Church Design
Contracting for Church Design & Construction
Which Way is the Right Way? There are a myriad of ways for a church to contract for the design and construction of a new church. Today, many churches are built by what has become traditionally known as the design-bid-build method. This is the conventional general contractor approach, where the church hires an architect to […]
Church Building Plans – The New Paradigm
I am really exited over the relationships we have built with a number of church builders and architects. However, the relationships I am the most stoked over today are those with 3 forward looking architectural firms (who all have a heart for the church) that I believe are driving a paradigm shift in how many […]
The Biggest Mistake in Church Design
As I look back over the years and hundreds of church building stories I’ve heard, by far the single biggest mistake made by churches in the design process is the failure to have a firm and reasonable budget at the front-end of the design process. This is a joint failure on the part of the […]
Architects and Church Construction Cost
I had to laugh today as I was reading a Scout Merit Badge Review on the usscouts.org website. One of the merit badges which boy scouts can earn is for architecture. Under the comments section for this merit badge it says, and I quote, “…involves interviews. Be sure to ask the architects why they almost […]
Save on Church Design Using Pre-developed Plans
Churches can save 50% or more on the cost of church design services by utilizing church building plans from previous building projects. Churches today have the option of buying existing plans from church architects at huge savings over custom designed plans. While options like this have been around for several years, this is a concept […]
Intro to Church Design & Construction
I’ve been threatening to do this for a long time, so I am starting this Church Design & Construction blog to provide a forum to share some of the experiences and things I learn as a church building consultant. I have been involved in ministering to churches that planning to build for nearly 8 years. […]
