MultiSite changes everything. It changes how we think and do church. So, how are you managing the change?
Though a multisite strategy is a proven model for reaching and serving more people, it does have its challenges. Though every multisite church is unique and different, all of them face the same basic issues—technology, inter-campus relationships, staffing, organizational structure, funding, resource allocation, governance, etc.
How about a diagnostic assessment by a seasoned multisite specialist to “look under the hood” of your current multisite experience?
- Is your multisite experience not going as well as you anticipated?
- Is the staff thinking and acting like a multisite church or a church with multisites?
- Are your campuses growing at least 5% a year?
- Are your campuses financially self-sustaining?
- Are you having difficulty managing the inter-campus relationships?
- Need help in structuring the staff to support a multisite church?
- Having technical problems in delivering the sermon content?
- Are you having great success and don’t want to mess it up?
- Is your multisite strategy doing fine, but you want to get it better?
The MultiSite Solutions team are seasoned practitioners who can help you assess the health of your multisite church. We can help you fine-tune your current situation and prepare you for a fruitful future.
Because we have launched our own multisite campuses and work with numerous other ones across North America, we see what’s working and what not. We’ve been there, done that. We’ve paid the stupid tax so you don’t have to.
We will do a weekend visit and then debrief on Monday with your team to help you process your unique challenges and opportunities. We will share with you the best practices of succeeding multisite churches and surface the issues that are hindering your church from maximizing its redemptive potential.
Let’s look “under the hood” together of your multisite church.
You are doing it— we can help you do it better! Contact us to set up a consultation.
4 Comments
Do most multi-site churches call services on the same campus venues or campuses. i.e. Hispanic Venue, or Hispanic Campus. We have two buildings on the same property, one is called City Campus the other is called The Chapel but people refer to the Chapel as a campus others as a venue. Are there any significant reasons to go one way or the other??
Thanks,
Duane
Duane,
Typically services that occur in different rooms or facilities on the same campus are called venues to distinguish them from other locations which are typically called campuses or sites.
That being said, it really doesn’t matter what you call these gathering places.
What is important is that people have places to worship God together and hear His Word proclaimed.
Be fruitful and multiply!
Jim
What is the typical relationship between the staff at the main campus and the staff at the site? How much responsibility should the main site staff have for the minsitries at the site? Arer there any resources that address multi -site staffing and organization with regards to the relationship to the main campus?
Robert,
Launching campuses is the easier part of multi-siting.
The more difficult part is managing the inter-campus relationships and restructuring organizationally to accommodate a growing multisite church.
Most multisite churches go to a matrix style organizational strategy that involves solid-line (authority) and dotted-line (influence) reporting structure between the campuses.
Usually campus pastors directly report (solid line) to the sending campus. Eventually if not immediately, the local campus staff will directly report to the campus pastor and be coached by the specialist at the sending campus.
Every multisite church has its own unique set of challenges and development. This is why we like to do a weekend assessment and then debrief with the leadership about how to move the campuses forward together.
Let us know if we can help,
Jim