S1E1: ORIGINS
WITH GUEST PATTON DODD
In Episode 1: Origins we discuss who Good Acres is, why we exist, the problems we are looking to address, and what this series is all about. Join our hosts, Elizabeth Coffee and Ramiro Gonzales as they sit down with guests Patton Dodd and Sarah Woolsey.
SHOW NOTES
KEY TAKEAWAYS
20:50 Why aren’t churches already doing this?
23:28 Barrier 1: The Need for Imagination
30:14 Barrier 2: The Need for Expertise
24:18 Deficit or Abundance?
“Functioning from this deficit mentality, instead of this mentality of abundance really inhibits the process of imagination.”
28:26 Reimagining Your Property as Mission
“Navigating this is doing the very work of the church… if we’re talking about doing a due diligence period of seeing what your community needs and maybe doing that through your real estate, that work of convening neighbors is the work of the church.”
32:00 Bridging the Gap: Inspiration & Expertise
CONTACT
Ramiro Gonzales | Westside Development Corporation
Elizabeth Coffee | Mission City Renewal
Sarah Woolsey | Mission City Renewal & The Impact Guild
Patton Dodd | HE Butt Foundation
READ MORE
9:25 The upside of unused church space by Patton Dodd
21:40 New permanent housing complex near Colfax now home for Denver homeless, The Denver Channel
22:14 Colo. religious groups transforming their unused land into affordable housing with a higher purpose, The Denver Channel
NEXT STEPS
“Real estate isn’t always an asset, sometimes it’s a liability if you don’t know what to do with it. So, how can we help solve that problem for churches?” (Ramiro Gonzales)
