Serving Christ in a Coffee Culture
Posted in Classroom, Growth Planning, Office, Random Thoughts, Stewardship on May 21st, 2009
(Continuing to elaborate on what makes WPH Architects for Ministry unique / part 3) In his classic book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey suggests starting at the end of your life – how you would like to be eulogized – to help you establish how to live out the rest of [...]
Posted in Classroom, Growth Planning, Office, Random Thoughts, Stewardship on May 13th, 2009
(Continuing to elaborate on what makes WPH Architects for Ministry unique!) Yesterday in our office prayer time we looked at Luke 19:11-26, commonly referred to as “the parable of the talents”. This portion of scripture comes to mind for many Christians as a classic example of Biblical stewardship. However, the concept of stewardship for some [...]
Posted in Ministry Planning, Newsletters, Spring 2009, Stewardship on Mar 6th, 2009
Our experience has demonstrated that dedicated spaces for youth (now often called “Student Ministry”) tend to be some of the last spaces that churches will allocate – especially for smaller churches. If evangelism is a core value for a church, this can be a huge mistake. According to the Barna Research Group, 64% of [...]
Posted in Classroom, Environment, Stewardship on Dec 8th, 2008
Green design is often associated with solar panels, wind turbines, and composting toilets, but it is important to understand that environmentally friendly design can be far more comprehensive than that. I have always been a strong advocate for environmentally sensitive design, but I also believe that the design considerations must be economically feasible with a [...]
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