Going multisite

Becoming a multisite church is a great way to impact more communities with the good news of Jesus. Is your church ready to go multisite?

0:19 Lee Stephenson introduces listeners to the episode topic.

1:44 Danny Parmelee talks about how he was initially anti-multisite and how he came to see it differently.

2:33 Danny discusses how his church ended up choosing to do multisiting and church planting at the same time.

4:25 Danny says the key indicator when deciding to go multisite is if you will be able to reach more people for Christ by doing it.

5:08 Danny says his church was committed to a one-message model — the same speaker during the weekend at all locations.

6:23 Danny talks about the logistical challenges of having three locations.

7:08 Lee asks Danny if he had someone to drive him to the locations or if he drove himself.

8:27 Lee asks Danny what he would do differently now.

9:47 Lee shares two questions to consider when thinking about multisiting.

10:38 When people say they’re taking the best of both worlds of planting and multisiting, they actually often take the worst of both and put them together.

11:37 When considering church planting or multisiting, it’s important to think through the process of why you’re doing what you’re doing.

12:28 Lee talks about the hybrid model of church planting and multisiting that his church in Central Florida uses.

15:01 Danny points out that the unreached people you’re trying to reach are not impressed that you’re multisite. Don’t do it because you want to look good when you show up at a conference or within your network or denomination. Ask, "How are we going to reach more people for Christ? What’s the most effective way?"

16:00 Lee finishes by encouraging people to play to their gifts. "If you’re not an apostolic leader, multisite may not be the way to go. But if you’re an apostolic leader, it’s OK to embrace that and lead accordingly."