A: CommonPlaces can come in many shapes and sizes including but not limited to Block Parties, Popup Events, and Play Parks & Craft Markets. These are designed to bring people of different backgrounds into a CommonPlace in a low-pressure, fun-filled environment with shared experiences.
Learn More About Our Programs and EventsA: Entrepreneurs offer products and services for sale and serve as lessees who in part fund CommonPlace's operations.
A: CommonPlace Ministries is a non-profit but also plans to create a “capped-profit” subsidiary CommonPlace LP. CommonPlace Ministries will be funded indirectly through commercial leases and directly through charitable donations. CommonPlace LP will be a capped-profit entity to allow partners to invest in our community and infrastructure.
Learn More About Our StructureA: CommonPlaces are both temporary and permanent spaces in the community with environments, programs, and businesses designed to foster relationship opportunities for the local churches to love their neighbors.
A: CommonPlace is a para-church organization designed to complement and support the local church and is not a replacement for a Church Body.
A: The board consists of a majority of qualified elders from churches in our community, with no more than one from each church. A minority of non-elder board members can hold financial stakes in CommonPlace LP. Only board members without such stakes can vote on decisions where there might be a conflict of interest between investors and the mission of CommonPlace Ministries.
Learn More About Our StructureA: We will invite feedback at all of our events. Through listening to our neighbors we will foster relationships with the community, guiding us on how to best express love towards them. This feedback will be collected into proposals that will be submitted for evaluation and approval by the board. Continuous feedback and listening to the community will allow us to refine our understanding of their needs.
A: All people are created in the image of God and are inherently valuable. The Church's job is to love their neighbor, regardless of their background. CommonPlaces will be designed to reach the entire community.
A: The CommonPlace board is committed to transparency, primarily through disclosure of comprehensive financial records and detailed board meeting minutes.
