Lower Interest Rates, More Cash Flow, More Ministry
by Nathan Artt on Oct 8, 2019 12:00:00 AM
Pastor, what would you do with an extra $5,000 a month? $10,000 a month? Every church we work with has one challenge in common: they have more needs and vision than they have resources. Pastors of growing churches all over the country are constantly having to prioritize their budget i …
Are Mergers Changing the Church Landscape?
by Jim Tomberlin on Sep 5, 2019 12:00:00 AM
This post was written by Jim Tomberlin, lead author of Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work. Take the Church Merger Survey here.
Church Real Estate and Room Size
by Nathan Artt on Jul 26, 2019 12:00:00 AM
There has been so much clamor in the church world about the direction and the future of room sizes. Are we going to a microsite model? Are we going to home church? Is the right venue size 500? Is it 1,000? Not to minimize people’s passionate opinions on the subject, but thankfully, I …
A New Perspective on Church Buildings
by Nathan Artt on Jul 12, 2019 12:00:00 AM
If you have ever had a chance to get to know any real estate developers, something odd should stand out to you: none of them are construction guys. None of them are bankers. None of them are architects. The most successful developer I know who builds millions of square feet of Class A …
How Your Church Can Win in a Rising Interest Rate Environment
by Nathan Artt on Apr 3, 2019 12:00:00 AM
We believe that money, whether it’s in the form of debt or generosity, is a great servant but a terrible master. The role that money plays in funding your vision is based solely on your ability to create and execute financial strategies that work. When money gets more expensive, it me …
Hiring For Your Next Church Building Project: Ability Over Proximity
by Nathan Artt on Apr 2, 2019 12:00:00 AM
Most pastors did not go into ministry to become real estate developers or financial advisors. In fact, there really isn’t much taught in seminary, if anything at all, about running a multi-million dollar operating budget or taking on a multi-million dollar church building project.
Five Reasons to Hire an Owner's Representative for Your Next Church Construction Project
by Nathan Artt on Apr 2, 2019 12:00:00 AM
For almost every church in America, an expansion project, whether your first permanent campus or your fifth multisite campus, will be the largest one-time expense of capital in the history of your church. Because of the way churches do ministry, money inevitably has a tremendous impac …
Funding Church Growth: Five Ways to Expand a Church Without Expanding Debt
by Nathan Artt on Mar 13, 2019 12:00:00 AM
Our team has worked with many of the fastest growing churches in the country, whose bursting attendance has led to a bursting budget, and often, an ever-increasing amount of debt.