Bruce Anderson is a nationally recognized church design and construction consultant and president of Build-Masters Group LLC, http://www.build-masters.com. Visit his site, http://www.brucecanderson.com, for a free report, "The Top 10 Mistakes Pastors Make in Designing and Building Their Churchâ¦and How to Avoid Them."
Many churches don't think about the land use implications of their church construction project, but there are a lot of legal technicalities that can get in the way of designing and building the church of your dreams.
When you start thinking about a new church construction project, you're sure to be excited by how you will use the new building. But don't get too swept up in fantasy to forget about the reality of regulations and legalities that must be met by your church building.
With most things in life, it is helpful if you can learn from other people's mistakes so you don't have to repeat them yourself. This is especially true when it comes to church building because there are so many unexpected things that can come up in the process.