Prophetic Building
Chapter One
seeks to engage leadership/owner in a thoughtful process of asking some tough
questions while seeking the help of qualified assistant.
Chapter Two
explores ten major things that need to be considered for any building project
Chapter Three
raises the question of funding and how to best find funds without an out-of-pocket expense.
Chapter Four
deals with the architect’s responsibilities, contractual relationships and procedures for
obtaining the best architect for your project.
Chapter Five
deals with the need for a reflectivity process in the building initiative.
Chapter Six
identifies the general contractor and suggests information you need to know in order to do “due diligence”.
Chapter Seven
helps the owner to understand why a contractor needs to be chosen with care and provides a tool
to evaluate a potential contractor for your project.
Chapter Eight
stresses the important of a written contract, how it governs the actions of owners
and contractors, suggests language that needs to be in a contract to protect the owner, to be shared
with owner’s lawyer before a contract is signed.
Chapter Nine
elevates the idea that building initiatives can be moments of economic empowerment for
a membership entity and suggest ways of making it happen.
Chapter Ten
gets you ready for what to expect in the building initiative after the building permit is
posted and list who is accountable to whom and why.
Chapter Eleven
is the heart and life of the building initiative making sure that funds are only paid
for work in place while equipping the owner with knowledge with charts and explanations of a real project.
Chapter Twelve
is geared to projects less than $50,000 while informing owners of what to expect and
how to protect one self from unscrupulous contractors.
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Endorsements:
Pastor Ronnie Mitchell of New Livingstone Baptist Church of Nashville, Tennessee, stated on
WVOL Talk Show, “I have worked for Metropolitan Davidson County Code Department for twenty-five years.
I purchased the book and recommend it as a good resource book." (WVOL 1470 AM 5/27/2006)
Pastor Jay P. Trimble of Prospect Missionary Baptist Church of Chattanooga, Tennessee, writes:
For the past eight years I have taught the class "Guidelines for Constructing New Church Facilities"
in the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education. I am recommending for anyone who is about to
build or are planning to build in the near future to get a copy of the book "Prophetic Building
(A Nightmare or Vision) by C. C. Barlow. This is by far the best book of this kind that I have read
in search for material to be accurate and helpful to those who attend my class each year at the Congress.
5/31/2006
Now you have a book that makes known some inside information about the building process
that is not disclosed by most architects and contractors!
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