Thinking about multi-site church (one church with many campuses) has always been an academic exercise for me. I figured I would have to come down somewhere at some point, talking to a fellow brother in ministry who might be considering this kind of church structure, or some situation like that, but that time wasn't now. Well, in the sovereignty of the Lord, that time is now. My church is considering multi-site.
My questions are these:
1. Is multi-site biblical? Is it required? commended in some circumstances? prohibited? Or do we have no biblical teaching to help us answer this question?
2. If there isn't explicit biblical teaching on this subject, are there qualities about God, the Gospel, or the church from which this model of church would skew or detract?
3. Is multi-site prudent? If it's not required/commended in Scripture, is it the best/wisest option of all those available?
4. What are the motives behind multi-site?
5. How involved should the congregation be in thinking through and making this decision?
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Could you define what you mean by multi-site, in principle and in practice? At least as best as you can.
Hard questions.
1. I think a case can be made for saying it is unbiblical, but I make no claim to discard by baptistic presuppositions.
2. Humility, self-forgetfulness, autonomous, missional, Christ-centered, . .
3. There are certainly lots of practical benefits.
4. This is a touchy one. Best case: speading of the gospel, worst: spreading of a name.
5. Lots of questions from members, and patience and wisdom from elders.
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