What is a master plan, when is the best time to design one for our church and how do you decide what the priorities are in deciding how to phase construction?
A master plan is a conceptual layout for a site. It looks at existing buildings, the initial steps in the churches growth, and the future growth. It outlines a logical plan for the future and presents the maximum future usage of a site. A master plan can range from a quick sketch to help decide if a potential piece of land is feasible or it can be a more formal, rendered site plan used by the church in presentations and fund raisers. A master plan will not indicate a floor plan for every future building, it will only be a general footprint of the overall site and it’s potential for growth. It is best to design the master plan for the church before the budget is set and reviewing appropriate options in order to phase out construction that may not be necessary. The budget would then be established accordingly. If the budget is set before the master plan is initiated then it would be the building committee’s responsibility to come up with a master plan to stay within the budget. The proce
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