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As the oil continues to spill in the Gulf of Mexico, what to do about off-shore drilling and the regulation of the oil industry is cause for debate in Congress and among coastal residents. Now add to this another dimension: religion. Read more
Building green is another great way to take small steps toward conservation -- and lower your bills! If you're planning a building project, look for LEED certified architects who can help maximize energy use and minimize your utility costs.
07.13.10 >> Churches risk losing out on large amounts of donations because pastors and church leaders are too timid when it comes to preaching about financial needs and the importance of giving, according to a new report out this week. Read more
07.13.10 >> PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' self-reported church attendance has continued to inch up in 2010, with 43.1% of Americans reporting weekly or almost weekly attendance. Read more
02.08.10 >> Click here to download.
01.24.10 >> Evolution of church design and what it means for your ministry...Buddy Siebenlist: "It is our role to become familiar with the ministry of the church and provide them with a facility that reflects the ministry and provides them the space they need to carry it out efficiently." Read more.
01.24.10 >> 10 Commandments for the Postmodern Church. A futurist speculates about church buildings that will embrace new ways of learning. Read more.
01.24.10 >> A look at what is happening in Spain.
01.24.10 >> How to follow the Master’s plan. Read more.
01.24.10 >> "Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space." ~ Arthur Erickson
01.24.10 >> Take a look at Houston’s Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart photo slideshow.
01.24.10 >> How one tense budget talk led to a surprise outcome. Read more.
01.24.10 >> Knowing Your Community, Defining Your Mission. Take time to build your faith community…“What is the problem in the community, what can we do to help, how can we serve you?” Read more.
01.24.10 >> A new survey suggests that seekers are not looking for user-friendly, mall-like buildings … "The church leadership understood that …People wanted to have a sense of tradition, something that looked like a church." Read more.
01.24.10 >> A new approach to church design can unleash your ministries ... “If leaders move into a building without understanding why they exist, who they are, and what they're seeking to do, it will be hard to take the next steps strategically." Read more.
01.24.10 >> "Architecture is space structured to serve man and to move him." ~ Etienne Gaboury
01.24.10 >> As the number of senior citizens grow, churches have new challenges to accommodate their needs. Read more.
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01.24.10 >> How churches use “New Urbanism” design to do ministry… “In that community center he envisioned an anchoring presence that is seldom considered by commercial and residential real estate developers: a church.” Read more.
01.24.10 >> MCM Churches of the Space Age and Beyond. Click here!
01.24.10 >> "The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in." ~ Lao-Tzu
01.24.10 >> Simply amazing. "Designed by Richard Meier, the Jubilee Church located in Rome serves more than 8,000 residents. As a church and community center, the Jubilee was designed with modern formalism in mind but still adopts historical integrity in order to revitalize the decaying residential fabric. The perceptual volume of the church is directly influenced by natural light since the zenith light and the glazed skylights between the successive shells are continually responsive to the changing pattern of light and shadow as the sun moves across its trajectory. According to the season, the weather, and the time of day, light is variously graduated down the inner surface of the shells thereby imparting to the church, the chapel and the baptismal fount a particular character."
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07.13.10 >> Churches risk losing out on large amounts of donations because pastors and church leaders are too timid when it comes to preaching about financial needs and the importance of giving, according to a new report out this week. Read more
07.13.10 >> PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' self-reported church attendance has continued to inch up in 2010, with 43.1% of Americans reporting weekly or almost weekly attendance. Read more
02.08.10 >> Click here to download.
01.24.10 >> Evolution of church design and what it means for your ministry...Buddy Siebenlist: "It is our role to become familiar with the ministry of the church and provide them with a facility that reflects the ministry and provides them the space they need to carry it out efficiently." Read more.
01.24.10 >> 10 Commandments for the Postmodern Church. A futurist speculates about church buildings that will embrace new ways of learning. Read more.
01.24.10 >> A look at what is happening in Spain.
01.24.10 >> How to follow the Master’s plan. Read more.
01.24.10 >> "Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space." ~ Arthur Erickson
01.24.10 >> Take a look at Houston’s Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart photo slideshow.
01.24.10 >> How one tense budget talk led to a surprise outcome. Read more.
01.24.10 >> Knowing Your Community, Defining Your Mission. Take time to build your faith community…“What is the problem in the community, what can we do to help, how can we serve you?” Read more.
01.24.10 >> A new survey suggests that seekers are not looking for user-friendly, mall-like buildings … "The church leadership understood that …People wanted to have a sense of tradition, something that looked like a church." Read more.
01.24.10 >> A new approach to church design can unleash your ministries ... “If leaders move into a building without understanding why they exist, who they are, and what they're seeking to do, it will be hard to take the next steps strategically." Read more.
01.24.10 >> "Architecture is space structured to serve man and to move him." ~ Etienne Gaboury
01.24.10 >> As the number of senior citizens grow, churches have new challenges to accommodate their needs. Read more.
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Measuring the benefits of environmental design for churches … What a LEED certified building can do to reduce expenses and improve building sustainability. Read more.
01.24.10 >> How churches use “New Urbanism” design to do ministry… “In that community center he envisioned an anchoring presence that is seldom considered by commercial and residential real estate developers: a church.” Read more.
01.24.10 >> MCM Churches of the Space Age and Beyond. Click here!
01.24.10 >> "The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in." ~ Lao-Tzu
01.24.10 >> Simply amazing. "Designed by Richard Meier, the Jubilee Church located in Rome serves more than 8,000 residents. As a church and community center, the Jubilee was designed with modern formalism in mind but still adopts historical integrity in order to revitalize the decaying residential fabric. The perceptual volume of the church is directly influenced by natural light since the zenith light and the glazed skylights between the successive shells are continually responsive to the changing pattern of light and shadow as the sun moves across its trajectory. According to the season, the weather, and the time of day, light is variously graduated down the inner surface of the shells thereby imparting to the church, the chapel and the baptismal fount a particular character."
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