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Posted on October 31, 2011, 4:16 pm | 3 comments
Topics: Facility
Yesterday I worshipped at a new church plant that meets in a public school building. Every Sunday, the setup/takedown team hustles to change this space from a public school auditorium to a place of worship. As I sat there, I wondered about a recent article I read about the controvery over use of public school buildings for churches in New York City..
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Posted on September 12, 2011, 4:31 pm | 1 comment
Topics: Facility
The pastor of "Small Church" CRC is the go-to guy for everything. He answers the phone, dusts his office, sets up chairs, prints the bulletin, and sees when things break or need attention. If you are a congregation with a small operating budget, how do you maintain the building, grounds, and other administrative needs of the church?
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Posted on August 18, 2011, 2:50 pm | 3 comments
Topics: Facility
What would your ministry budget look like if you were able to cut your energy use for your church building 10%? Many of us would like to accomplish additional ministry priorities but the church income from our members has not increased much the last couple years. What if we could help our church this fall by participating in a task force that would review energy management and hopefully cut some energy use and costs?
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Posted on April 26, 2011, 9:32 am
Topics: Facility
I was talking to a fellow member on Thursday afternoon in between one funeral and the Maundy Thursday dinner and we were struck by how the church had been the intense center of life that week for our church family.
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Posted on February 7, 2011, 2:19 pm | 1 comment
Topics: Facility
You come in early on Tuesday morning and the door is already open at church. It appears the church did not get locked last night. How can you ensure the facility is locked each night without assigning someone to check the doors each night? Here are some ideas for closing procedures to post by your main doors.
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Posted on August 25, 2010, 10:45 am | 1 comment
Topics: Facility
Here are basic suggestions for a church which is approached about leasing space for a cell tower or antenna.
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Posted on July 1, 2010, 4:38 pm
Topics: Facility
Let us know if your church has teams to help with the building and grounds tasks--people who are using their gifts to serve the church.
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Posted on June 16, 2010, 2:29 pm
Topics: Facility
If your church is planning a building or remodeling project, the CRC Loan Fund suggests some resources that you may find valuable as you begin the planning process.
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Posted on June 8, 2010, 10:45 am
Topics: Facility
This article, by Mark Stephenson, Director of Disability Concerns, demonstrates the effort, time, and cost that many churches in our denomination have undertaken to make their facilities accessible to people with physical impairments. When you consider that 20 percent of the population in North America lives with a disability, churches make a good investment by making their facilities accessible.
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Posted on May 27, 2010, 2:43 pm | 1 comment
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Effective June 12, 2010, the US Federal Communications Commission is prohibiting the use of wireless microphones (and similar devices) that operate in the 700 MHz Band.
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Posted on May 25, 2010, 10:37 am
Topics: Facility
This article provides critical steps for ensuring sound excellence during worship.
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Posted on April 20, 2010, 11:10 am | 2 comments
Topics: Facility
When your church's people tell one story but the building conveys a contradictory message, the result is a construction feature not drawn on the original blueprints: walls that potentially keep visitors away.
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Posted on March 3, 2010, 3:50 pm
Topics: Facility
"Effect of Church Facilities on the Unchurched;" "Keeping your Facility Dry;" "More Space, Less Money;" "Signs of Life"--these topics are a few of the articles available on the site.
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Posted on February 16, 2010, 11:34 am
Topics: Facility
Below are 10 questions to help you galvanize the issues that are important in balancing the uncertainties of the economy with the need for building expansion:
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Posted on February 15, 2010, 3:43 pm
Topics: Facility
Churches need to consider tax ramifications before they charge others for usage of space at church.
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