About Speaker
David Batten is a fourth-generation builder with a heart for church ministry having served his church in various leadership capacities. His company, JH Batten, Inc., continues his passion for church ministry as he has surrounded himself with a team that has similar values with one goal in mind – to do what’s best for the church whether that means building, not building, waiting, repurposing, or renovating. For several years David was the President of the National Association of Church Design-Builders, a national organization of design-builders dedicated to improving the design-build process specifically for churches and ministry organizations, providing a database of design and construction costs, and offering churches vetted subcontractors with ministry-specific experience. Today he continues to lead JH Batten, Inc., working closely with his team to continually improve processes and systems related to all areas of construction.