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Exodus 17:10-13 (NIV)//So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up - one on one side, one on the other - so that his hands remained steady till sunset. So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.
As a "Ministry First" design firm, we are here to serve your church the way Aaron and Hur served Moses and the people of Israel: we want to help give you rest, and help keep you steady. We want to get to know your congregation's "compelling call," and help you answer it.
Our project goals include:
- Producing relevant facilities. Statistics suggest that it takes the average person three seconds to decide if they'll come back to your church. It's as Pastor Andy Stanley once said: "Your sermon begins in the parking lot."
- Producing healthy building projects. A building project should bless your congregation - drawing them closer together and closer to God - not burden them.
- Completing projects on schedule and at budget. We understand that we are dealing with God's money and the body of Christ, so we take stewardship very seriously.
- Producing a project that will leave a legacy for the next generation of your church. Proverbs 13:22 tells us that "a good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children." The life cycle of the average church is about 50 years; buildings tend to last even longer. We want to create a building that will equip your church for generations to come.