The discovery phase of the Multipliers Journey answers the question “What is multiplication?” Maybe more importantly it helps us understand why Jesus sets multiplication as central to the mission of the church. In the Discovery phase of the Multipliers Journey we will explore biblical foundations for multiplications, examine current church growth realities, and look at the future of multiplication to which God is calling each one of us to lead.

The planning phase of the Multipliers Journey takes a little more time. Those on the journey will use all the work and revelation from the previous phases to speak into this phase. At this point, a team participating in the Multipliers Journey will begin to look to the future and envision where God is calling the church.  The vision will focus on four future time frames 5+ years, 3 years, 1 year, and 90 days with each becoming more focused and tactical. As this process brings the vision into focus the Multipliers Journey leads the participants to clearly define and capture their vision to be a multiplying Acts 1:8 church in an easy to see and follow written plan.

Exponential has served churches, denominations, networks, and the broader “big C” Church for two decades through stewarding the church multiplication conversation. As a part of Exponential’s mission, Auxano has curated and distributed multiplication resources that include frameworks that have been widely used by multiplication leaders in the U.S. and around the world. To expand on its mission to help churches and leaders multiply disciples and churches, Exponential invited and has partnered with Auxano, a category leader in Clarity First consulting, to create a simple process designed to move churches from aspiration to action for church multiplication. The Multipliers Journey process brings the best of Exponential’s multiplication content and frameworks together in a simple toolbox anchored with an executable multiplication plan with Auxano.

There are three environments for a church leadership team to participate and complete the Multipliers Journey:

• In-person co::Lab
• Virtual co::Lab
• Individual church consultation

Each environment is a full six-month process with once a month, full-day sessions guided by a Multipliers Journey navigator/Strategist with continued process work by a church’s core team.

• Each co::Lab consists of 10 to 12 churches with 3-5 key leaders.
• A co::Lab consists of 6 sessions, over 6 months, 4-5 hours each.
• Each session consists of approximately 50% content and 50% process work by the team.
• The sessions are broken down as follows:
  • Session 1: Discovery – How do we shift to multiplication?
  • Session 2: Commitment – How do we cultivate a multiplication mindset?
  • Session 3: Alignment – How do we mobilize for multiplication?
  • Session 4 & 5: Planning – How do we develop a multiplication plan?
  • Session 6: Implementation – How do we execute a strategy for multiplication?

Each church will work through their own process for aligning culture and developing a multiplication plan.

The Multipliers Journey process will be led by an Auxano certified strategist and supported by the CMC team.

• Help you develop a better understanding of multiplication and your unique way forward using the 5 Levels and 3 Dimensions Multiplication framework developed by Exponential.
• Determine your unique approach for making disciples the Jesus way, mobilizing everyday missionaries, and expanding capacity for multiplication.
• Allow you to use Auxano’s unique framework for aligning your culture around beliefs and behaviors that lead to multiplication.
• Develop your own unique vision and multiplication plan using the Auxano 1:4/1:4 planning tool.
• Equip you to attune your leaders, align your programming, and activate your plans for multiplication.

Each church team who completes Multipliers Journey will gain…

1. 1. Multiplication Frameworks
   2. Multiplication Values
   3. A Customized Multiplication Scorecard
   4. A Customized Multiplication Plan
   5. Multiplication Implementation

• With less than 7% of US churches reproducing, the Multipliers Journey process helps churches move from addition to multiplication.
• With fewer people coming to our churches Multipliers Journey equips us to go to our neighborhoods, communities, and cities with clarity and conviction for multiplication.
• Provides churches that are plateaued and in decline a revolutionary way forward.
• Catalyzes churches that are already multiplying to increase their capacity for disciple making and multiplication.
• Equips “Level 3” addition-based churches to shift from addition to multiplication.

Multipliers Journey is best engaged with a church leadership team of 3-5 primary leaders (lead pastor / planter, core team, leadership team, elders, etc.) who have the vision and time to invest in shaping the vision and plan for their church to pursue multiplication.

The answer is, yes! There are two types of change: revolutionary and evolutionary. Churches in plateau and decline need revolutionary change. The Multipliers Journey process can help churches learn new skills, develop a new sense of purpose, make key decisions and ultimately move from addition (which is not working for them) to multiplication (which is their only way forward).

Email Jesse Pratt at prattj@wesleyan.org to start a conversation. Jesse will email you and secure a time to have a conversation.