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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.

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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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Church of DREAMs

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Since Oak Ridge couldn’t build out from its existing property, church leaders looked elsewhere.
Architecture and Building

An Orchard of Grace

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Grace City Church Cultivates Community in the Apple Capital of the World
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Reimagining The Reef

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We wanted to create a memorable and exciting space using advanced technology and a gaming environment that the kids could be a part of. Rather than simply watching the fish, kids would be able to join a gamified experience.
Architecture and Building

What Story Does Your Facility Tell?

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Many churches are housed in rubber-stamp buildings that function in the same ways, regardless of where they’re located. They provide a needed meeting place for the congregation, but may not necessarily contribute to the story in a unique way otherwise.
Architecture and Building

Historic Vancouver Island Church Gets a Face-Lift

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Selecting a new name that felt current and relevant, both to the modern era and the mission the church embodies, was essential. While the phrase “glad tidings” was once widely known, it has since fallen out of use outside most modern religious communities and organizations.
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