Single Assembly Advances the Gospel Better than Multisite

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“…single assembly reduces your options. When your building is at capacity, you simply have to send members elsewhere or start a building project. Maybe you strategically send members to a struggling, like-minded church down the road.” - 9 Marks(link is external)

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What Megachurches, Neighborhood Churches, and the Multi-Site Movement Are Telling Us

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“The common thread in all of these movements is that congregations are becoming more local. Fewer people desire to drive a long distance to attend a worship service. To state it more positively, people want to attend a house of worship that represents the neighborhood or locale where they live.” - Rainer(link is external)

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You Don’t Want to Have a Megapastor

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“I do think there is a contemporary foible that leads, among other things, to these catastrophes. Why do churches need to have 12 site campuses with everybody linked up by video feed so they can drink from the pure font of one guy’s leadership?” - Rooted Thinking(link is external)

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Village Church to End Multisite Megachurch Model, All Campus Will Be Autonomous

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“Following in the footsteps of the formerly multi-campus Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, The Village Church in Texas, led by Pastor Matt Chandler, has announced the end of their multisite model in favor of making each campus an autonomous church by 2022.” CPost(link is external)

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