Leading Ideas| Lewis Center for Church Leadership
April 29, 2025 | Lewis Center for Church Leadership
April 29, 2025 | Lewis Center for Church Leadership
Richard Reinhard says pairing the surplus of faith properties with the deficit of affordable housing appears to be a match made in heaven. Yet common barriers often stand in the way. He suggests five adjustments that faith institutions, municipalities, and the real estate industry can make to realize this opportunity. A tsunami of emptying houses| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...
Richard Reinhard shares how some congregations are using their property to develop affordable housing and meet other community needs, as well as local initiatives to lower the barriers to this type of development. Religious institutions face a great mismatch between small, aging congregations and large, deteriorating properties. Thousands are struggling to find new uses for| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...