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Who ought to consider this choice?

Congregations who are at least a generation old whose location has become a liability rather than an asset generally embrace the choice.

It can also apply to younger congregations who did not adequately project their natural growth potential, or were not able to afford a right-sized location during their birth and infancy as a congregation.

Congregations whose full kingdom potential is greater than their current location can accommodate ought to consider this choice.

So should congregations who get in a position where the long-term cost of renovating aging facilities or retrofitting them for a new generation of ministry is greater than the cost of relocating.

At times parking becomes an issue in relocation.

  • Four to five decades ago the typical household might only have on car to a family of four or five people.

  • Now it is not unusual to find that a household of three people has three cars at church.

  • Past history indicates that a parking space would be needed for every 2.5 people attending a congregational worship service.

  • Now that figure is almost always less than two people per car, and in some cases is as low as 1.5.

  • Therefore, 40 percent more parking spaces might be needed to accommodate the same number of people as were coming to the church several decades ago.

Effective relocations emerge from the strength of the spiritual, strategic journey of the congregation and represent a natural next step in the journey.

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