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It is important to design a worship space that accommodates both current and future attenders. This means both young and old alike. Traditionally, older member attenders have presided on Building Committees and have directed the design of the church’s worship areas. But today, it’s critical to include all generations when planning worship venues. The Barna Group did a fantastic study […]

One of the most beautiful aspects of the global Church is that multiple generations can worship together under one unifying purpose: glorifying God. As growing churches look to expand their facilities into new areas, there is growing pressure to address the facility needs and interests of all the generations in a given congregation. How do you engage all the generations […]

Churches around the world are leveraging technology to create multi-site campuses for greater ministry reach. The transition from single site to multi-site can be bumpy at best if not done with careful prayer and planning. What technology do you use to share your weekend experience? How do you find and secure a facility for your new multi-site campus? What type […]

The multi-site church model, one church meeting in multiple locations, is quickly changing the landscape of American Christianity. Many urban church facilities have fallen into disrepair or even abandonment due to diminishing congregations or population shift to other areas. Thankfully, the revitalization of urban demographic communities is allowing multi-site churches a unique chance to reclaim urban church facilities for new […]

Churches with multiple locations, “multi-site” churches, are becoming more and more popular across the U.S. Over six million people attend a multisite church on a regular basis with the average multi-site location welcoming 1,300 weekly attendees. (ChurchLawandTax.com) There are currently over 5,000 multi-site locations alone in the U.S. It’s no question multisite churches are here and here to stay, but […]

Since July, 2014, Development Advisors, LLC, has been making plans to strengthen our team. We recently added a new Chief Development Officer who will be the primary organizer and executor of our project operations including managing our Project Directors. I am pleased to introduce Mr. Drew Kraft. The criteria that we used to consider many candidates can be best characterized […]

Many churches considering a facility expansion project wonder whether they need to hire a third-party specialist. Does your church need someone to oversee the expansion process? Is it worth the investment? It’s a church building- how hard can it be? Surprisingly more difficult than you might realize! According to a 2013 study, building costs account for up to 29% of […]

As the saying goes, failure to plan is a plan for failure. There’s a reason why banks are foreclosing on church facility loans at a record rate: failure to create fiscally-responsible building plans. The hallmark of any successful project is having a thorough plan ahead of time. Churches considering a new facility solution need a strategic plan in place before anything else.

It’s exciting when churches are ready to expand their facility or build a new one. Finding a new piece of land, renovating an existing building, and project financing are just a few of the many important variables to consider when upgrading your church facility. Churches that try to do everything by themselves will encounter unfamiliar obstacles. We love seeing the […]

I just enjoyed three days with 700 loving and encouraging Converge Worldwide Christians at Cornerstone Church in Chandler, Arizona, where I met people from all four corners of the US-from Connecticut to Florida, from Washington to SoCal. I was invited to be a part of a church facilities expansion panel that included Nate Krueger, Paul Kruit, and Doug Peck from […]

It is with great pleasure that I can announce that Crossroads Community Church(Parker, CO) has finally put in place the critical plan to become debt free in just 7 years. Most church projects must deploy debt as a resource to accomplish God’s calling on the church to expand its ministry. It’s easy to get into debt, but hard to get […]

I am an avid cyclist and often encounter wind on my rides. I can’t say that I like the wind, especially a headwind. But when the wind is at my back, the ride is fun and easy! For our daily activities, letting the wind blow us around in whatever direction it chooses is no way to go through life. It’s […]