Many people ask, when do I know that we are ready for multi-site? Here is a great post that reviews what they teach at the multi-site conference that I have been a part of in the past.
One of the easiest way to see how you feel about multi-site is to consider going multi-venue within your current environment. Try starting a service that is EQUALLY excellent (if not BETTER!)
Do the video technology with HUGE EXCELLENCE. Don’t short-cut it, but roll it out big time, and test drawing peope to a new venue (country, grunge, heavy metal, artistic, etc.). Of course music isn’t the only change you would make, but we all know how large that is. And you don’t have to be video 100% of the time. We are a hybrid video/live teaching model.
When and if we ever expand our building we will not only be multi-site, but multi-venue. (For an example, see THIS CHURCH.)
This is a great way to get your feet wet before the big commitment of going off-site and all your base operations are there (kids, cafe, parking, signage, etc.). Low risk, BIG PAY-OFF!
Have any of you done this? Let me know your thoughts. We’ll talk next time about the actual technology we “want” to use, and the technology that we are actually using in a video cast with our team.
This doesn’t look like simple church?
You will have to read the book to understand what “Simple Church” is. The New Testament had sites and services all over the place as their church planting strategy.That has nothing to do with simple. God doesn’t ask us to be simple, he asks us to go into all the world and make disciples. That is not simple. The simple approach is the HOW to make disciples in a simple way. Not a simple approach to reach the 80%+ of the United States or even more in the world who don’t know HIM as SAVIOR.You would have to read the book to understand what the principals are. You can’t just take the title.
Understood, just glad to see you use the phrasing “who don’t know HIM as Savior” rather than unchurched. Because Unchurched doesn’t mean UnCHRISTed. As you’ve stated in your messages before even Jesus quit the church.
I will volunteer to be the worship leader at our urban/hip hop venue. You know how I do. Word to your mom…
How do you feed the ones that attend your worship center if your big focus is on reaching those who don’t know HIM as savior? Do you have classes during any of your services? I don’t see any listed on your web site.