Are Your Church Facilities an Obstacle to Growth?

Assess the message your building and facilities send to visitors and guests.

Check out the interior of any national chain store in your neighborhood (a grocery store, pharmacy, clothing store, restaurant, etc.). On average, retail businesses remodel their facilities every 4-7 years, and with good reason. There's something about "new": new additives to toothpaste, new vitamin potency in cereal, new models of cars, new versions of software. "New" attracts. By contrast, most churches renovate their facilities every 25-40 years, and some go even longer without an extreme home make-over.

If your church building is over 15 years old, it is probably a growth-restricting obstacle. Read more