STAFF RETREAT II

We finished up our staff and spouse retreat today. After breakfast, we launched into an exciting and vigorous conversation on 'Multi-Site church,' which we believe is part of the future vision God has given us for KFA.

Just twenty years ago, in 1990, there were only a handful of multi-site churches in our country. Just seven years later, there were 100. By 2004, there were 1,500 multi-site churches. It was exciting to launch our VIDEO VENUE service last fall and we feel God has more of that ahead for us in locations away from the main KFA campus.

As of 2007, 7 of the 10 fastest-growing churches in our country were multi-site. Nine of the 10 largest churches were multi-site. One out of 4 mega-churches (defined as churches over 2,000) were multi-site in 2007. By the end of this year, that number will be 50%.

The main reasons to go multi-site is a heart to reach more people -- not just to get larger, but recognizing a church's value for reproduction. What we need is a real shift in our values -- to understand that:

"LOST" is greater than "FOUND"

"LOVING THE EDGE" is greater than "LOVING THE CENTER"

"GOING" is greater than "STAYING."

Great conversation about this today.

We ended in a nice tight 'group hug circle' to pray together before grabbing a bite to eat at a Panera in Mequon.

I'm home now with a fulfilled and full sense in both my heart, mind and stomach. And excited about the future of all of us involved at KFA.

And be blessed.