The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson Multisite Model Best Practices - Episode 440
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Mar 18, 2026 A look at why multisite efforts can start strong and later lose alignment. Signs that a launch was premature get highlighted with practical warning signals. Different multisite models are mapped out, showing tradeoffs between autonomy and replication. Clear roles, decision rights, and steps to re-evaluate structure are offered to regain momentum.
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Multi-site Exists On A Spectrum
- Multi-site models sit on a spectrum from fully autonomous church planting to identical franchise-style campuses.
- Amy notes different models produce different outcomes and tensions as you scale beyond a few locations.
Choose Planting Over Multi-site For High Locality
- Consider church planting if you want a campus with unique local strategies and a preaching lead who mostly teaches Sundays.
- Amy: autonomous sites must create their own kids, students, groups strategies rather than inheriting central plays.
The Local Expression Middle Rarely Works
- The middle 'local expression' model promises both flexibility and efficiency but rarely sustains long-term.
- Amy calls it 'dreamland' because it tries to have identical benefits and autonomy simultaneously and usually fails.