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Mel McGowan

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Mel McGowan is an Outreach Magazine contributing editor and the co-founder and chief creative principal of PlainJoe Studios, a multidisciplinary design firm focused on storytelling from branding to building. He also is the author of Design Intervention: Revolutionizing Sacred Space (PlainJoe Studios) and serves as an adjunct professor at California Baptist University’s College of Architecture, Visual Arts and Design.

Architecture and Building

A Gift for the City

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The campus is now busy seven days a week. On nice days, families come to play at the outdoor playground; when the weather is bad, they go to the indoor playground instead.
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Where Digital Meets Analog

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Outside, the church plans to convert an existing parking lot into an area where church and community members can spend time together. The resulting communal space will feature a playground families can enjoy, as well as a grassy, open seating area.
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Alliance Redwoods Builds Spiritual Bridges in Sonoma County

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“This is a safe place for people who are post-evangelical or spiritual nones with a spiritual hunger. We call it a place of re-creation.”
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Big Plans for Small Spaces

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Planning your small church space down to the smallest details can help you thoughtfully maximize the available square footage. A great design that’s both functional and attractive doesn’t require a large budget.
Architecture and Building

Tell Your Story as a Church Plant

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Showcase your church’s identity through a connected story as you plant and water the early seeds of ministry.
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A Call to Be Brave

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Every detail, down to the durable building materials we highlighted (concrete, wood and metal), signified strength and steadiness.
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A Light in Lake County

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CCC doesn’t just operate as an arm of one church. Instead, it partners with churches and cause-oriented organizations across Lake County.
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A Place to Grow

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Today’s children are the future of the church, both in America and worldwide. Investing more resources into children’s programs and ministry spaces is truly investing in the global church’s future.
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