I want to keep this post short and simple. We could discuss the building process and the entire business side of a building campaign and a building project but I do not want that to be the focus of this post. For a long time I have told churches the following statement: "Facilities Limit Ministries". While this statement is true it does not mean that Facilities are the product of ministry or the byproduct of a vibrant ministry.
Facilities are a TOOL of ministry. Your sanctuary, worship center, fellowship hall, classrooms and nursery are a place for you ministry to meet and to worship. Too often Pastors and church leaders get caught up in visions of grandeur thinking about the amazing facilities that they will build to the Glory of God. Buildings and facilities are necessary and beneficial for most ministries but each and every ministry is different. Your facility must meet the needs of your ministry and the people you are trying to reach.
As a ministry grows from a home, school, hotel or movie theater, the mission and vision of the church is established and becomes a part of the DNA of the ministry. Today churches are using MultiSite and MultiVenue models to reach people in their local community. Churches are finding ways to do more with less. I love this because that is what Jesus did. He fed thousands with a meal you and I would have eaten. We live in a culture that uses a lot to do a little when we can do so much more with what we have or with what He provides. The facility is a tool of your ministry and something that God provides, hence we must steward that gift as we do our finances and our talents.
If you are discerning through a facility expansion, relocation, lease or purchase please contact me and I would love to discuss the needs of your ministry and determine what options are available. In my work as we help churches through facility transitions we value and acknowledge that as a church facility changes hand it is always one ministry handing over the stewardship of that asset to the next church. This is the joy of my work.
You can reach me at 469.446.5131 or at johnm@servicerealty.com
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