The “real” cost of facility ownership: What they didn’t teach you in seminary

Jul 30

I am very burdened by the millions…and billions of dollars that are spent each year on religious construction without a clear understanding of the "real" cost of ownership. I also think that most ministry leaders do not understand that the ongoing costs eclipse the initial costs and do so in a much bigger way than you would imagine.

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10 Reasons to tear up your Paper-Based Church Calendar

Jul 28

Are you still using a paper calendar to schedule events and rooms at your church? Maybe you have actually graduated to a "electronic" based calendar like Excel or Outlook or Google Calendar. While that maybe a good step in the right direction, you may still be functioning in the Dark Ages compared to how churches actually function and what solutions are available.

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10 Trends in Church Facility Development and Life Cycle Management

Jul 24

Tweet When the new year rolled around, it looked like all bloggers and consultants published their “X trends for this or that“.  Well I did not want to be left behind…but  wanted to wait so that our list would not get lost in the shuffle. So, here are the 10 trends that I see occurring this year and over the next several years associated with Facility...

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REPOST – The First Church of Atheism – REALLY!!!

Jul 16

Tweet I was checking my twitter account this last week and saw a tweet referencing The First Church of Atheism. That got my attention and I clicked on the link in the Tweet which took me to their website. As I started to read, the first thing that I thought was REALLY. As I read further, I said REALLY!!!!! WOW…I had no idea. Makes me stop and scratch my...

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