With over 8000 churches in the U.S. now having a multisite model, single site churches are starting to feel like the fax machines of the church world – they still exist, but how effective are they? But, before you decide to jump on the “one church in multiple locations” bandwagon, not every church can or
We have established that misunderstanding is a common byproduct of multisite churches. We are all (hopefully) headed in the same direction, but lack of proximity to ministry leaders can lead to side trails along the way. The energy spent on getting everyone back on the same path could be better spent on moving church initiatives
I have spent the last 14 years of my ministry life either in a supporting role or as the one being supported at a multisite church. When we launched our first offsite campus at Seacoast, I was on the worship arts staff supporting those new campuses with worship leaders, musicians and tech help. I was
I remember when the multisite conversation started at Seacoast Church around the year 2000. Basically – we were out of room, the city would not let us build and we had to do something. I can honestly say I had no idea that 15 years later, our step of desperation would turn into a movement. I
You can read part 1 here. One of the most difficult questions with groups and multi-site is – how do you structure a groups system that works on several campuses with different personalities? Although each of our campuses share a common DNA, there are innate differences that come with geographical distance. For instance: our Nashville
Community is messy. Community in a multi-site church is messier. I have spent the last 12 years on staff at churches with multiple campuses (Seacoast and Cross Point), and the overall lesson that I have learned is that every issue churches normally have, you can multiply it exponentially when you go multisite. Everything is more
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