It occurred to me for the first time early in the life of our church when we were in the beginning stages of raising funds for land and a new building. To buy land and build a building, the church has to run a capital campaign to raise funds. And, to run a capital campaign, church leadership must “vision cast,” which means having some idea of what is going to be built. Right? But, how do the leaders know what's … [Read more...]
How To Increase Your Auditorium Seating Capacity
The Story Of How We Increased Our Seating Capacity By Almost 25% With One Very Simple Idea
It was during a Management Team meeting that one of the best ideas I’d ever heard was suggested. Shortly after moving from a movie theater to our 19-acre campus, into a building that was too small from the start, we were discussing our need to increase the seating capacity of the auditorium (multi-purpose space). At the time, we were able to seat up to 350. Of course, we had increased the number of services to the … [Read more...]