diff --git a/public/css/debugger.css b/public/css/debugger.css
index 0ef73ce..8713844 100644
--- a/public/css/debugger.css
+++ b/public/css/debugger.css
@@ -61,3 +61,6 @@ body, html {
 #resource-container-passive .resource {
   background-color: #ffc;
 }
+#resource-container-research .resource {
+  background-color: #cff;
+}
diff --git a/src/model/GameConfig.ts b/src/model/GameConfig.ts
index de4d84c..e5ee99d 100644
--- a/src/model/GameConfig.ts
+++ b/src/model/GameConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 /// <reference path="./GameState.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./resource/BuildingPermit.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/Church.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/Compound.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/Credibility.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/CryptoCurrency.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/House.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./resource/MegaChurch.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/Money.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/Pastor.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/PlayerOrg.ts" />
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ class GameConfig {
     state.addResource('house', new House());
     state.addResource('chrch', new Church());
     state.addResource('cmpnd', new Compound());
+    state.addResource('blpmt', new BuildingPermit());
+    state.addResource('mchch', new MegaChurch());
 
     // add passive resources
     state.addResource('creds', new Credibility());
diff --git a/src/model/resource/BuildingPermit.ts b/src/model/resource/BuildingPermit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ef6cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/resource/BuildingPermit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/// <reference path="./Research.ts" />
+
+class BuildingPermit extends Research {
+  constructor () {
+    super('Building Permit',
+      'Unlocks several new buildings you can build outside of your compounds.');
+    this.cost.money = 250000;
+  }
+
+  public isUnlocked (state: GameState): boolean {
+    if (this._isUnlocked) return true;
+    const compounds: IResource = state.getResource('cmpnd');
+    if (compounds.value > 0) {
+      this._isUnlocked = true;
+    }
+    return this._isUnlocked;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/model/resource/IResource.ts b/src/model/resource/IResource.ts
index 2bb0eb0..b0b255a 100644
--- a/src/model/resource/IResource.ts
+++ b/src/model/resource/IResource.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ enum ResourceType {
   Job = 'job',
   Consumable = 'consumable',
   Infrastructure = 'infrastructure',
+  Research = 'research',
   Passive = 'passive'
 }
 
diff --git a/src/model/resource/MegaChurch.ts b/src/model/resource/MegaChurch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a18437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/resource/MegaChurch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/// <reference path="./Infrastructure.ts" />
+
+class MegaChurch extends Infrastructure {
+  constructor () {
+    super('MegaChurches',
+      'Room for 5 pastors');
+    this.cost.money = 7500000;
+    this._costMultiplier.money = 1.01;
+    this._baseMax = 2;
+  }
+
+  public isUnlocked (state: GameState): boolean {
+    if (this._isUnlocked) return true;
+    const permit: IResource = state.getResource('blpmt');
+    if (permit.value > 0) {
+      this._isUnlocked = true;
+    }
+    return this._isUnlocked;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/model/resource/Pastor.ts b/src/model/resource/Pastor.ts
index c758aa7..88bd2ec 100644
--- a/src/model/resource/Pastor.ts
+++ b/src/model/resource/Pastor.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ class Pastor extends Job {
   }
 
   public max (state: GameState): number {
-    return state.getResource('chrch').value * 2;
+    let max: number = state.getResource('chrch').value * 2;
+    max += state.getResource('mchch').value * 5;
+    return max;
   }
 
   public isUnlocked (state: GameState): boolean {
diff --git a/src/model/resource/Research.ts b/src/model/resource/Research.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a822a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/resource/Research.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/// <reference path="./Purchasable.ts" />
+
+abstract class Research extends Purchasable {
+  public readonly resourceType: ResourceType = ResourceType.Research;
+
+  constructor (
+    public readonly name: string,
+    public readonly description: string
+  ) {
+    super(name, description);
+    this.value = 0;
+    this._baseMax = 1;
+    this.clickText = 'Learn';
+    this.clickDescription = 'Complete this research.'
+  }
+}