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Knowledge to navigate the intersection of church culture, leadership, ministry, and facilities.
Church Design | Church Construction | church building
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Aspen Group
January 25, 2022
One of the things that makes Aspen Group unique is our integrated Design-Build-Furnish approach. This means our designers, construction teams, project managers, estimating team, and interior designers all collaborate together under one roof to bring the most innovative solutions to our church building projects.
Church Design | Church Construction | church facilities
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Aspen Group
January 03, 2022
2021 was a busy year of partnering with churches and ministries on new facilities, renovations, and space refreshes! The following five videos feature churches and schools we’ve teamed up with to solve their unique ministry problems, and give their spaces maximum impact so they can ultimately reach more people for Jesus.
Discover the impact Millennials' values, allegiances, and assumptions will have on your church.
Church Design | church facilities | Design Week
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Aspen Group
September 24, 2021
We had a blast celebrating Aspen’s second annual Design Week! We focused on five unique projects our team has worked on in different regions around the country. If you missed it, not to worry—here’s a quick recap:
Church Design | Church Construction | Church Culture
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Aspen Group
April 04, 2018
What makes your church your church? The distinctive elements within your building that tell the story of who you are as a faith community? Kevin Miller, Senior Pastor at Church of the Savior in Wheaton, Illinois, shares insights he gleaned from his own experience leading his previous church—Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois—through a major adaptive reuse building project. He explores three keys for discovering the essential elements that make your church distinct in a video series titled, “Telling Your Church’s Unique Story.”
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Aspen Group
December 21, 2015
In every great story, there’s a backdrop. There’s a setting that contains the actors and their actions and helps to provide more context and meaning to the storyline. But sometimes, that backdrop can get lost within the narrative…seen merely as a scene.
Church Design | Project Profiles | Culture | Events | Millennials | Managing Facilities
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Aspen Group
September 16, 2015
Can an older brick church serve as a beacon of light in a city blighted by violence and economic distress? Can a newer big-box church serve as a community hub in its affluent suburban neighborhood? Two churches. Two very different stories. Both united by a common goal to bring the Gospel to a broken world.
Church Design | Events | Millennials
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Aspen Group
July 22, 2015
When Aspen Group, as a founding partner of the Cornerstone Knowledge Network (CKN), embarked on the Making Space for Millennials (MSFM) research project with Barna Group, we knew this would be a study with a long tail. Since releasing the MSFM report in 2014, Aspen has been exploring findings that surfaced from this national survey in various blog posts, conferences, and live events.
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Aspen Group
May 07, 2015
Apart from Christmas and Easter, more visitors will stream into church on Mother’s Day than on any other Sunday. It’s the perfect opportunity to nurture the moms in your church. But are you ready?
Project Profiles | Managing Facilities
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Aspen Group
September 30, 2014
Every church operates on a finite supply of resources. Your funds are limited. Your materials are limited. Your people are limited.
Church Design | Project Profiles | Events | Millennials | Managing Facilities
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Aspen Group
August 14, 2014
At this year's Alignment Conference, you'll not only HEAR great content on Millennials and church architecture. You'll also be able to SEE, TOUCH, and SMELL it.