This working paper was commissioned by City in Focus subsequent to the Church & Affordable Housing Conference held in Vancouver on 14 October 2006. The expense and complexity of best practice affordable housing requires broad partnerships. Therefore, the purpose of the conference was (1) to inspire the Christian community, governments, and secular agencies with what is possible through partnerships within the Church as well as beyond it and (2) to start the dialogue on how best to proceed. Members of Parliament and the Provincial Legislature, mayors and councillors, and senior bureaucrats with CMHC and BC Housing shared with us their perspectives and encouragement - as did the leaders of some of the most experienced and influential housing organizations, Christian and secular. The conference program and audio recordings of a number of the sessions are available at www.shalomseekers.ca. This process was further informed by a dialogue with Philip Mangano, Executive Director for the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, following a breakfast presentation he made to Vancouver's Board of Trade that was sponsored by City In Focus.