Events and Conferences

Keith Crouch and Russell Maddox
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in New Albany
Thursday, April 8, 2010 in Evansville

A congregational building project involves more than just construction. This workshop explores the stages of assessment, planning and implementation for a building program and emphasizes the importance of leadership in a building project.

Learn how to evaluate your current facilities and see how those facilities impact the effectiveness of ministry. Find out what to expect when working with architects, engineers, contractors and municipalities. Gain a better understanding of how your decisions can impact the building project.

Participants will look at:

• The overall process for updating and expanding buildings;
• The role of leadership in the building process;
• Guidelines for evaluating property and facilities;
• A process for planning new property and new buildings;
• Guidelines for master planning and developing the facility;
• The roles of architects, engineers and builders and how to work with them;
• Establishing the total project budget and project schedule;
• How facilities can equip ministries.

Russell Maddox (pictured top left) is an architectural consultant who has earned degrees from Texas A&M University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. He worked for the church architecture department of the Baptist General Convention of Texas from 1985 to 2007, consulting with more than 2,500 churches. Keith Crouch (pictured lower left) is the director of the church architecture department of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He has served as a church facilities planning consultant since 1987. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Environmental Design from the University of Texas.

The workshop is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Eastern) Wednesday, April 7, at Christ's Community Church in New Albany in Floyd County, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Central) Thursday, April 8, at First Baptist Church, 320 Cherry St., Evansville. The fee is $30 a person ($25 a person for congregational teams of three or more). This fee includes lunch and a copy of the book, Holy Places by Center for Congregations staffers Nancy DeMott, Tim Shapiro and Brent Bill.

Events are limited to Indiana congregations.