Real Estate Resources

Before you commit to lease or purchase a church facility, you must get clarity on who you are and what your ministry is called to do. Doing the groundwork to define your mission, vision, and values is an essential first step before pursuing real estate. The next step is to understand your capacity. Capacity is…

We often get calls from churches asking for lease space. Most of the time, churches don’t know how much space they need or how much spaces cost in the marketplace. There is also a great deal of information regarding building codes, finish-out costs, and securing permits that are unknown to those who call. Before you…

In a previous article, we discussed the Top 10 Things to Know When Finding a Facility for your Church Plant. That post addressed the things you need to know when leasing a space for a church plant. After growing in a lease space for a season, many churches look for a permanent home that they…

The Church is not a building.  This is not breaking news or new information, but it is more real in the Spring of 2020 than ever in recent history. Around the world, the Church is growing in places where there is not a physical building. In our western culture, we are viewed as a “real”…

As churches start to grow, they start evaluating their long-term facility needs. This need is most often felt in the children’s ministry. We hear statements like, “We have kids everywhere on Sundays. We keep trying to figure out what to do with them.” This often leads to discussions and evaluations of relocation or expansion. These congregations realize that facilities…

Churches of all shapes and sizes are searching for locations to maximize the impact of their ministry. From the downtowns of our largest cities to the suburbs, church plants occupy schools, hotels, theaters, and shopping centers. Every church needs facilities that meet the needs of their ministry in order to share the Gospel effectively. Whether…

Most church plants and multisite campuses launch in a temporary space. In the beginning, they simply do not have the resources or loan capacity to buy a 50,000 square foot building. And a temporary space can be a smart strategy for the initial season of ministry. As a church plant grows, they begin to offer…

Today there are more than 5,000 multisite churches in America. That means that ten percent of Protestants attend a multisite church. Churches located in population centers of more rural areas are looking to multisite campuses as their strategy to reach more people.  As a church considers multisite expansion, they must be able to articulate WHY…

Today’s economy requires churches to have specific funds set aside for ministry and facilities. When church planting, the start-up phase requires support from outside groups. It also requires the planter to be a good steward of the limited funds available. From the beginning of your church plant, we encourage planters and their leaders to set…

As churches face discussions of expansion, relocation, merger, or closure, the process can become excruciating. Many churches form a church real estate decision-making committee to consider these decisions. Others use the elder team. Still, others leave it to the decision of the Pastor. In my experience, it is critical that these decisions are made by…