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Church Design | Project Profiles | Culture | Events | Millennials | Church Construction | Managing Facilities
By:
Dona Schnelle
October 14, 2015
Every story can be told in a variety of ways. For example, let’s compare the following texts:
Church Design | Project Profiles | Culture | Events | Millennials | Managing Facilities
By:
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.
Discover the impact Millennials' values, allegiances, and assumptions will have on your church.
Church Design | Project Profiles
By:
Nelson Eisenmann
July 16, 2015
The cross has always been a powerful symbol for Christians, standing as a reminder of suffering, salvation, and the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf. And it was a powerful moment for Mark Johnson, pastor at Calvary Church in Springfield, Illinois, when a 100-foot steel cross was erected in front of the church in its prominent new location along Highway 72. "I sensed the Lord speaking to me to do something on our property that people would see and identify, and the cross was the natural choice,” says Pastor Mark.
Church Design | Project Profiles | Church Construction
By:
Jed Davis
January 15, 2015
In the game of new versus old, new typically wins out. Who doesn’t love new? We love new shoes, new haircuts, new cars—even opting for that new car smell if we must buy used.
Church Design | Project Profiles | Events | Managing Facilities
By:
Brad Eisenmann
December 19, 2014
There’s nothing like Christmas to highlight the importance of place—a place to worship, to connect, and to grow together. As this year comes to a close, we’re grateful to work alongside churches to help them discover how to create this sense of place—ministry space that becomes people’s church home.
Church Design | Project Profiles
By:
Lynn Pickard
December 16, 2014
Last week in this space, we outlined how you and your team can take your church from outdated to updated in three easy steps. This week, we’ll cover how we followed those same tips in working with two churches on their renovations.
Church Design | Project Profiles
By:
Lynn Pickard
December 10, 2014
It happens every time you enter your church building. You walk up to the front entryway, swing the door open, and step right into the time machine that is your church—designed and decorated the exact same way it was back in 1985, or 1998, or 2003, or maybe even 1970.
Project Profiles | Events | Millennials | Managing Facilities
By:
Brad Eisenmann
November 26, 2014
Aspen Group has the privilege of partnering with churches throughout the Midwest to create church space that radically enhances ministry impact. Here are three things we’re grateful for as we near the end of 2014:
Project Profiles | Managing Facilities
By:
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
By:
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.