As I spent the day pulling Internet and phone wire to accommodate the new staff that’s coming to work at Celebrate, I began to think and wonder about something. I wonder how a pastor determines if a church should start a satellite campus or if it should simply mother a church plant. How would you decide that?

Disclaimer: Please note – this has nothing to do with Celebrate – it’s just a question that I’m tossing around as I’ve got my head in the ceiling trying to figure out how to pull the wire. If you know anything about me – you know that I’m incredibly passionate about church planting. Often times when my mind isn’t occupied by something else, I’m drawn back to dreaming and thinking about how to plant a church. So it’s in this context that the question stems from. Here’s my thoughts . . .

If the church’s DNA is healthy – then logic would say to start a satellite campus. That sort of goes with the “If it Ain’t Broke – Don’t Fix It” mentality. But is that the best answer? Is that really growing the Kingdom or is that simply creating an effective marketing strategy in a high consumable market?

If the church mothers a new plant – does the DNA of the mother church transfer over or does the new plant have to create it’s own DNA? What happens if the plant fails to reach the lost and instead becomes a “Well Do It My Way” kind of place and never grows? Is that a reflection of poor parenting on behalf of the Mothering Church?

As I pull wire – these are things that I’m thinking about. What’s your thoughts