If homeownership is the Promised Land, then Egypt is where ministry staff are stuck — paying ever-rising market rents or getting displaced when their short-term rental gets sold.
The Pathway to the Promised Land™ is our framework for moving people out of that instability and toward ownership — one faithful step at a time. Not in 40 years, either.
Not everyone can buy a home tomorrow — but staying stuck in Egypt isn’t a strategy. And it doesn’t reflect much faith in a big God.
“What Aslan does is take that big challenge and, literally in the words of Jesus, moves the mountain so that pastors can live in affordable housing and they don’t have to worry about that aspect of their calling.”
Aslan Housing Foundation removes housing barriers for pastors and ministry.
Born out of legacy commitments in the Bay Area, our work now spans multiple high-cost markets for the benefit of churches and ministries from multiple denominations and non-denominational settings.
We exist for people who care about God’s work — and His workers.
The cost of housing is the single greatest strategic threat to ministry. Just ask the approximately zillion California churches that created inadvertent multi-sites when their pastors fled to Idaho.
Churches and ministries can’t recruit or retain the people called to them. Let’s name it for what it is: a crisis. And too many leaders have gotten used to Egypt rather than looking for a way out.
Staff thrive when home is a place of respite, not the thing making their life harder. Ministry is already hard. Home shouldn’t be.
We are the field guide. The docent on the path out of Egypt.
The Pathway to the Promised Land™.
Your pastor’s spouse is on Zillow again. Running numbers about less expensive markets where God loves His people.
Your search committee knows the drill: show the perfect candidate around town, and lose them to the local cost of living.
Your youth pastor who transformed your student’s life, lost their lease. Bye…
Connects ministry staff with property owners offering below-market rentals — cutting across silos to stabilize ministries and strengthen the ecosystem.
Helps churches and ministries map their way out of Egypt through staff- and stakeholder-informed strategy — not one-off fixes, but shared goals and clear policy.
Unlocks ownership through equity-share support, a national lending partner, and tested agreements — with $9M+ in share capital deployed and many times more in homes acquired.
To help those in ministry find permanent affordable housing solutions in the communities they feel called to serve.
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