Church Executive “Church Facility Stewardship” Presented by: Dude S | Page 2

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THE 4 PILLARS TO GOOD
FACILITY STEWARDSHIP
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL
PLANNING: WHAT’S THE COST OF NOT
INVESTING NOW?
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Aside from staff, the buildings are your most expensive
asset, and we should care for them accordingly. Often,
we have to do more with less, making it mission-critical
to effectively prioritize the things that can make the most
impact for the long-term, utilize your resources wisely,
and plan for the future.
From our work with church facility managers, we’ve found
that the four pillars of the best facility stewardship are:
1) Preventive maintenance
2) Work order management
3) Asset management & capital planning
4) Safety
By Donovan Loomis
CASE STUDY: WAYNE UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH GAINS 20 YEARS OF FORESIGHT INTO
THEIR CAPITAL PLANNING 4
HOW THE NORMALIZATION OF
DEVIANCE AFFECTS CHURCHES’ FACILITIES 7
Being intentional in managing your facilities has very little
impact on how effectively the church can carry out the
mission, right? Wrong.
While the church’s primary mission is spreading the
gospel, we have to take care of our most expensive
assets if we want to have the resources, long term, to
help fulfill the church’s mission. Although the physical
building is not the “the church,” it is the launching pad for
everything we do.
By Donovan Loomis
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Thom Rainer recently shared a list of the top 10 questions
pastors ask him, and No. 2 was, What do I do about our
aging facilities?
Every church will inevitably have to ask this question.
Preventive maintenance (PM) and capital planning will
help ensure that time doesn’t come prematurely — and
when it does come, you have the funding to take the
needed steps.
By Donovan Loomis
NORTHRIDGE CHURCH DOCUMENTS WORK
AND INCREASES ACCOUNTABILITY WITH
MAINTENANCEEDGE ™ 10
TOP 4 CHURCH FACILITY MANAGEMENT
CHALLENGES — AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM 11
Having recently surveyed church leaders across the
country about the biggest challenges they face in
their jobs — from 200-member congregations to
megachurches with 8+ campuses — the results
were surprising. Generally, they all had the same
core challenges.
By Donovan Loomis
3 REASONS YOUR FACILITIES MATTER
TO YOUR MINISTRY
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I talk to a lot of people whose leadership teams don’t
fully understand the importance of facilities and how
they relate to the church’s mission.
This prompted me to pinpoint three of the areas
facilities have a direct impact on the church’s mission.
By Donovan Loomis
FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH TAKES OWNERSHIP
OVER WORK ORDERS TO ENSURE A WELL-
MAINTAINED PLACE OF WORSHIP
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YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE YOUR FACILITY
MANAGER’S INTELLECTUAL KNOWLEDGE
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When it comes to your church’s long-term financial
sustainability, this individual might even have more
valuable information in their head than anyone else.
By Donovan Loomis
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