July 2011

by The Church Construction Resource Center

• Your pastoral leadership and church board must prayerfully identify what types of ministries you want to accomplish and then plan your facilities to help you reach your ministry goals.

• Some decisions are based upon conviction, while others involve preference. We are assuming your decisions reflect the current needs and projected population trends for your community. If you don't know for sure about the future, welcome to the human race! However, responsible stewardship requires you to plan ahead as best you can with the understanding that God opens and closes doors to various opportunities.

• Many churches do not plan ahead; make changes in the middle of the building program, and waste thousands of dollars. Your decisions regarding ministry and stewardship will be the most difficult part of your building program. But these decisions also present you with the best opportunities to see God honored in your building program.

• Following is a sample, but not exhaustive, list of questions you need to answer in developing your philosophy of ministry. Continue reading Determining_Ministry_Goals.