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A comprehensive guide to
preparing for a church building program.
Written by an experienced church building consultant,
this book is a 'must read' for any church that is
interested in knowing how to build a church.
Preparing to Build will help your church...
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Understand practical
guidelines for church construction.
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Understand the proper steps
in a church building program.
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Understand what the church can
reasonable expect to borrow.
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Describe how
to develop 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 church design & construction.
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Understand various methods
of contracting for construction.
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Determine your readiness
to build through the included assessment.
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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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The
role of vision and mission in a church building
program.
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Determining
project feasibility.
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Ascertaining
needs and separating them from wants.
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Financial
preparedness.
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Financing
church construction.
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Raising
money to build - the church capital campaign.
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Things
to consider when searching for a church architect.
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Church
construction contracting methodologies.
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Church
design & construction guidelines.
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Church
construction contracting methodologies.
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Church
construction contracting methodologies.
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Church
construction contracting methodologies.
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Preparing to Build
Available as an
eBook or
Paperback
"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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