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Multiplying ChurchesMultiplying Churches
• The
• Local Church
• is the only HOPE
• For the world!
• The creation of new bodies of believers is implicitly understood as a normal expression of New Testament Missiology.
Percent of US Population Attending Church
Source: The American Church in Crisis, David T. Olson
Churches Opened and Closed Each Year
Sources: The American Church in Crisis by David T. Olson andViral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
1990-2000 2000-2005 Current
Churches Opened 3,660
Churches Closed
Net Gain
Percentage Growth
Population Growth
Churches Needed
Churches Opened and Closed Each Year
Sources: The American Church in Crisis by David T. Olson andViral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
1990-2000 2000-2005 Current
Churches Opened 3,660
Churches Closed 3,200
Net Gain
Percentage Growth
Population Growth
Churches Needed
Churches Opened and Closed Each Year
Sources: The American Church in Crisis by David T. Olson andViral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
1990-2000 2000-2005 Current
Churches Opened 3,660
Churches Closed 3,200
Net Gain 460
Percentage Growth
Population Growth
Churches Needed
Churches Opened and Closed Each Year
Sources: The American Church in Crisis by David T. Olson andViral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
1990-2000 2000-2005 Current
Churches Opened 3,660
Churches Closed 3,200
Net Gain 460
Percentage Growth 0.15%
Population Growth
Churches Needed
Churches Opened and Closed Each Year
Sources: The American Church in Crisis by David T. Olson andViral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
1990-2000 2000-2005 Current
Churches Opened 3,660
Churches Closed 3,200
Net Gain 460
Percentage Growth 0.15%
Population Growth 1.21%
Churches Needed
Churches Opened and Closed Each Year
Sources: The American Church in Crisis by David T. Olson andViral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
1990-2000 2000-2005 Current
Churches Opened 3,660
Churches Closed 3,200
Net Gain 460
Percentage Growth 0.15%
Population Growth 1.21%
Churches Needed 3,880
Churches Opened and Closed Each Year
Sources: The American Church in Crisis by David T. Olson andViral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
1990-2000 2000-2005 Current
Churches Opened 3,660 4,009
Churches Closed 3,200 3,707
Net Gain 460 302
Percentage Growth 0.15% 0.09%
Population Growth 1.21% 0.98%
Churches Needed 3,880 3,205
Churches Opened and Closed Each Year
Sources: The American Church in Crisis by David T. Olson andViral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
1990-2000 2000-2005 Current
Churches Opened 3,660 4,009 4,000
Churches Closed 3,200 3,707 3,500
Net Gain 460 302 500
Percentage Growth 0.15% 0.09% 0.15%
Population Growth 1.21% 0.98% 0.98%
Churches Needed 3,880 3,205 3,131
Growth Rates for Evangelical Churches by Age
Source: The American Church in Crisis, David T. Olson
Why do you think the Church is in this present
crisis?
Why multiply rather than Why multiply rather than just plant?just plant?
• Because Jesus’ goal was not a single healthy church, but a movement.
• Church multiplication (planting) is an effective evangelistic methodology.
• Church multiplication necessitates an outward focus.
• Church multiplication is the natural result of a growing, healthy church.
• Jesus had no desire for one healthy church, but his vision was a movement of churches
• What are barriers to multiplying churches?
Two Barriers to Church Multiplication
1.Fear of loss.
• Loss of…
• Members• Money• Mud (parts of the community)• Momentum
•It is NOT a resource issue, it is an issue of the heart!”
The Heart of the Matter
• It is not the size of the church that matters, but the size of the church’s HEART that makes all the difference!
2. Corporate selfishness-it is all about us.
• Church Multiplication is a spiritual decision of a local church to put the needs of a desperate world before self-preservation.
How can we keep up?How can we keep up?
•Churches plant churches not Churches plant churches not Denominations or Conferences. Why?Denominations or Conferences. Why?
1.1. DonDon’’t have the resourcest have the resources
2.2. DonDon’’t have the right leadership pipelinet have the right leadership pipeline
3.3. DonDon’’t have the contextual relationships.t have the contextual relationships.
DenominationsConferences
Churches
Big Question: HOW?
•Three typical ways:
• Hive off
• Internships
• Intentional small group development
• Permission Giving.
Now What?• Pray for God’s spirit and presence
• Cast vision for a movement
• Identify those God may be calling
• Study your community
• Schedule training
• Promote missional communities - (TKP)
• Pick your twelve.
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What it takes to start a What it takes to start a movement.movement.
What it takes to start a What it takes to start a movement.movement.
“Want to”
Vision
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What it takes to start a What it takes to start a movement.movement.
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What it takes to start a What it takes to start a movement.movement.
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3. 3. The right climate3. 3. The right climate
A positive and prevailing attitude, held by a majority of pastors and lay leaders that church multiplication is our goal.
A positive and prevailing attitude, held by a majority of pastors and lay leaders that church multiplication is our goal.
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What it takes to start a What it takes to start a movement.movement.
What it takes to start a What it takes to start a movement.movement.
“Want to”
Vision
Knowledge
Passion
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Knowledge
Passion Resources Resources
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“How to”
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Effective Church Planting Movement
“Get to”
Interdependence
Strategy
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“Get to”
Interdependence
Strategy
Harmony
Frustration
Fruitlessness
Futility
Movements are never Movements are never clean, safe, or clean, safe, or predictable. They must predictable. They must be dangerous to be be dangerous to be effective. They are effective. They are always unsafe, messy always unsafe, messy and risky.and risky.
Where are you in the Circles?
