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The Multi-Site Church Revolution: Being One Church in Many Locations (Leadership Network Innovation Series)

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The Multi-Site Church Revolution is the complete package! At just over 200 pages, it's packed with some really good back-story from churches where the idea is working. Equally helpful are examples of missteps in many of the model churches. Through the stories the authors effectively demonstrate that this is a strategy that is working in many different locations and in a variety of ways (Part One explores five different models).

The section that I found most helpful was on Building Better Leaders. Along with a list of 10 very practical ideas for leadership development, you'll find a list of 8 questions that will help you spot new leaders. No matter where you are on the multi-site journey, figuring out how to identify and then build more and better leaders is an ongoing challenge.

Another very helpful section is on the Secrets of Ongoing Replication. Organized around 7 thought-provoking questions, this chapter can serve as the basis for a very productive off-site for your team.

If there is a weakness, it might be in the chapter on defining your church's DNA. Hitting the Sweet Spot contains some helpful nuggets but you'll need to turn to other resources as you seek clarity on "what is foundational and what stands at the periphery."

All things considered this is a great new resource that will help advance the multi-site movement. If you're open to investigating a different solution, it could also open your eyes to new ways to advance the Kingdom. I highly recommend it.

Honestly I was very skeptical going into this book. I picked it up because a pastors group that I am a part of were going to be discussing it together. Going into the book I had a particular picture of what a multi-site church looked like and was pleasantly suprised and even found myself enthusiastic about the concept after just the first few chapters. It is great to see the many varieties of multi-site out there and how God is working in incredible ways. A definite must read for anyone considering multi-site ministry or for anyone who wants to get a different perspective on it. Good, easy, quick read.

If you are a church leader even thinking about multi-site, are multi-site or want to know what multi-site is - you need this book. Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon and Warren Bird have put togther a Master's Degree in multi-site in a readable and enjoyable book.

They should call this "The Official 'How to Launch a Multi-site Campus' Manual." This should be required reading for any church that desires to go multi-site. I loved the step-by-step "How To's". It was almost like they had cameras in our pre-lainch discussions. They gave insight to every question we had.

If the number of people attending your church is growing beyond the available seating capacity, you could build a bigger church. However, an increasingly popular alternative being adopted by many churches is to become a multi-site church, and multi-site churches of many different flavours are discussed in this helpful Leadership Network Innovation Series book.

There are many practical advantages to multi-site churches. It is far less expensive to have smaller buildings rather than larger buildings. It is much easier to find available real estate. With smaller congregations in each venue there are less likely to be major traffic jams. Local government zoning issues are less likely to be problematic, and relations with neighbours are likely to be better. Often existing buildings can be used without the need to build new ones.

Aside from the practical advantages of a multi-site strategy, many churches have found that a multi-site presence significantly enhances their mission. People are more likely to invite their neighbours if they can attend a venue which is near where they live. A new multi-site venue is like a church plant, but it has instant access to the reputation and resources of an established church. Any growing church should be considering the advantages of a multi-site strategy.

I read this book in one setting because we are starting a second site. I think this is the premier reference for multi-location churches.

Geoff Surratt and team provide an amazing resource for any church considering a multi-site strategy. This book is extremely informative, asks probing questions to help you think through why you want to go multi-site, how to do it, etc. They provide great tools to help you create timelines and budgets. It has been a fabulous resource to help my church start moving aggressively toward our vision to go multi-site. Before reading the book, I didn't know where to start. Since reading the book I feel like I have a much better understanding of the challenges and opportunities and I have a better idea of how to get our church moving towards this goal.

What a valuable resource for such a timely issue. There are many ways to tackle the multi-site issue and this book does a good job at breaking them down. It also has a number of highly helpful surveys that you can complete to help you determine if your church is ready to go multi-site and for the different steps involved in the process.

A wonderful book that gets you thinking about a vital growth barrier- your facility. There is no one way to go multi-site, and I really like how this book shares the various different ways of expanding our church without either building a larger facility or starting another church altogether. A great win-win! We will definately be going multi-site and my leadership will be reading this book as a next step.

The great thing about "The Multi-site Church Revolution" is the hands on feel the book has. One of the authors (Geoff Surratt) is on staff at Seacoast Church, plus they connect with a wide variety of churches that are doing "multi-site". The benefit is that we are not just getting one perspective and one experience, but many. The multi-site church is more philosophy than it is model (although they introduce us to many). The philosophy is driven by a desire to reach more people with the life changing message of Jesus. Multi-site allows there to be a good stewardship of resources. Each new start-up doesn't have to reinvent the wheel each time around.
In the Multi-Site Church Revolution, the philosophy for each of the representative churches is the same, but the strategy is wide and varied. It's not "just" video teaching, it's not about a "star" pastor, it's not just for "mega" churches.

The authors not only help you make some crucial decisions as to whether or not the multi-site approach can work in your setting, but then they walk through key ingredients for making a successful transition.
I believe that the multi-site movement is exactly what they say it is: a coming revolution.