Multiple Site Church Services vs Multiple Church Services at One Location
Our church recently went through the decision-making process for experiencing multiple services. We had to decide if perhaps we needed to have multiple services at one location, or if we wished to open another place for another service. The decision came down to having multiple services at one location, or having more than one service at different locations.
At the start, it seemed the that the easiest way to separate our services into two separate meetings would have been to have both at the same building. That way, it seemed, no individual would miss seeing their friends, no matter which service they made a decision to attend.
We later discovered that each service would assume its particular membership attendance, and whether we met in the same building, or different locations, there would be some adjustment comparable to lost relationships. The downside of having two consecutive meetings in single building is the rushed feeling that would take place in between the two meetings.
Since there is just one single parking area, the earliest service would have to empty out by a prescribed time. The second service attendees would be required to time their entry so as not to conflict with the closure of the first meeting.
After considering the options, we chose to look into two meetings in two locations. The most obvious disadvantage in a subsequent service in a different location is getting a second meeting building location. The expense goes way up, but the possibility of growing two services faster provides an offset for the extra expense.
Secondly, another obstacle was in offsetting the meeting times so that the same people can lead both services. Having an additional pastor available, and rotating ministry personnel made this obstacle much easier to face. Most of the time, there would not be a conflict.
However, having a second pastor and backup worship team, we had a backup plan in place, and another plan to relieve the pressure of just a single person who could do both services.
Because of the plan in place, we located a second building a few miles away from our original building, in a slightly larger community.
The end result is that the 440 original members from the original church, one year later, totals about 500 members between the two services. This represents a rise of about 20%, which happens to be what we set out to achieve when we first looked at expanding our church services.
An additional benefit came as a result of our decision to have two locations for our two services. We now have a model in place for making it three, four, or more locations in the future.
At the start, it seemed the that the easiest way to separate our services into two separate meetings would have been to have both at the same building. That way, it seemed, no individual would miss seeing their friends, no matter which service they made a decision to attend.
We later discovered that each service would assume its particular membership attendance, and whether we met in the same building, or different locations, there would be some adjustment comparable to lost relationships. The downside of having two consecutive meetings in single building is the rushed feeling that would take place in between the two meetings.
Since there is just one single parking area, the earliest service would have to empty out by a prescribed time. The second service attendees would be required to time their entry so as not to conflict with the closure of the first meeting.
After considering the options, we chose to look into two meetings in two locations. The most obvious disadvantage in a subsequent service in a different location is getting a second meeting building location. The expense goes way up, but the possibility of growing two services faster provides an offset for the extra expense.
Secondly, another obstacle was in offsetting the meeting times so that the same people can lead both services. Having an additional pastor available, and rotating ministry personnel made this obstacle much easier to face. Most of the time, there would not be a conflict.
However, having a second pastor and backup worship team, we had a backup plan in place, and another plan to relieve the pressure of just a single person who could do both services.
Because of the plan in place, we located a second building a few miles away from our original building, in a slightly larger community.
The end result is that the 440 original members from the original church, one year later, totals about 500 members between the two services. This represents a rise of about 20%, which happens to be what we set out to achieve when we first looked at expanding our church services.
An additional benefit came as a result of our decision to have two locations for our two services. We now have a model in place for making it three, four, or more locations in the future.
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