"We never believed they would work even in our original suburban context, and certainly not in urban, anti-corporate Portland. There is such an emphasis here on small batch, home-grown, do it yourself, local, organic, etc. People around here place a high value on authenticity and have skepticism toward "chains. ....But I'm finding that this type of ministry takes church in a direction that we need to pause and consider..... But I'm finding that this type of ministry takes church in a direction that we need to pause and consider....
Multi-site inevitably ends up being personality-driven, non-contextualized, and fails to effectively raise up leaders capable of contextualizing. It promotes consumerism—even if it's masked behind several layers of "missional-speak."....
(What do you wish someone had told you at the beginning of this transition?)
How hard it would be. How long it would take. Oh, and I wish somebody had told me that it would be harder on our leadership than anyone else."
(Farewell Franchise Ministry. Why is megachurch pastor John Mark Comer ditching conventional church-growth wisdom? Two words: mission and millennials. Interview by Paul Pastor)
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