Church Construction

There’s No Right Way to Build the Wrong Thing

There’s No Right Way to Build the Wrong Thing

Unless you know the right questions to ask, you have no way of knowing if what your church is planning to build is the right thing or not. As I have probably said several hundred times, “answers are easy, it’s knowing the questions to ask that is hard.” Knowing what questions to ask, and asking […]

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3 Ways To Reduce Cost In Church Construction

3 Ways To Reduce Cost In Church Construction

A church building project is a complicated and daunting task – and expensive. Sadly, many churches do not initially have an appreciation for how cold and deep the water can get. These churchd often find themselves over their head in their church building program in many ways, including financially. This article outlines three proven ways […]

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Benefits of a Needs & Feasibility Study

Benefits of a Needs & Feasibility Study

The benefits of a Church Needs and Feasibility Study for any church contemplating a building a new church, church expansion, or relocation are multi-faceted. The church should carefully weigh the benefits of careful preparation for a building program – because it will have to live with the results for a very long time. Here are […]

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Characteristics of a Wise Builder

The problem with learning from your own mistakes is that it can be very painful, and sometimes expensive. This is especially true in church construction. In building a church, mistakes can be very costly, and not just in terms of money. While a mistake in construction or financing can end up costing the church tens of thousands of dollars, mistakes can also have other very serious consequences.

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What Does it Cost Per Square Foot to Build a Church

One of the most frequently asked question is “what does it cost per square foot to build?” The answer to that question is about as easy and accurate to answer as “How far is up?” There is no real way to answer the question of cost until you clarify several underlying questions. This is a […]

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Needs & Feasibility Presentation – Recorded Webinar Now Online

As a volunteer church building consultant for the Congregational Services Group of the NC Baptist Convention, I recently delivered a live webinar on the topic of conduction a church needs and feasibility studies as one of the first steps in a church building program.  You may listen to, and view, this presentation online as it […]

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How Much Unity Is Enough?

As you move forward with a church building program (or for that matter, any large endeavor by your church), one of the challenges you will face is the decision about how much unity is enough; whether to try to get every last person in the church to be in agreement about what to do and […]

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A Wise Quote, Still True Over 100 Years Later

I love this quote. It is appropriate in so many circumstances, not the least of which is in church design and construction. “There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.” – […]

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The Most Asked Question in Church Construction

“How much will it cost to build the church?” is by far the most asked question we receive. This is a very important question, and one worthy of an accurate response. Everyone wants to know how much it costs per square foot to build a church. The REAL answer is this: All I or anyone […]

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How To: Estimate a Church Building Program Budget

“What man would build a tower without first counting the cost?? – Jesus Millions of dollars every year are wasted on church building plans that churches cannot afford to build. Many churches let the church building project define the budget, instead of letting the budget drive the design of the church. This simple transposition of […]

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