Confusing “multisiting” with church planting.
Though the outcome of church planting and multisiting is the same—new congregations—church plants and multisite campuses are not the same thing. There are geographic, gifting and governance differences. A lack of clarity and understanding around these differences causes a lot of unnecessary problems in multisite churches. Some of the most effective multisite churches have also created successful church planting networks because they understand the differences and designed different strategies for them.
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Multisite megachurches are leading the way in producing local congregations that are more economically, racially and ethnically diverse especially within Hispanic communities. These are not the traditional ethnic churches “using our church building” but diverse congregations under the banner of one church in multiple congregations with racially diverse campus pastors on the church staff.
Live, In-Person Teaching.
Whether they utilize video sermons or not, there is a growing desire to develop preaching-teaching teams to strengthen the teaching bench of the church, develop teachers and potential successors while increasing the overall spiritual health of the church.
Requests for Multisite Coaching.
There is a rising chorus for ongoing multisite coaching in the month-to-month oversight of a growing multisite church. A coach who can help churches go from two to five, then 10 campuses. Someone who can help them avoid the potholes and get better at multisiting. They need a mentor and we got them at MultiSite Solutions. Find the right one for you by visiting us at Need a Multisite Mentor?
What’s Your Report?
What do you see emerging on the multisite church scene in 2014? What is emerging in your church in 2014? How will your church be different in 2014? Post your thoughts below, or email your own update.