Sara Joy Proppe

Sara Joy Proppe (‘Pro-pay’) is the founder and director of Proximity Project, an educational and consulting firm centered on equipping churches to be strategic stewards of their properties for the common good within the contexts of their neighborhoods.

Sara Joy’s professional experience includes several years of private real estate development as well as developing and leading placemaking workshops in communities throughout the Midwest. She writes and speaks on several platforms about the intersections of theology, placemaking, and design for dignity. She is the co-author of Redemptive Placemaking: A toolkit for discerning your church’s mission in the built environment. She is co-host of The Embedded Church podcast and Making Space, a podcast collaboration by Barna Group and Aspen Group.