Many congregations regard their church property as an albatrossâ??a huge maintenance burden. They tend to see church largely as a Sunday operation that takes place on a property that needs tedious and expensive maintenance during the rest of the week. But in our ministries in different churches over the years, each of us has discovered the importance of viewing buildings and real estate as assets.
What weâ??ve discoveredâ??and it has been a learning curve for us, as well as for the congregations weâ??ve servedâ??is that buildings and grounds can be leveraged to support congregational mission and extend the presence of the church in the community.
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