Podcasts & Audio
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As Churches Close, Old Properties can Find New Life - WPR
Mark talks with WPR’s Kate Archer Kent about church property transitions in Wisconsin and beyond.
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Prophetically Pragmatic on "Things Not Seen" podcast
Mark speaks about the coming wave of church property transition and what it means for faith and society on Things Not Seen
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Igniting Imagination Season 13
Mark and his colleague at RootedGood, Shannon Hopkins, host a 13-episode series all about church buildings and land on the Igniting Imagination Podcast.
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"Gone for Good?" on "This is Not Church" podcast
Mark talks with the hosts of the podcast, This is Not Church
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"Gone for Good?" on "That Makes Total Sense" podcast
Mark talks about the book, Gone for Good? with Alexis Busetti from the podcast, That Makes Total Sense!
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Negotiating the Coming Wave on "Leading Ideas Talks"
Podcast and video of a conversation about negotiating the coming wave of church property transitions on Leading Ideas Talks.
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The Church Isn't Broke
Mark talks with John Terrill, Executive Director of Upper House at UW-Madison, about his life and book.
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Money & Mission - The Distillery Podcast
Mark talks about money and mission in the church on Princeton Seminary’s Distillery Podcast.
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We’re Not Broke: A Conversation with Mark Elsdon
Mark Ramsey of The Ministry Collaborative speaks with Mark about his new book, the wealth of churches, reparations, and how we might align our mission with our money.
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Gone for Good? - A Conversation with Mark Elsdon
Mark speaks with Matt McGee on The Last Service Podcast
Webinars & Videos
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"Gone for Good?" Book Launch Event
Mark Elsdon and three contributing authors for Gone for Good? introduce the book in a live and online event.
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"Gone For Good?" Mark Elsdon Book Introduction
Mark introduces his new book, Gone for Good? Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transitions
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Imagination in Ministry
A video produced by the Presbyterian Foundation about how the church can use resources creatively for new expressions of ministry.
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Property Meets Purpose panel
Mark facilitates a panel discussion of civic leaders and pastors talking about how to re-purpose church property for community good.
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Marcia McFee Interviews Mark Elsdon
Marcia McFee interviews Mark Elsdon as part of her Worship Design Studios Advent series resources for churches.
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What is God's money for?
In this video Mark speaks with Elizabeth Coffee and Ramiro Gonzales about how faith-based organizations can move from traditional investment to transformative investment.
Articles
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Thousands of churches will likely close down. What happens to all that real estate?
An article about church property closure and adaptive reuse from Religion News Service.
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Bloomberg: Why Turning Churches into Housing is so Hard
Mark contributes to an in depth look at the challenges churches face in developing housing.
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Five tips for churches considering property development
Five key tips for churches who want to expand the use of their buildings and land for mission and revenue.
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How the church can serve society by changing the way it handles property
Faith & Leadership at Duke Divinity interviews Mark about Gone for Good?
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Investing in the Future as a way of Repairing the Past
In an article written for Faith + Lead Mark writes on how many Christian churches in the United States have large amounts of "hidden" wealth in invested assets and property that can be used to address injustice.
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New York Times on Churches & Affordable Housing
An article in the New York Times about churches and affordable housing
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"Gone for Good?" in Baptist New Global
New book offers help for churches and civic leaders on how to transition church properties. This story was also picked up by Christian Century Magazine.
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"Gone for Good?" on Scalzi's Big Idea Blog
Gone for Good? was a featured book on John Scalzi’s Big Idea Blog.
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Open the Barn Doors
In this piece in the Presbyterian Outlook Magazine, Mark encourages a move from the fear and greed of scarcity to a recognition of God’s abundance.
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Impact Investing in the Church
Impact investing has the potential to radically transform faith communities. Mark raises possibilities in this article.
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Interview with Mark Elsdon
Mark spoke to Faith & Leadership at Duke Divinity School about his book and his belief that the church is not, in fact, broke. The following is an edited transcript.
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Reimagining our Resources with the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving
Mark spoke with leaders at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving about reimagining our resources.
Excerpts
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It’s Time for City Planners To Be Proactive About Church Property Transitions
An excerpt from Dr. Kurt Paulsen’s chapter in Gone for Good? published in Next City.
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Land as a Means for Repair through Equitable Development
An excerpt from Cote Soerens’ chapter in Gone for Good? published by Red Letter Christians.
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Legacy Can Lead to Life
An excerpt from Joe Daniel’s chapter in Gone for Good? published in Outreach Magazine.
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We Aren't Broke - Introduction
Property development on church owned land with church owned investment assets changes the lives of students in addiction recovery. An except on Church Anew.
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What to do with so much property?
An excerpt about church property from “We Aren’t Broke” in Outreach Magazine.
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All Investment Has Impact - Red Letter Christians
In this book excerpt on Red Letter Christians, Mark writes about how all of our investment decisions have an impact in the world.