Mark Dever, Pastor at Capital Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC has a great resource on church health and related aritcles that you may find of interest from time to time. 9Marks published a journal of various topics you can subscribe to here. The May/June 2009 issue became an imediate read for me because of the topic of multi-site church growth thoughts. This reminded me of a pastor in Colorado in the early 70s who preached in New Castle and Rifle (about 14 miles apart) every Sunday morning while both churches were new and shared the support of their pastor. How could this be a model for church planting in rural Idaho and Utah as well as the cities of Salt Lake City and Boise?
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I don't see why this wouldn't work in rural Utah and Idaho. I know people kind of stiffen up a little when this sort of thing is suggested. Not completely sure why... I know Acts29 is leading the way in this arena with their multi-church sites in the Seattle area and with the latest announcement by Mark Driscoll that they will have a Mars Hill in Albuquerque, NM. Ed Stetzer (edstetzer.com) addressed the 9Mark article in his post today.
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