Andrew Cook, Author at XPastor®

About Andrew Cook

Andy serves as a team leader for an amazing group of North Americans who partner with national believers to help them launch new congregations in Portugal. Together they are planting churches and staffing strategic ministries while also operating a school for ex-pats. Prior to moving to Portugal in 2011, he was a pastor in rural New York for 20 years, a personnel director at a Christian camp and a teacher & guidance counselor in a Christian School. He is married to Mara and has three college-age kids.

Cultural Factors that Affect Building Design

When we design a church building, cultural factors heavily influence us. We add certain elements, such as a steeple, for cultural reasons. The size of the building is culturally-driven. The decision to install air conditioning […]

By Andrew Cook|2020-06-15T20:07:24-05:00July 20th, 2018|Buildings|