Better Together
The multi-site movement, normally associated with larger churches, also creates an option for small and mid-sized churches. Where two (or more) sister churches are located in relative proximity, people and resources can be combined and interfused to create one stronger church in several locations. For a plateaued or declining church open to essential change, transition to a church of two sites can be a path to revitalization. For a stronger church willing to sacrifice, nurtur
Starr Trek
Week by week, empty nesters Charlie and Martha Starr participate in two churches. They worship in the early service at Cross Roads BIC (Mt. Joy, Pa.), a thriving church near their home. Immediately afterward, they drive to New Life of Hershey (Pa.) where they worship and serve in a smaller church. The Starrs do not divide their time and money between the two churches; they double their worship, service, and giving to benefit both churches. Their travel is not intergalactic, b
