Radical Multisite Update
This month my partner, Wade Burnett, and I wrapped up the second of three gatherings with the Radical Multisite Learning Community. Consisting of 16 cutting-edge multisite churches, it was convened […]
What Does a Multiplying Church Do?
An eight-year-old girl in South Africa watched her father facilitate Discovery Bible Studies and announced, “I can do this!” They lived in a rough area known for its gangs, so […]
3 Essential Habits of Multiplying Leaders
One of my dear friends just gave birth to twins. As you can imagine this poor couple’s world has been annihilated. There is no adequate preparation for the constant care […]
A Q&A with NewThing’s Patrick O’Connell
We realize we cannot achieve multiplication alone. This will be a movement of God. As the director of NewThing, Patrick O’Connell works with hundreds of church planters nationwide and is […]
People Transformation = Gospel Saturation
We can never really get at the goal of saturation if people’s lives aren’t continually being transformed into the likeness of Jesus. I love pastors and leaders. Every time I […]
6 Signs You’re Addicted to Addition—and Why That’s Not a Good Thing
Recently, my friend Vance Pitman, planter and pastor of Hope Church in Las Vegas, shared with a group of church planters why his church is committed to multiplication: “You cannot […]
The Whole Church. The Whole Gospel. The Whole Nation.
The church is not the goal, the advancement of the Kingdom is. If someone came up to you and asked you how many churches existed in your city, how would […]
Breaking the Barriers to a Legacy of Multiplication
As I look back on the past nine years and all that has transpired in our lives as church planters, I am amazed at what God can do with a […]
When Your Church Objects to Your Multiplication Vision
The church is meant to be a launching pad for God’s Kingdom. When you decide as the pastor to lead your church for the first time to be a sending […]
Is Your Vision (or Lack of) Holding People Back?
Jesus only needed a few words to communicate His vision to His team: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my […]
