Thinking About Planting a Church in a School? Read This, First

A buddy of mine sent me this article written by USA today Religion editor Cathy Grossman on the controversy surrounding churches meeting in schools.  The question on the table is the constitutionality of church’s meeting in public school facilities.  On the side against church’s meeting in schools they say: It’s unconstitutional because of the separation of church and...
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How to Calculate What Constrains Attendance in a Facility

Tuesday a church planter asked me if a particular facility had enough parking spaces to support the church.  I contacted my buddy Chris Davenport over at Church Development Fund to get the inside scoop.  I thought I’d share a little about what I learned.  There are three potential constraints. Parking Children’s Space Adult Space Let’s Start with Adult space.  You can...
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