Multi-Site vs. Church Plant

I have the ultimate respect for Church Planters. I've worked with planters in the past. What we're doing at CF is not planting. Multi-site is a completely different bird. Church Planters, now those guys are busting their butt for the kingdom:

Multi-Site: big budget!
Church Plant: how do you spell budget again?

Multi-Site: big pool of volunteers!
Church Plant: volunteers? what's that?

Multi-Site: brand recognition, already established in the community!
Church Plant: new guy on the block

Multi-Site: starting with a large group of attendees
Church Plant: often starting with with no one

Multi-Site has it's burden, but believe me... as hard as multi-site is, planters will be getting a bigger crown in Heaven. Creating everything from SCRATCH certainly is rewarding, but was one of the most frustrating things I've ever had to do.

Which is why I salute, applaud, and continue to pray for the Planters out there. May God give you an extra dose of strength to do what you need to do. May He bless your time with your family, so they do not feel cheated when you're not there. May He open doors that you can create an impact in the cities you are in. May your dreams, your vision, your desires grow into a tool God will use for His Kingdom.

On my blogroll, I keep tabs on a couple guys in Miami who are doing the plant thing. In Homestead there's Travis Johnson @ LifePointe. Coming soon to North Miami is Matt Mehaffey who is blogging the story of his Plant getting built. Lift these guys up in prayer. It's one thing to start from scratch when you got "Big Brother" giving you support from every angle. It's another when the support is not always there.

God, please bless these churches, these ministries. May we impact Miami through the path you have set before us, and may we see your Kingdom in our city.