1.) MORE THAN A SUNDAY CAMPUS
Church members carefully consider commitment of their precious “third place” time choices to maximize experience away from home and work. Churches are answering the call by creating engaging places with amenity-rich spaces for people to enjoy seven days a week, whether for worship, education, socializing or business.
2.) GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK
Authenticity is an important value as a reflection of truth and honesty. Architecture embracing a rational and original aesthetic with naturally and locally sourced materials, daylighting, exterior views and comfortable amenities provides a backdrop for genuine interaction of members and visitors.
3.) MULTIUSE MANIA
Effective churches utilize facility tools featuring flexibility and diversity in their offerings. From multipurpose activity lobbies, flexible office space, intelligent classrooms, to multi-use chapels, every space is being designed with future change-ability in mind.
ACOUSTIC DIMENSIONS
4.) DIGITAL NATIVES
Tech-savvy members connected to the global virtual world enhance their personal worship experience via technically sophisticated campuses featuring Wi-Fi, virtual pastor worship venues, multi-campus real-time connectivity and other yet-to-come offerings.
5.) VISION & MISSION
Cast a campus vision aligning with the church’s mission. What’s the church about? How can the architecture serve church as an effective expression of its brand and an engaging tool for its mission?
6.) MONEY WISE
Financial stewardship requires choices between many demands, including missional as well as physical infrastructure. Church facilities are effective tools complementing church vision. Intelligent facility investments can be evaluated against long-term operational costs to determine the best value for a church’s return, maximizing precious stewardship decisions.
7.) MAKING CONNECTIONS
Connectivity on an intimate level within the church body strengthens the worship experience and value to the neighborhood the church serves. Worship spaces are designed to foster a powerful connection between pastor and body. Campuses are designed to integrate into the community.
8.) URBANIZATION
Institutional campuses are moving toward community places encouraging greater connectivity with neighborhoods and local non-church organizations. This appeals to Millennials who prefer walkability and amenity-rich environments.
9.) CRAVE COMMUNITY
Meaningful and inspirational gathering experiences are the core of any church body, as well as the community it serves. Providing a place to foster and facilitate community interactions, whether intentional or spontaneous, is an opportunity for any church campus. Providing interior and exterior informal common area gathering spaces provides a format for intereaction.
10.) BRAND PLANTING
As churches grow and their community influence becomes more regional, satellite campuses are becoming effective extensions of core campuses. Defining brand and establishing a consistent architectural language for all venues supports the values and identity of the entire community.
