Space Use and Feasibility

We work with faith communities and organizations of all shapes and sizes as they dare to dream in big and bold ways, discerning next steps about how their physical assets might be reactivated in more missional and sustainable ways.

• Feasibility – The widest scope of our work involves a thorough feasibility study in which we assess not only what is possible with a faith community or organization’s physical space and land, but also their cultural and financial readiness to take on and manage the work.
• Space Utilization – A modified and condensed process aiming to produce a market snapshot of the property, along with a highest and best use consideration.

Stakeholder Engagement

Physical space matters. It communicates something, for good and for bad. But the work of placemaking goes beyond physical space transformation and into how we inhabit these reactivated spaces. Our posture, even more than our space, is foundational to the impact we have.

We work with faith communities and organizations to look inside and out—examining our postures and policies, cultural competency, and the ways in which we know and love our neighbors as we seek the flourishing of our neighborhood.

• Change-Ready Faith Community Assessment – It can be hard for many faith communities to imagine expressions beyond their primary worship gatherings. Living into new ways of leveraging their space and pursuing fresh expressions is even more challenging. We work with faith communities to assess their readiness for the work ahead.
• Neighborhood Engagement – For many faith communities, the gravity toward worship gatherings has pulled their focus away from their neighbors. As faith communities become more internally-focused, one of the biggest risks is losing their neighborliness. We work with faith communities to understand and better engage the neighborhoods in which they are placed.