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Apr 5, 20171 min read

How Do We Accomplish Our Mission?

- Through consultations leading to designs that are ministry driven, budget conscious, sensitive to cost-savings techniques, and are...

Apr 4, 20171 min read

Why Use Church Development Services?

We offer one relationship that will meet any or all of a church’s needs – from planning through design, fundraising, financing, and...

Apr 3, 20171 min read

FOUR DIVISIONS: ONE GOAL

Our main goal is to honor God by providing the highest and best value as church expansion specialists; and if facilities are a stumbling...

Mar 31, 20171 min read

You have a vision, but are you ready?

Do you ... ... know the cost? ... understand the relationship of space to function? ... understand the financial boundaries within which...

Mar 30, 20171 min read

What Should My Pre-Design Goals Be?

Ask and Answer These Questions: 1. Do you need to build, and if so, why? 2. What do you need to build, and why? 3. What will your...

Mar 24, 20171 min read

Churches Are Different

Each church is unique in its ministry, and this uniqueness needs to be supported by the structure in which it functions. The space that...

Mar 23, 20171 min read

We Need a New Facility ... What Process Does CDS Recommend?

[1] Hire an independent firm to review church finances before your architect draws anything. Why? Because a high percentage of sealed...

Mar 14, 20171 min read

A Strategy is Essential to Success

Nehemiah was a God-appointed leader who used a strategy. When God laid it on his heart to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah began...

Mar 10, 20171 min read

When is the Best Time to Build?

The best time to build is when the church reaches 85% of its worship capacity for the first time. While the “85% capacity” rule-of-thumb...

Mar 9, 20171 min read

A Building That Reflects Its People

To be a happy experience, the church building must be an expression of the whole congregation and not the vision of just one person or a...

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