May 07, 2025

5 Ways “Simple Church” Can Apply to Your Church Facility with Brown Church Development Group

24 minutes

Thom and Jess are joined by Todd Brown and Isaac Brown of Brown Church Development Group, who are “The Church Facility Experts.” In this first episode, they discuss five powerful ways “Simple Church” principles can shape not just how we do ministry, but how we build the spaces that facilitate it.

Clarity Is Key

Growth Must Be Purposeful

The Core Comes First

Balance Prevents Bottlenecks

Vision Should Guide, Not Distract

Resources:

Chaney & Associates

The Church Advisory Podcast

Upward Running

Brown Church Development Group

Church Facility Growth Strategy: How to Build with Purpose with Brown Church Development Group

“Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples” by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger (affiliate link)

The Hope Initiative

Church Answers Membership

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