Posts from May, 2010
- 30 May
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3 commentsSubrogate vs. Surrender – Which is it?
I have a tendency to get hung up on the meaning of words…and when I do, the use of the words skew my perspective. For example…coming from a pastor’s home, I have always struggled with “churchy” words like justification and atonement. I know it sounds silly…but I have some kind of weird gene that does that to me…goofy, right !?Well, the other day, I was sitting in bed thinking about how I have to surrender my life to Christ everyday. I actually started doing a prayer journal about a year ago that I write in twice a day. In the morning I list/pray about things that I must “turn over” and at night I list/pray about the things I am thankful for.
- 26 May
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4 commentsI know a guy….or “we have a guy…”
How many times have you hear a church leader say, “I know a guy who can X” or “we have a guy…”? I was recently talking to my friend Michael Trent (The Third Place guys…you know…pink shirt and spiked hair….love ya man!!!) and he had this great idea of compiling a list of the stories that many of us have heard and actually lived over the years about “the guy”.
This might be “the guy” who:
1. Can get work donated at our church
2. That works in the coffee department at the grocery store and thinks he can run our Third Place
- 24 May
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1 commentElevation Church recommends ministrEspace software
This just in from Beth Brown at Elevation Church about ministrEspace:Elevation Church is blessed to be growing so rapidly. Our work environment is highly energetic and fast paced. When we moved into our newest facility, we began to have a lot of activities happening during the week. We didn’t have anyone specifically designated to reserve spaces in the facility and, needless to say, things would occasionally get a little confusing and messy. Tim introduced us to Ministrespace, which gave us a great communication tool to manage the schedule for the spaces we have. The website is easy to use for all our employees and the ability to have a public schedule available to everyone saves us a lot of time and resource. It also puts the responsibility on our staff to plan ahead and reserve the space that they need in advance. We’re forming good habits! I would recommend this program to any growing church or organization interested in saving money on headache medicine for their staff.
- 22 May
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No commentsBook Review
The following is our first book review on Amazon. It is from an architect in Florida:“With “Successful Masterplanning”, author Timothy L. Cool provides church leaders and church planning and building committees with a brief, succinct, and accurate overview of the church masterplanning process. Dealing at times with relatively complex matters, the book is written in an accessible, entertaining, often humorous style. It is apparent from the “real world” examples and anecdotes that the author has extensive, “hands on” experience with church development. The book concludes with a handy recap and two very useful appendices. Representing a very modest investment, this book has the potential to help church leadership teams realize significant savings during most aspects of the development process.”
- 15 May
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1 commentSuccessful Master Planning: More than pretty pictures
After over 8 months of writing, editing and editing (by the way, did I mention editing)…my first book has been released and is available on Amazon. - 15 May
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No commentsMeet Pastor Bob…he may be your pastor
Meet Pastor Bob. He is the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of somewhere, anywhere, everywhere. His church is not just Presbyterian, but also Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Nazarene, Independent, and so on and so forth. In short, he is my pastor and your pastor. He is my father, who was a Wesleyan pastor for over twenty-five years. He represents any leader of a church or ministry who has or ever will consider a facilities expansion or building program. He is the embodiment of every person who has led a growing organization and who has felt a leading from the Lord to explore how physical facilities may serve as a tool to further the growth, influence, and ministry of the church. - 9 May
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No commentsFacility Management for your church…what you need to know
Over the past few weeks, we have had a large number of new subscribers and followers to our blog and posts. Given that, I thought it would be a good idea to do a refresher of several of the topics and discussions that we have had regarding Facility Management for churches. For those of you who have been following for some time now (and you know who you are), this may feel redundant…please bear with me…but for those of you who are new or just need a refresher, let me briefly share some of the more salient topics for your review and discussion: - 2 May
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1 commentWhat I learned from The Janitor
I just finished reading The Janitor by Todd Hopkins and Ray Hilbert
(Oh…did you think I was referring to a person…sorry). Thanks to my new friend Kim Heck with 106.9 The Light (The radio station Billy Graham started) for giving me my copy.This short book is written in the format of a novel (a la Tom Peters) and is a very quick read…but with some great insights.
Integrated Project Delivery Association
International Facilities Manager Association (IFMA)
National Assoc. of Church Business Administration (NACBA)
National Assocaition of Church Facility Managers (NACFM)