15 Traps to Avoid If You Lease a Part of Your Church Facility

The Church Answers Podcast

More churches are leasing parts of their facilities for both ministry and additional income. Likewise, more churches are making big mistakes in the leasing process. Jess and Thom look at 15 of those mistakes. Listening to just a few of these traps could be a game-changer for your congregation.

1. 1. Agreement with a handshake (You need to know why)
   2. Failure to include a mutual termination clause for both parties
   3. Failure to put in writing “priority access” space
   4. Charging too little (Yes, even Christian organizations)
   5. Failure to check if the lessees will violate zoning or land use regulations
   6. Jeopardizing tax-exempt status (your UBIT matters)
   7. Poor tenant screening
   8. Overlooking maintenance and utility costs
   9. Failure to require the tenant to get liability insurance
   10. Overlooking security and access control
   11. Mission drift
   12. Financial dependency
   13. Failure to communicate to the congregation
   14. Failure to have a strategic plan for your facilities
   15. Failure to consider the neighborhood implications

Resources:

• Chaney & Associates

• Brown Church Development Group

• The Hope Initiative

• FREE Research Report: New Surprising Insights

• The Everything Church Resource Directory

• Church Answers Central Membership

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