Posts from November, 2009

• 22 Nov
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  Thank-full-giving

  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year. There are no expectations of gifts or pomp or dress codes or other conditions. The only real expectation is a great dinner…and even it can have a variety of forms, menus and times. The only other possible prerequisite is F & F (family and football).

  As I have been thinking about this coming week I have many things to be thankful for as I am sure you do as well…even in this time of tough economic conditions. For one, my bride and I are celebrating 26 years of marriage..WOW…I still think I am 26…now I have been married for 26 years…dang…I guess that means Lisa is getting old (SHHH don’t tell her I said that).

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• 1 Nov
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  The “real” cost of building ownership

  If you have read any of my other blogs or White Papers you know that I am passionate about helping the Church (big “C”) understand the need to maintain the resources God has entrusted to us.

  As many of you know, I come from a background of designing and building ministry facilities. Prior to launching Cool Solutions Group, I was blessed to invest 23 years of my life in serving churches to develop new and renovated ministry facilities. That phase of my life brought me great joy and fulfillment. But now I am very burdened by the millions of dollars that are spent each year on religious construction without a clear understanding of the “real” cost of ownership. I also think that that most ministry leaders do not understand that the ongoing costs eclipse the initial costs and do so in a shorter period than you would imagine.

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