Church builds park to serve city
FACILITIES, Recreation Centers Monday, July 2nd, 2012With phase one completed, Cape Christian continues to raise funds to finish the project.
Members get fit without getting hit
FACILITIES, Recreation Centers Monday, July 2nd, 2012Gyms and fitness classes are great perks, but make sure proper safeguards are in place.
Making an impact in greater Detroit
FACILITIES, Recreation Centers Monday, July 2nd, 2012Michigan church builds a ‘third place’ for families in surrounding communities.
Back to the future: Kids learning in community
FACILITIES, Recreation Centers Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Standing in the middle of a movie theater lobby is usually no big deal (and certainly not a spiritual moment), unless it is the first Sunday morning of Promiseland, a new ministry to children in the early days of Willow Creek Community Church. Launching a ministry to kids in an out-of-the-box, rapidly-growing, already-influential congregation was a big deal; even bigger than I realized at the time, Willow Creek church in South Barrington, IL, about to surpass the 2,000 milestone in its third year, presented a brand new approach to “church” with fresh thinking from top to bottom – except when it came to children.
Rebuilding the church on its ancient foundations
Construction, FACILITIES, Operations, Recreation Centers, Worship Center Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Church leaders are turning back to inner cities and building urban churches with missional zeal.
What church playgrounds can learn from amusement parks
Operations, Recreation Centers Thursday, April 1st, 2010Churches have something in common with the amusement industry: Both are relentless in the search for ways to attract people. Amusement parks do it to make money while the church does it to build its ministry and spread its teachings.
How clean carpet impacts your church
FACILITIES, Operations, Recreation Centers Monday, February 1st, 2010Day care or child care facilities are a mainstay of many churches and church-supported schools. The benefits of these facilities to parents are innumerable, including the assurance that their children are in a safe, nurturing environment under the care of supportive, qualified adults.
Contemporary American innovation, with a Korean interpretation
Construction, FACILITIES, Operations, Recreation Centers, Worship Center Monday, February 1st, 2010Inspiration for innovation can come from unexpected places. For a South Korean congregation, the spark for innovation was fueled by leading American churches’ missional architecture.
When a small space makes a large impact
FACILITIES, Recreation Centers Monday, February 1st, 2010How important is youth programming for teens in today’s churches? The youth are the church of tomorrow, right? Having a successful youth program will add excitement to any church. Unfortunately, often funding for students is not a high enough priority in a building project or the overall church budget.
The Refinery, a place for remaking young lives
FACILITIES, Recreation Centers Sunday, November 1st, 2009t’s called The Refinery, for the young lives it is intended to mold and refine, who use its facilities. Saddleback Church’s youth center that opened more than a year ago is as much a community center too, providing a venue for events, weddings and sports.
