If you are a church leader looking to construct a new building, seeking to adapt or enlarge your property or facing the reduction or liquidation of your buildings, *Making Property Serve Mission* is the definitive resource you are looking for. Opening with a compelling discussion of the Christian church's core...
If you are a church leader looking to construct a new building, seeking to adapt or enlarge your property or facing the reduction or liquidation of your buildings, *Making Property Serve Mission* is the definitive resource you are looking for.
Opening with a compelling discussion of the Christian church's core business, architect Fred Batterton considers different types of church property and their impact on mission, enabling us to assess whether our church buildings are a help or a hindrance. Drawing on his wealth of expertise Fred Batterton then explores with us the opportunities that buildings can offer, processes that enable development, options for financing and the outcomes that can be expected.
This book offers answers to the following questions:
* What is the Church's core business? * What property do you have? * How can property serve mission? * Is my building a help or a hindrance? * What are our opportunities? * Who has the skills to help? * What are the basic design considerations? * What are the processes? * How can we pay for it? * How should we proceed?
The book is richly illustrated with 77 colour illustrations and follows a logical sequence of understanding, concluding with frequently asked questions and a call to action.
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If you are a church leader looking to construct a new building, seeking to adapt or enlarge your property or facing the reduction or liquidation of your buildings, *Making Property Serve Mission* is the definitive resource you are looking for. Opening with a compelling discussion of the Christian church's core...
If you are a church leader looking to construct a new building, seeking to adapt or enlarge your property or facing the reduction or liquidation of your buildings, *Making Property Serve Mission* is the definitive resource you are looking for.
Opening with a compelling discussion of the Christian church's core business, architect Fred Batterton considers different types of church property and their impact on mission, enabling us to assess whether our church buildings are a help or a hindrance. Drawing on his wealth of expertise Fred Batterton then explores with us the opportunities that buildings can offer, processes that enable development, options for financing and the outcomes that can be expected.
This book offers answers to the following questions:
* What is the Church's core business? * What property do you have? * How can property serve mission? * Is my building a help or a hindrance? * What are our opportunities? * Who has the skills to help? * What are the basic design considerations? * What are the processes? * How can we pay for it? * How should we proceed?
The book is richly illustrated with 77 colour illustrations and follows a logical sequence of understanding, concluding with frequently asked questions and a call to action.
This product is featured in the following collections:
Fred's experience, expertise and love for the Lord provide a much-needed approach to honouring God with church property. Our church leadership team used 'Making Property Serve Mission' to help us think missionally and practically about our church-building expansion project. Fred's book challenged us to think deeply and widely about how the blessing of church property can be navigated and developed for the glory of God. I highly recommend this book to any church leader considering facility alterations or new builds of any scale.
