Why Go Multi-Site?

Orginally published on Monday, June 20, 2005 at 7:02 PM
by Todd Rhoades

As many of you know, I am very interested in the multi-site church movement.  It has really picked up a lot of steam over the past couple of years, not just with existing churches, but also with church plants.  Now some church plants are adapting a multi-site strategy early on.  Why?  That’s a good question that Matt Payne answers on his blog "

Preparing to Plant a Church".  Matt says:

1) Our society is going larger and smaller simultaneously, blending the strength that size offers with the comfort and convenience of smaller, closer venues. The church can have programs that large churches have while keeping a smaller feel.

2) Staff with generalists. A church plant normally starts with one planter who does it all. In a multi-site church you can start with existing staff in place. Instead you add specialists such as technical arts, administrator, or director of creative arts for children. The big win is that now all locations have the benefit of all the staff.

3) Less cost AND greater impact. Community Christian started the 2nd campus with less money on staff, equipment and marketing. It cost less money to start and reached more people, and resulted in greater retention.

The bottom line is this: Churches are using the multi-site model to reach more people for Christ.

Any thoughts?

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