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This book will help your church...
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Understand practical
guidelines for church construction
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Explain the proper steps
that need to be taken in a building program.
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Understand what it can
reasonable expect to borrow
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Create a
preliminary church construction budget
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Understand
what to expect from a church capital campaign
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Understand
how to evaluate architects and builders
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Understand
various church financing options
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Avoid common
mistakes and pitfalls in design and construction
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Understand various methods
of contracting for construction
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One of
life's most painful moments comes when we must admit
that we didn't do our homework, that we are not
prepared. ~ Merlin Olsen
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As a result your church will...
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Save money in
church design & construction.
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Reduce the
amount of time & effort
you will have to invest.
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Reduce the
amount of the stress and worry.
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Reduce uncertainty of what
to build and why.
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Properly equip your building or long range planning
committee.
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Be
more satisfied with the outcome of the building program.
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An
investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. ~
Ben Franklin
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Thanks for cutting
through all of the baloney out there and getting to
the point. I spent hours on the internet trying to
get good unbiased information on building a church.
When I was almost ready to give up, I happened upon
a one page document you had written of concise
guidelines for building a church. I learned more in
five minutes from that page than I had learned in
the previous five hours. I ordered your book and got
a real education in this whole process we are
embarking on! - M. Briney
"Your book is one of the
most valuable resources for church building. Not only
does it explain what should be done, It also will open
the mind as to what you don't know about building a new
church." - G. Kemp
"This book
has been a great foundation for our church and newly formed
building committee. Having tried to build two years ago, it
is funny (for lack of better term) how many of the pitfalls
and common mistakes you point out we have actually
experienced ourselves, just as if you were sitting in our
congregation." - L. Dahm
I
just finished reading your book, "Preparing to
Build", and found the information invaluable. Thank
you for such a great book, it is needed! M. Miller
I
have read your book and recommended it to our church
board. They took my suggestion and wanted a copy for
each board member. I will check today to see if I
can down load the book. If not I'll re-contact you.
I think your book is one of the best I have found on
this topic. M. Sterk
Our
church is in the early preliminary stages of a
building project. I really appreciated your book
Preparing to Build, and it helped me get a general
understanding of the direction we need to be headed
as a church in order to see this goal accomplished.
P. Phillip
I
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What an excellent tool for our building committee!
Your insight and knowledge of this subject matter
will save our church countless hours and potential
mistakes in preparing to build God's house for our
congregation. D. Spain
I
happened across your book "Preparing to Build" as I
was searching the internet
for ideas on how to plan for our new building
project. When it arrived I did my usual "glance
through" and immediately knew it had more and better
information than any other resource I had come
across. I did a quick read and passed it to my
Pastor to read and he devoured it on one long night.
We have now asked our entire "team" to read your
book so we are all on the same "page". Thank you. S.
Martin
I
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phenomenal!!!!! Your book has everything from A to
in terms of pre-paring the church to build. Thank
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Preparing to Build
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"Through
wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is
established... For by wise counsel you will wage your own
war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety."
Proverbs 24:3,6
"If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen the edge, then
he must use more strength; but wisdom brings success.”
Ecclesiastes 10:10
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the
first four hours sharpening the axe."
Abraham Lincoln
"The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in
his temple before the battle is fought. The general who
loses makes but few calculations beforehand."
Sun Tzu
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