In 2010 Jim & DeDe Wood launched a new campus of our church in Paxton, Illinois, a rural county seat town 30-miles north of our original church here in Urbana. On Easter of this year (2015) this vibrant campus moved out from under our larger church to become a church plant or independent church, Hope Vineyard […]
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8 Things You Need in Your New Multisite Campus Facility
Our church has launched four new campuses in the last four years. In the process we have learned that we should look for eight things when searching for the ideal building for a new campus. Worship Space. Obviously, you need space for worship services when you launch. We have always started every campus with two services. […]
Four Keys to Using Direct Mail to Help You Publicize Your Campus Launch
In the last four years our church has launched four new campuses in outlying county seats here in east central Illinois. When we launch a new campus, our goal is to launch strong. We want momentum and a large enough core of people to sustain the key ministries of the church with workers and to […]
Three Reasons Your Next Church Campus Should Launch with Two Services
In the last four years our church has launched four new campuses in other cities. Each time we have launched with two Sunday morning services, and I foresee us doing two services every time we start a new campus. There are three reasons why we do this and why your church should consider this, too. […]
The Simple Key to Launching a New Multisite Campus Well
In the last four years our church has launched four new campuses. I feel like the fourth time we finally did it right, with our communication, support team, and systems working together well. The key to getting this right was one simple concept—weekly launch team meetings. I’ll explain what I mean by that in a […]