6. African-American Churches Going Multisite.
In the early days of multisite African-American pastors said multisite won’t work in their churches. Today it’s happening and will continue to expand with the emerging generation of African-American pastors.
7. High Def/Video Stream.
High-definition has become the standard for video presentation. Satellite transmission is also increasing, but video-streaming over high-speed, broad-band internet is becoming the primary vehicle for delivering sermon content. This is also propelling the increase of online internet campuses.
8. Big Box Is Dead.
Even as the economy improves, the day of building large, super mega-campuses is over. Buying land and building facilities will occur, but on a smaller scale. New church construction will primarily focus on adding multiple venues in one location, upgrading existing church campuses, and retro-fitting existing commercial properties.
9. Multisite in UK.
Multisite church is taking root in England and blazing the trail for Europe to follow.
10. Networks & Movements.
Though the majority of multisite churches have only one or two additional campuses, more are pushing beyond 3 total campuses and creating networks of congregations over a larger geographical region. Many of these networks are becoming movements of reproducing churches through a hybridization of multisiting and church planting.
11. Church Planting Is Cool.
There has been an explosion in the passion and commitment of local churches to start new churches. Multisite churches are driving the new church planting networks. Church planters today are starting with a multisite mindset.
12. City Movements.
Multisite churches are playing a key role in creating city-wide collaborative church networks. They are partnering with non-profit organizations and marketplace leaders to better serve and impact their cities together. Every major city in America will have an organized, church-based, non-profit friendly, marketplace partnership network by the end of the decade.
13. Micropolitan Church.
Dynamic and vibrant multisite churches are popping up all across small town and rural America.
14. Senior Pastor Succession.
The big elephant in the church boardroom is coming out of the closet. We will see more senior pastors coming from campus pastors and through church mergers in the next decade.
What’s happening in your multisite world?