Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work Solomon observed three millennia ago that “two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor.” Ecclesiastes 4:9 (CEV) Today we call that synergy and its driving a new kind of church merger across the national landscape. So much so that Warren Bird and I teamed up to write a book about this ...
Our friends at Outreach magazine are offering three free issues of Outreach to the MultiSite Solutions community. The three free issues would include the annual Outreach 100 Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches in America issue which is a must-read for those wanting to expand their reach into their community and grow their ministry. Find out more ...
Get a preview of chapter 1 of the book “Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work” by Jim Tomberlin and Warren Bird. Find out more ...
Thousands of Protestant churches are perplexed by plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations nearby thrive. Is there a way for them to combine forces, drawing on both their strengths, in ways that also increase their missional impact? Church merger consultant Jim Tomberlin, with co-writer Warren Bird, makes the case that mergers today work best not with two struggling churches ...
Going MultiSite is not for every church. It will not turn around a sick or dying church, but it can be an instrument to extend a healthy one. MultiSite is not a growth engine, but it can be a vehicle for a growing church. MultiSite is not a fad to jump on, but it has become a proven strategy to reproduce healthy, fruitful, growing churches. Find out more ...
“Jim is one of the country’s leading thinkers on the multi-site movement. God used him for years as a multi-site pioneer and now Jim offers his wisdom to help others reach more people for Christ. Jim has spoken powerful leadership principles into my life as well as supporting me as a friend.” Craig ...
“Today Willow Creek has four vibrant regional campuses thanks to the vision, strategy and leadership of Jim Tomberlin. Jim took a tiny seed of an idea and persistently saw it grow into a wonderful, life giving reality. Every weekend over 5,000 people are exposed to the message of Christ at one of our multi-site venues. Those folks, and the leadership of Willow, will forever be grateful for ...
“We brought Jim alongside to help us design a workable multi-site concept for Granger. We were looking for something that was economical, scalable, and reproducible. There are several reasons Jim was a great fit for us… – Jim is a practitioner. He’s been a lead pastor. He’s been pastoral staff member. He’s been in small and large churches. He was a pioneer in the multi-site ...
“Jim worked closely with our leadership team in planning and launching our second campus. Furthermore, his insight and assistance was invaluable when we merged our congregation with another, thereby forming a new, five-thousand member church on two thriving campuses. I highly recommend his ministry to anyone longing to impact their community with measurable Kingdom results!” Dr. ...
“Jim Tomberlin did more for us in a half day than we accomplished in a year on the topic of Multi-Campus Ministry. He helped us ask the right questions, gave new insights, and provided fresh ideas from his work with dozens of the best Multi-Campus Ministry models.” Dr. Dan Reiland 12Stone Church, Lawrenceville, ...
