Bible Baptist Church Deacon Bryant Inscoe relates the hurdles the church faced in trying to line up a loan for their project. They church found a loan with Coastal FCU, who made this video, but their story shows just how tight credit markets are, and how difficult it can be for small churches especially to [...]

Lots of pastors and church building committee chairpeople are unaware that there are several free trade journals available to them that provide useful articles and advertising that can help them get the most out of their building project. Many of these are free in print or digital form to non-profits who sign up to receive [...]

James Wilson, renowned Poetry slam performer in Austin, TX, performs an original spoken word piece about the cost of our lives in personal debt, and the kingdom we build for ourselves without realizing it.
I thought this was a great piece of poetry and reminds us to be careful when choosing debt and debt instruments to [...]

Second Church needed to build some leasehold improvements. They came Darra Consulting for advice and help getting competing bids from lenders.

“Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.”
(Proverbs 15:22 ESV)
I guest posted today over at Ministry Best Practices, a well recognized blog run by a freind of mine who is an expert in using social and new media in the church. I recommend that you check out my post, and then subscribe [...]

First Church had a problem. During the boom years of lending, First Church had borrowed $10 million to construct a beautiful church facility in an up and coming neighborhood. But then lean times hit, the economy went into recession, and First Church was unable to find a new bank willing to give them a permanent loan for the amount they needed.

Churches face increasingly difficult challenges to growth and sustainability.