Partners can serve as a support and facilitator as congregations work to discern their trajectory and their options, asking helpful questions, providing reflection and guidance, and managing strategies for property transition that include the input of community leaders and institutions.

A Community Conversation provides an opportunity for congregational members to speak with area leaders about the unmet needs of that community and how their property might address those needs. This opens up the possibility of new partners in the use of the property for both mission and income.

Following the Asset Mapping work, an intensive design workshop, or charrette, can be organized to generate schematic drawings and plans that illustrate how the congregation’s property can be shared, reused or developed in new ways.

For some congregations, new ways of using and sharing building space with other partners may be a viable option to explore. In these cases, Partners brings expertise on space-sharing to give congregations insights on opportunities to share space and begin new partnerships.