

Own Your Role: Breaking the MultiStuck Barrier - Episode 415
Sep 24, 2025
Multisite churches often hit a frustrating growth barrier known as the 'MultiStuck' barrier, particularly around the third campus. Excessive autonomy and too many programs can sap momentum and create complexity. Leaders are encouraged to audit their models, prune unnecessary initiatives, and ensure structural clarity. Pausing new launches to fix underlying issues before expanding can foster healthier growth. Each leader has a vital role in sustaining this momentum, focusing on vision and replicable strategies to move forward.
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Autonomy Undermines Replication
- Blending church-planting autonomy with multi-site replication creates unsustainable tension.
- Trying to be both often stalls growth and leads to costly complexity.
Make Core Ministries Identical
- Limit local autonomy for core ministries and replicate what already works.
- Use identical ministry strategies where possible and allow only targeted contextualization.
Autonomy Multiplies Costs
- Autonomy increases staffing and operational costs across locations.
- More live teachers and localized programs force extra hires and strain central services.