About Leadership Network ix
Foreword xi
Rick Warren
1 Introduction 1
2 Church Planting: The New Evangelism 11
3 Growth by Multiplication: Big Contrast to Addition 31
4 New Players: Aggressive Local Churches and Church Planting Networks 49
5 Kingdom Cooperation: Church Planters Learning Together 67
6 Predictors of Success: Recruitment, Assessment, and Deployment 83
7 Thriving: New Church Survival Rates 101
8 House Churches: Separating Reality from Fiction 115
9 Multisite Strategy: A Fast-Growing Trend That Affects Planting 129
10 Rapid Growth: Still Not Reproduction 139
11 Funding: Partnerships Matter 149
12 The New Scorecard: Measuring a Church Multiplication Movement 161
13 Obstacles to Missional Replication: What Holds Us Back 185
14 Conclusion: Solving the Toughest Challenges 195
Acknowledgments 209
Appendix: List of Churches and Networks Cited 211
Notes 215
Annotated Bibliography for Church Multiplication 225
The Authors 233
Index 237
Scripture Index 244
Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is president of LifeWay Research, visitingprofessor of research and missiology at Trinity EvangelicalDivinity School, visiting research professor at SoutheasternBaptist Theological Seminary, a contributing editor forChristianity Today, and a columnist for Outreach Magazine andCatalyst Monthly. He has been a church planter and has trainedpastors and church planters on five continents. His books includePlanting Missional Churches. Warren Bird, Ph.D., directs the research division at LeadershipNetwork, teaches atAlliance Theological Seminary, and regularlycontributes to several magazines. An ordained minister, he has beeninvolved in five church plants. Bird has coauthored twenty-onebooks including Starting a New Church. Visit the Leadership Network Website, www.leadnet.org, for moreinnovative resources and information.
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