Multi-site tip #3: Understand your goal

This blog entry is part of a series of reflections on the multi-site model of church. After the whole series has been posted, you can do a search for multi-site within the blog to pull up the whole series. Know why you’re doing multi-site. If you’re moving to...

Multi-site tip #2: Who’s in charge here?

This blog entry is part of a series of reflections on the multi-site model of church. After the whole series has been posted, you can do a search for multi-site within the blog to pull up the whole series. Simply because this model of church is new, it’s not yet clear...

Multi-site tip #1: Consider geography

This blog entry is part of a series of reflections on the multi-site model of church. After the whole series has been posted, you can do a search for multi-site within the blog to pull up the whole series. For multi-site to work, the sites need to be geographically...

Thinking of going multi-site? Do your homework

Lately I’ve been revisiting the issue of multi-site churches. A multi-site church is loosely defined as “one church that meets in multiple locations” or “one church–many congregations.” My first encounter with multi-site churches was in Denmark 20 years ago. I...

Recalibrating our perspective

I recently had a conversation with a pastor who was discouraged with the progress his church was making. He felt like things were going at a snail’s pace and nothing was getting done. He just couldn’t seem to get all the pieces moving forward at once. Eventually he...

Barn raising

Barn raising commonly took place in early rural America, when neighbors, families, and friends joined together to build a barn in one day. This fun event was almost like a party– a break from everyone’s regular daily routine. Typically the barn raising began...