The Multiplying Church: The New Math for Starting New Churches

Discipleship isn’t information transfer but behavioral transformation,

Persecution matters because it calls the church to sacrifice and suffer. Today in the West, we can’t force persecution, nor would we wish that upon anyone. However, practicing a life of ministry that requires sacrifice in every dimension of our lives can have the same effect on the church.

the more we trusted God, the more he gave us.

“gospel planting” because we plant the gospel and train obedience and the result is churches.

Outside of Christianity, civil rights and a woman’s right to vote are movements that remind us that movements take time, and we must not grow discouraged.

Starting churches provides an incredible opportunity to engage the culture in the moment without worrying about responding to the past.

Painters, writers, and artists do not compartmentalize life; it is the source of their inspiration and their goal is the connection of all of that into their art.

Spreading the gospel isn’t dependent on a building, a pulpit, a speaker, or an organization. If a church has those things, they should exist to facilitate the discipleship

It is possible to have a church without the kingdom. However, you won’t have the kingdom without multiplying churches.