Preliminaries
The following questions will be helpful in the initial planning stages of any building program.
Motivation
Is the Lord in it?
Is it for His glory alone?
Will He be praised through the facility?
Have we prayed fervently about this program?
Is it unquestionably needed?
Location
Should we maintain the present congregation size and build a branch church somewhere else?
Do we stay where we are and add to our existing facilities?
Do we move our entire facility to a new location and sell what we have now?
Can we purchase land adjacent to our existing facilities for expansion?
Construction
In what ways are the existing facilities not meeting our needs?
What factors support building at a new location as opposed to the current location (highway development near the church, city water/sewer, urban sprawl, demographic considerations, etc.)?
Is the congregation in favor of constructing new facilities?
Do we really need what we think we need?
Do we want to manage/build the project ourselves?
