I'm so excited to bring you this year's Buyer's Guide. With more than 825 companies and 160 categories, it's our biggest edition yet! This means you're holding a valuable and comprehensive tool that can assist you all year as you evaluate and choose products and services for your worship facility.

Our research has indicated that some of the biggest topics of interest for you, as church leaders, are 1) audio/video, 2) transportation and 3) recreation. That's the primary reason we started supplements on these topics that we include with your issue throughout the year. Our Buyer's Guide is representative of the popularity of these subjects as well.

For example, we have more than 30 categories related to Audio/Video, including presentation software, a/v consultants, video cameras and projectors, sound boards and mixers, duplication systems, microphones and speakers.

Our six recreation categories include more than 200 companies that provide equipment and supplies for both indoor and outdoor recreation facilities. From what I can tell, some of you have amazing gymnasiums and CLCs—you'll, of course, want to keep them stocked with high-quality and up-to-date equipment.

Additionally, there are more than 40 transportation companies listed, spanning from manufacturers to dealers located all across the country. Regardless of why you need a church bus, whether it's for occasional trips or a weekly community outreach program, I'm confident that you'll find someone on our list that provides a vehicle to meet your needs.

All of this, plus everything else you need to effectively and efficiently operate your church building.

In closing, I heard Zig Ziglar speak recently at a conference, and he spent a good deal of time talking about spirituality. One thing he said that struck me was "The more things you have that money can't buy, the more things you will have that money can buy." I think this can apply to churches as well as individuals. If you are comprised of and are providing the things to your church members that money can't buy, the financial resources will follow, allowing your church to have the things that money can buy. And, I hope you'll turn to this guide as a resource when you spend that money to purchase the products and services to best suit your congregation and facility.

I hope this Buyer's Guide has a year-long place on your bookshelf and that by next March, when we release a new edition, it's dog-eared and well-worn from your frequent use. I welcome your feedback on this special issue. You can reach me at jill@rpnmag.com.

God Bless,

Jill Pinheiro
Managing Editor