“Arise and Build” 
If one looks at Sharon Baptist’s web site they will see the scripture verse from the book of Nehemiah that has inspired the people of this congregation throughout the years:  “…let us arise and build.  So they put their hands to the good work.”  And so they have.
The church began in 1934 when […]

After God made Adam, He saw that there was no suitable helper for him on the earth.  While Adam was sleeping, God took one of his ribs and formed a woman.  Eve’s very name (meaning life giver) speaks of the part she is to play with her husband.  We must ask an important question here:  […]

Often Church leaders are faced with crowded conditions and wonder what to do. Should they add another service? Should they try to expand the Worship Center? There is a second related question, which is, “When should we do this?” The concern, in some instances, is that if the church has a capacity of 500 people […]

In order to provide increased capacity for worship, most churches will consider two options:
1.      Build a new Worship Center with a greater capacity
2.      Expand the current Worship Center to provide increased capacity.
While these are relatively obvious solutions, there are other factors and options to consider. Looking over the obvious and the not so obvious options we […]

If your church is already at capacity (your Worship Center attendance is averaging 80% or more of seating capacity  and your parking lot is 90% full during services), what can you do immediately to keep growing? It is rarely possible to immediately increase the available seating area in a Worship Center. New or expanded worship […]