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 …
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.
Multisite - From Startup to Self-Sufficiency
by Nathan Artt on Dec 11, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Starting a new campus is tough. Sustaining an existing campus is even tougher. But nothing compares to trying to keep a campus afloat when it becomes a big drain on the operational budget. It can really erode the excitement around your multisite ministry.
Is Church Debt Good? or Bad?
by Nathan Artt on Dec 3, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Debt has become an epidemic in the church world today.
Sometimes Church Growth Can Be A Problem.
by Nathan Artt on Nov 15, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Elevate Life Church, an ARC Church located in Oak Leaf (Jacksonville), FL, was the 6th Fastest Growing Church in America in 2017, according to Outreach Magazine. The church had grown from a few hundred people to over 2,000 people within a 3-year period, and was in desperate need to mo …