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, ...
“We have been doing multi-site for 6 years on two mega-church sized campuses with 6 services in 5 styles. Jim brought great value to our discussion about new venues and sites. He is a great facilitator of discussion, presents current trends and best practices and hones your thinking. Having Jim come was the catalyst that we needed to think better and clearer about sites and ...
“Jim shares his personal experience and the best-practices of other thriving ministries to help you tailor a launch plan that will succeed. His engaging style and willingness to learn our culture made our time with him insightful and intensely practical. He operated like a good friend, not a hired gun. We had a flawless launch and excellent results because Jim helped us avoid the landmines ...
“Jim Tomberlin is a pastor, leader, encourager, equipper, and state-of-the-art expert when it comes to church best practices around new opportunities like multi-site ventures. He has been a huge help to our team at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. I have benefited from Jim as a colleague, a consultant, and a friend- and recommend him without reservation for any of those ...
