great place to start: https://www.perspectives.org/
I am now a Certified Church Consultant. Over the next couple of months, I am looking for opportunities to put this certification into practice. If your church is interested in getting a comprehensive consultation and/or a facility analysis done, let me know! I can also offer a lot of focus-specific options. CONTACT ME so we…
I am now at Marshall Craft Associates
Today I get to do something that genuinely does bridge my two worlds: I’m going to meet with a pastor to analyze their facility from a Guest-Services and Space-Use perspective . . . something I really do enjoy doing. If I could make a business out of doing this, I probably would. Honestly, it would…
Today is Friday. I have my next test for the ARE on Monday morning, so it’s crunch time. I also have another test scheduled for 10 days later. I’m working hard to move the process forward quickly, so I’m starting to accelerate how fast I am taking the tests. The test on Monday is “Building…