tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888269878181760965.post8937340536376366652..comments2024-01-03T23:02:09.804-08:00Comments on The New Continuing Anglican Churchman: Hiring a New Church OrganistJ. Gordon Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941152529096287366noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888269878181760965.post-9278975325517244822014-12-16T17:26:56.553-08:002014-12-16T17:26:56.553-08:00Thank you! I hope it is helpful.
The principles w...Thank you! I hope it is helpful.<br /><br />The principles were:<br /><br />1) Define the job in detail<br />2) Get the right people involved<br />3) Estimate the time and costs<br />4) Break the job down<br />5) Set up change procedure<br />6) Agree on acceptance criteria<br /><br />That can all be applied on some level to any number of projects... not just IT projects!<br /><br />While I don't have any direct experience with storefront parishes it seems to me that any storefront church should try to get out of that storefront as soon as it is financially possible. <br /><br />As for the building, this is a great discussion that merits another post. But briefly, I believe that there is a lot of psychology in "the church building" - especially for Anglican parishes. A church has to have a clean, functional, and professional church building to be taken seriously... or there at least has to signs that the church is heading in that direction. Part of this has to do with people's expectations here in the States, another part of it is the incarnational basis of our faith, and our Anglican tradition. In my experience people expect Anglican parishes to have beautiful buildings and great music and great liturgy. When one of those things is lacking it is like missing one of the legs on Hooker's "three-legged stool."<br /><br />My parish now is in an old school house. We've been in it for over 30 years. It is very quaint and pretty, but one doesn't have to be there to long to realize that it is "conversion" job... a school house that has (beat up) pews stuck in it. I have become convinced over the last year or two that one of the reasons people do not take us seriously as a church is because we don't look like a church.<br /><br />So basically I'd get out of the storefront as soon as possible. I come up with plan that involved buying a piece of land and then building on it - carefully thought, though (location, etc.). I'd be leery about buying a used church building (what are you getting? why is the other church leaving? etc.) In terms of building something I would design the building so it can be easily expanded. Our little church building was dropped smack dab in the middle of the property so we cannot expand very easily. If it was put in the corner of the property it would have been easier to expand. (Oh, and the property is under a land reversion clause... avoid that at ALL costs.)<br /><br />I want to write more on this topic in the future.J. Gordon Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941152529096287366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888269878181760965.post-14115013002272634152014-12-16T17:21:05.409-08:002014-12-16T17:21:05.409-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.J. Gordon Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941152529096287366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888269878181760965.post-4148512392387176452014-12-15T20:25:27.667-08:002014-12-15T20:25:27.667-08:00Some good information.
Two questions: 1) what are...Some good information.<br /><br />Two questions: 1) what are the other 4 keys to project management<br /><br />2) do you have any advice for storefront parishes, when to build, etc.?Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218434053331256206noreply@blogger.com