Resources in Print:
In addition to our interactive services, LifeWay Architecture provides pamphlets and publications at no or low cost to churches on a variety of building and planning subjects. Currently available are the following:
Note: Links marked 
are .pdf files which will open with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Information Package about LifeWay Architecture
Planning and Building Church Facilities
by Gwenn McCormick - $19.95 Buy Online
Guidebook for Planning Church Recreation Facilities
2nd Edition - $10.00
Contact Church Architecture to purchase
Download FREE articles about church building and planning::
- Pre-Consultation Church Ministry Profile
- The
Planning and Building Process
- Rules
of Thumb
- Capital
Fund Raising For Small Churches
- Student
Ministry Space: Thinking outside the Box
- What's
the best floor to use in a preschool room? carpet, or vinyl?
- Selecting
The Right Architect
- Buildings
Do Not Cause Growth
- Checklist
To Determine Readiness To Build A Recreation Facility
- Church
Growth And Church Facilities
- Designing
Technology Into Your Building
- Does
Your Church Have a Bug In Its Planning?
- Guidlines
For Preschool Space
- Is
Your Church User Friendly?
- Plan
And Build With A Winning Attitude
- Six
Secrets For Successful Change
- When
Is It Best To Relocate Your Church?
Helpful Article: Excellence in Playground Design (from landscapeonline.com)
Other Helps on Church Buildings, Growth and Long Range Planning available:
- LifeWay Church Sales: Online Catalog for church furnishings such as pews, steeples, tables, chairs, and many other building-related items.
- LifeWay Stewardship: for information on consultant-led, and consultant-assisted services and products designed to assist your church raise funds for your building or other project including Together We Build, Beyond Measure, Door to the Future, and Bridge to Tomorrow.
- LifeWay Church Signs: for information on a variety of church signs.
- Bank of the West: LifeWay's endorsed provider for Church Loans.
- North American Mission Board: for information on volunteering or finding volunteers to help with your building project.
- NAMB Church Finance Ministry: for helps related to financing a church building project.
Recommended Reading:
- The Every Church Guide to Growth: How Any Plateaued Church Can Grow, Thomas Rainer, Elmer Towns, and Peter Wagner
- The Kingdom-Focused Church, Gene Mims
- Mapping Your Church Strategy, Mark Marshall
- Kingdom Principles For Church Growth - Revised Edition, Gene Mims
- Recreation And Sports Ministry, John Garner
- Evangelism Through The Sunday School - A Journey Of FAITH, Bobby Welch
- The Purpose-Driven Church, Rick Warren
- Church Administration: Creating Efficiency for Effective Ministry, Robert H. Welch
- Advanced Strategic Planning, Aubrey Malphurs
- Becoming a Healthy Church, Stephen A. Macchia
- The Power of Vision, George Barna
- How To Start A New Service, Charles Arn
- Giving and Stewardship in an Effective Church, Kennon Callahan
- Effective Church Finances: A Complete Guide to Budgeting, Fund-Raising, and Setting and Achieving Financial Goals, Kennon Callahan
- Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together Into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders, George Cladis
- Values-Driven Leadership: Discovering and Developing Your Core Values for Ministry, Aubrey Malphurs