Your first steps with Good Acres begin in our Gathering Places—welcoming way stations designed to connect, inspire, and equip.
These aren’t just starting points, but spaces you’ll return to again and again as your work deepens to refuel on ideas and connect with community.
Below are two simple ways to step into the conversation
Our Workshops and Field Trips bring faith and community leaders, trusted advisors, and community partners together for connection, inspiration, and practical strategies through free collaboration and hands-on experiences.
The Good Acres Online Hub is your everyday gathering place for ongoing learning and collaboration. The Hub is where the Good Acres network share insights, access curated resources, and stay connected between Roundtables.
GOOD ACRES ROUNDTABLES
In-Person • 15-30 Participants • Free with RSVP
Each gathering focuses on a key theme — from affordable housing to food security to financial sustainability, and includes either a workshop or a field trip to see transformative projects in action.
You’ll leave with new ideas, relationships, and tangible steps you can put into practice.
Ready to join at our next Roundtable?
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Community learning on topics such as property transformation, financial sustainability, and neighborhood partnership
Shared stories from congregations at different stages of their journey
Connection with other faith leaders, community partners and advisors asking similar questions
Updates on city-wide initiatives, grants, and resources
Hands-on exploration through site visits or interactive workshops
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Pastors, clergy, and congregational leaders
Lay leaders, trustees, and property or finance teams
Community partners and nonprofit leaders
Trusted advisors including real estate professionals, developers, planners and architects
Anyone curious about how faith-owned property can serve mission and neighborhood
Roundtables are open to all and focus on:
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The heartbeat of our Roundtables are the connected relationships within our network. Roundtables are an opportunity to meet like-minded community leaders and engage in conversation around the table about what it means to be “congregations in community.”
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Roundtable conversations center on shared learning and storytelling - drawing from real experiences to timely themes shaping congregations in community. During Field Trips, we take learning into the neighborhood, where attendees hear stories directly from practitioners in our network while encounter inspiring models in action.
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Each gathering involves access to a practical tool or guided practice that attendees can use with their own congregations to continue exploring the concepts discussed. (Some tools are share digitally, while others are introduced and practiced together in person!)
Explore Previous Roundtables
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WHERE VISION MEETS DESIGN
Fieldtrip to West East Design Social Impact Studio
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
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STRONGER TOGETHER
Workshop on Building Meaningful Partnerships
OCTOBER 21, 2025
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REFRAMING HOUSING – TOOLS FOR LOCAL CHANGE
Workshop on Reframing Housing at the San Antonio Mennonite Church
AUGUST 19, 2025
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WHAT DOES COMMUNITY IMPACT LOOK LIKE?
Fieldtrip to Bethel A.M.E. Church
JUNE 17, 2025
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PROPERTY TRANSFORMATION AUDIT TOOL
Learning about the Property Transformation Audit Tool
MAY 20, 2025
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CLIMATE READY NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM
Learning about the Climate Ready neighborhoods Program and Fieldtrip to Charis Park
APRIL 22, 2025
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GOOD ACRES ONLINE MEMBERSHIP HUB
Introducing the Good Acres Online Membership Hub
MARCH 25, 2025 -
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GOLIAD ROAD COMMUNITY OF PROMISE
Fieldtrip to Goliad Road Community of Promise
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
GOOD ACRES MEMBERSHIP
Daily • Digital • Ongoing Connection
Through the Membership and Online Hub, your congregation can get connected with other faith communities for access to resources, relationships, and support needed to explore new possibilities for your congregations by continuing to network and support each other outside of our Workshops and Field Trips.
Membership Options to fit your needs
Benefits of the Good Acres Membership:
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Through the Good Acres Directory and Discussion Boards you can access cross-sector collaborations with other faith, city, and community leaders.
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Learn from local and nationwide examples of community-benefit projects and social enterprises in the areas of food access, workforce development, parks & green spaces, culinary, retail, and housing just to name a few.
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Curated discussions about topics that matter to you and your organization’s work in neighborhoods in San Antonio. Topics such as “Finding Funding” “Inspiring Stories” “Development Questions” “Community Engagement How To” and others initiated by the community.
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We love community-centered workbooks and toolkits that can help your congregation or your work in the community. We’ll be sharing our practical resources at every meeting, but, if you don’t see what you are looking for, just ask!
Membership Options
The Hub extends the conversations beyond our Roundtables, creating space for the Good Acres network to support each other, share resources, and learn together throughout the year.
$180/ year
Individual Membership
$360/ year
Organizational Membership
(up to 4 members)
Membership Financial Assistance Available
We believe that cost should not be a barrier to participation in our network. If you find that you may need support in purchasing a Membership, financial assistance is available for those who may need it. Please reach out to rebecca@theimpactguild.com for more details.
