Mission: a youth community
The new facility at Rhema Bible Church will foster authentic connections through thoughtful, relevant design.
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Investing in the next generation — by design
By Paulla Shetterly Some among the next generation of believers have become disillusioned with the traditional worship environment. Because of this, we, as designers, have had to rethink how we address the needs of today’s culture without repositioning the timeless truths of the church. It’s a tactical process often involving theming worship and student environments. […]
Read More >From disaster comes opportunity
After 20,000 feet of space in an Oklahoma church was flooded, leaders embraced the chance to renovate for maximum ministry.
Read More >Second to none
A multipurpose room is transformed into a state-of-the-art video venue/worship room annex.
Read More >Secure, by design
At Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, TX (above right), children’s check-in technology isn’t a new concept. In fact before approaching Robert Fredella, CEO of Fort Worth, TX-based SUNPRO Custom Creations, the church already had more than a dozen of the company’s (aptly named) Prestonwood models up and running. “But, they were building a new children’s […]
Read More >On their level
Billy Goff, CEO of Dallas-based Goff Companies, shares the 5 elements his firm’s most successful children’s spaces projects all have in common. 1) Security. This is the first and foremost priority. We like to design spaces with one way in and one way out, aside from emergency exits. The focus is on having one check-in […]
Read More >Making the case for design-build
When architecture and construction experts describe the design-build process, the word “collaborative” comes up a lot. That’s for a reason.
Read More >6 steps to avoid the ‘transition gap’ between construction and operations
In far too many cases, the process of creating a new building typically follows the linear path of planning, design, construction, turnover and operations. This no longer works (at least, not effectively).
Read More >Florida megachurch celebrates completion of new worship arena
Celebration Church in Jacksonville, FL, hosted a weeklong “Awakening Revival” gathering Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in its state-of-the-art arena to celebrate the first-phase completion of the church building project. Stovall Weems, founder and lead pastor, wanted to create an energy that is distinctive to arena-style worship facilities, but within a more intimate space. Alabama-based […]
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