Spence Shelton, pastor of Mercy Church in Charlotte, N.C., talks about how to evaluate facilities for potential use as a worship space.

Shelton offers three lessons:

• The church can exist anywhere.
• Think outside the box and have faith.
• Don’t evaluate spaces alone. Take along knowledgable people to help sift through contracts and commercial properties.

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