My congregation is grappling with declining membership and underutilized space in our historic property. On the Partners for Sacred Places website, find the primary guide that offers solutions for transitioning such spaces. Identify its full title and list at least three key questions it helps congregations answer about their property's future.
Navigate to 'sacredplaces.org'. Click on 'Our Services'. Click on 'Transitioning Your Space' under 'How We Can Help'. Scroll down to locate the 'ground-breaking guide'. Identify and extract the full title of the guide. Identify and list at least three 'pressing questions' that the guide helps answer.
State the full title of the guide as: 'Transitioning Older and Historic Sacred Places: Community-Minded Approaches for Congregations and Judicatories'. List at least three of the following 'pressing questions': 'How does our congregation sustain itself and its building while our membership shrinks?', 'How can we put our underutilized or vacant space to better use? Can it generate revenue or support our mission?', 'Can we afford the maintenance and necessary repairs to keep our property in good condition?', 'Are there ways to partner with other congregations, nonprofits, or civic leaders in the use or ownership of our property?', 'Should we begin to plan for closure or merger in the coming years?'