| dc.description.abstract | In the last decade, the multi-site church planting model has become a major factor in the
way American churches have chosen to expand their reach into the community. Many nondenominational
and Evangelical churches have referred to multi-site church planting as “the new
normal” or as a “revolution,” because of the model’s impact, wide range implementation, and
numerical attendance success. However, in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the
model has found little implementation. Little is known or has been experienced with the multisite
model.
In a constantly shifting church landscape, it is important to analyze the practicality of
any church model in order to find the best ways, according to ministry context and
congregational factors, to carry out the Great Commission. After researching other
denominations’ usage of multi-site and interviewing WELS pastors and synod leaders, it became
apparent that there are a number of inherent blessings and challenges that accompany the multisite
model. The goal of this thesis is to analyze the model’s practicality and replication
possibilities in the WELS, comparing the blessings with the challenges, and measuring the multisite
church planting model with the clear truths of Scripture. | en_US |
