Free Resource: The Sponsoring Church Toolkit

Church multiplication is one of the most powerful things a healthy church can do. But for most small churches, the idea of sponsoring a replant feels overwhelming — like asking a family living in a studio apartment to take in another family. This toolkit walks you through the entire process, from deciding whether your church is ready to supporting your first replanting pastor through the critical first year.

According to the North American Mission Board (NAMB), 767 new churches were planted in 2024, including 83 replants. Yet more than 700 churches still close every year in the U.S. The need for healthy churches to sponsor replants has never been greater.

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