One of the advantages of attending the NACBA conference each year is having an opportunity to meet new people and discuss new ministry concepts.  As Todd mentioned in his latest post, Meeting an Influencer, one of the high points of this year’s conference for Todd and I was meeting Rex Miller.  Another highlight was meeting […]

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:  […]

Let me start with a definition of what rendering is.
“..a representation of a building, interior, etc., executed in perspective and usually done for purposes of presentation.”
To further expand this definition in my own words I would add that digital rendering (and this is the kind I’ll be talking about) is the one generated with the […]

When planning a new or expanded church facility, one of the first questions that usually comes up is: What can we afford? This varies from church to church, and may be further altered by conditions relative to borrowing. The most common “rule of thumb” used is as follows:
Pay cash or assets on hand, add to […]

One of the most common mistakes made by churches is the failure to properly budget the cost for a project. The actual costs for the building construction generally accounts for only 60% - 65% of the total project cost. In addition to the cost for the “bricks and sticks,” there are generally site construction and […]