Author: jill

  It’s Sunday morning. Your children’s ministry check-in is humming along—parents scan in, kids get name tags, everyone feels secure. Down the hall, though, a membership class is meeting, with no record of who is attending. Across the building, 15 volunteers arrived to serve, and nobody logged that either. A young couple visited for the

  In most churches, the production booth is not the center of attention. In fact, most people only notice it when something goes wrong. When the microphone squeals, the slides don’t advance, or the sound drops out, everyone suddenly becomes aware of the booth in the back of the room. But when things are working

  The school year is halfway complete. The remainder of the spring is full of things to prepare for. Easter is already calling for our time and attention. Spring Break, Mother’s Day, and high school graduations, along with managing the demands of the week-to-week rhythms of ministry, can accelerate the approach to summer. It begins

  Today’s churches have more options than ever when it comes to the design, style, and type of baptistries available. Whether building new, renovating an existing worship space, or seeking a portable solution, choosing the right baptistry involves practical, financial, operational, and pastoral considerations. Thoughtful planning helps ensure the baptistry serves the congregation safely, beautifully,

  Bethlehem Church is a vibrant and rapidly growing church in Bethlehem, Georgia, whose existing facility quickly became inadequate for the needs of their ministry. The church purchased a 38-acre site just two miles from their existing main campus in order to plant new roots within their community. In the fall of 2021, they selected

  As congregations grow, shift, and launch new programs, churches often find themselves wishing their building could simply stretch, shuffle, or shape-shift to match their needs. While the buildings themselves can’t stretch or reshape, the interiors can be repurposed and reimagined with remarkable ease. Thanks to portable room dividers, these spaces can shift layouts, expand

  Nobody has more fun in the church than the youth. If you have a youth group at your church, you know this is true. You can tell by the scuff marks on the walls, the damage to the ceiling, and the occasional incident report when a student gets a concussion trying to do a

  Exploring the Real Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia Not many people have yet had the chance to see or climb the Real Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia. But that is about to change. Individuals and small groups have made their way to northwest Saudi Arabia for that reason over the last few years. Pastor

  When choosing seating for a new sanctuary or for a complete remodel, the focus often stops at selecting the type of seating, such as pews, theater style chairs, stacking chairs, etc. Perhaps even more important than the type of seating selected is the layout of the seating itself. When a person goes to church,

  When you think about communication in your church, you may picture the bulletin, pulpit announcements, or perhaps text messages sent to members. But what about those moments when an urgent message must reach everyone in your building immediately—from the sanctuary to the nursery to the fellowship hall? That’s where visual alert systems come in.