Rod Rogers's Latest Posts
How To Increase Church Volunteers & Giving
Two things most churches don’t seem to have enough of are workers and money. What you may not realize is that these two issues are spiritually related and you can implement a simple strategy to bolster both of these important resources.
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 […]
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 […]
Timing a Church Capital Campaign
Many churches in the past year have postponed building programs due to economic uncertainty. Even though building may be 1, 2 or even 3 years away, the wise church will be preparing now for a future building program. One of the keys to becoming financially prepared to build is to execute a capital campaign well […]
Pastors Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Last year, you may recall that the bottom fell out of the economy. According to a survey conducted by Brian Kluth of over 1,000 churches, 29% of the responding churches reported giving was down in 2008, and 53% of churches reported giving was behind budget for the first quarter of 2009. The amazing finding was […]
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.” – […]
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 […]
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 […]
Capital Campaign Feedback
I had a status call today with a church capital campaign client this morning, and the chairperson had a most insightful and encouraging comment. The church is two weeks away from their Commitment Sunday when everyone will bring their initial offerings and ongoing pledge commitments for the 3-year giving period. His comment to me was the leadership team felt […]
SonRise
Depending on your point of view, this either has nothing to do with church construction, or it is the whole point. I was blessed with a copy of this sunrise photo taken by Bob Freeman who is a member of the capital campaign team at Metrocrest Church in Coppell, Texas. I think Bob’s camera caught […]
