The Multiplying Church: The New Math for Starting New Churches

by Bob Roberts Jr.

The Multiplying Church is a primer for pastors and lay leaders involved in, or wanting to learn about, the church multiplication groundswell in North America. It shows how multiplying churches should be a natural, regular function of every church to reach the 70 percent of Americans who have no meaningful church relationship. Detailing the stories and guiding principles of this dramatic growth, this guide offers insight on: • Why churches are multiplying in the East but not in the West • Keys to church multiplication • The missing link—pregnant mother churches • Antioch vs. Jerusalem: Which got it right? • What kind of churches should we start? • What is the end game of church planting? • How big does a church have to be to start multiplying churches? • Church planting movements or Jesus movements? Bob Roberts helps us return to an early-church model of multiplication where a single church sent laypeople out to plant other communities of believers.

Genres: Church

192 pages, Hardcover

First published February 24, 2008

Reviews

[Steven]

Church Planting / Must Read

I think this book will resonate on a deep heart level with the following types of people:

- Any Christian with the drive for starting new things.

- Anyone interested in planting a church.

- Leaders who want to be effective both locally, and globally.

- Christians who want to make more disciples.

- Churches interested in missions.

Seriously, this book is a great read, a simple read, and Dr. Roberts is a practitioner, not just a theorist.

I highly recommend this book.

[Daunavan Buyer]

Really good book with a lot of compelling vision about how to be a church that multiplies. If you’re feeling stagnant in your church and feel God may be calling you to multiply this is a must read.

[Kevin]

Bob Roberts has written a compelling case for churches to reproduce more churches. He calls for churches of all sizes to be sending out people to start all sorts of churches to reach all sorts of people. His book isn't just a book of theories, but he speaks from the position of a man who has been there and done that.

He gives both practical advice and impassioned pleas. This book should be read by everyone in church leadership interested in expanding God's Kingdom here on earth.

[Tim]

Solid book. Bob Roberts is an amazing visionary and a church planting machine. Lots of great takeaways for those who dream of planting a lot of churches . . .

[Ryan Fisher]

This was a really good book with a lot of unique content. I have never read anything by Bob Roberts Jr. but he has an amazing vision and is very inspirational in that regard.