Bob Jaeger and his team at Partners for Sacred Places want struggling American congregations to know there are numerous ways to preserve and use aging facilities beyond just seeing them become pieces of commercial real estate. But doing so requires…
What’s going wrong in your church building while you’re gone?
Closing down church buildings could create serious repercussions not just for the people who miss gathering there but also for the facilities themselves. Imagine walking into a house that has been shut up or abandoned for a period of time…
Lessons from Disney to help churches reopen successfully
Everything we do tells a story, intended or not. The ways we act, the ways we decorate, the ways we communicate, along with many other seemingly innocuous decisions all send a message to people coming to our places of worship. And now, Disney has some lessons for churches as they prepare to reopen in this time of coronavirus pandemic.