Mar 31, 20171 minALLYou have a vision, but are you ready?Do you ... ... know the cost? ... understand the relationship of space to function? ... understand the financial boundaries within which...
Mar 30, 20171 minALLWhat Should My Pre-Design Goals Be?Ask and Answer These Questions: 1. Do you need to build, and if so, why? 2. What do you need to build, and why? 3. What will your...
Mar 29, 20171 minALLDid You Know that Church Building Plans Often Never Get Constructed?In our 30 years of experience, we have found that many church plans designed and “sealed” by a licensed architect never get built. Each...
Mar 24, 20171 minALLChurches Are DifferentEach church is unique in its ministry, and this uniqueness needs to be supported by the structure in which it functions. The space that...
Mar 23, 20171 minALLWe Need a New Facility ... What Process Does CDS Recommend?[1] Hire an independent firm to review church finances before your architect draws anything. Why? Because a high percentage of sealed...
Mar 22, 20171 minALLEureka !! We have a slab !Church Development Services is sending out kudos to Builders Bloc Contracting Services. The brand new slab has been poured at St....
Mar 21, 20171 minALLSt. Paul Baptist ChurchAs a follow-up to last week's blog post about rebuilding after a fire, we would like to share an informative article from St. Paul's...
Mar 17, 20171 minALLYes, Strategic Planning is Found in ScriptureWe see clearly in scripture that Moses was a strategic thinker—or at least he learned to be. Moses was struggling as a leader soon after...
Mar 16, 20171 minALLDestroyed by FireDestroyed by fire on Friday, September 19, 2014, St. Paul Baptist Church in Oakmont, PA will rise again! Bidding is complete, and...
Mar 15, 20171 minALLProverbs SpeaksThe book of Proverbs has a number of clear, practical principles regarding strategy and planning. Proverbs 14:15: "A simple man believes...