Purpose of Multiply

Pastors and ministry leaders didn’t go into ministry to manage programmes or preside over business and pastoral demands. Yet most find themselves feeling they are somehow running a merry-go-round, a very good one, that is far from disciplemaking, deep transformation and multiplying the church. Multiply is a gathering of pastors and leaders who are committed to making the shift from just doing better and busier ministry to growing a movement of disciplemaking with Kingdom impact.

The purpose of Multiply is to promote disciplemaking movements that connect people to Jesus, train them for fruitful personal ministry, and send them to help fulfil the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). Hosted by Door of Hope Christian Church in Launceston, this two day event will explore core frameworks drawn from the life of Jesus that leaders can use to create an environment for disciplemaking in their sphere of influence.

Who is Multiply for?

If you are a denominational leader, pastor, lay leader, or involved in disciplemaking, Multiply is for you! The content will be designed for leaders, for people who are seeking to shape their ministry into a disciplemaking movement. Multiply will be ideal for leadership teams to work on their disciplemaking pathway together.

Why attend Multiply?

• Multiply is a learning forum of peers who share that passion. Rather than a conference, it is a field visit to see one example of a “working farm” learning from other practitioners to explore key principles and practical applications are as they grow a disciplemaking environment.
• Multiply is highly personal and relational, maximising peer learning, peer connections and practical insights.
• Multiply is focussed on core frameworks and principles from the movement building model of Jesus rather than a specific program or packaged solution. It stimulates essential leadership questions bringing clarity, focus and guidance in designing and developing the program solutions and strategies best suited for your own specific mission context.
• Multiply offers the opportunity to make deep connections with like-minded leaders passionate about making the shift from ministry to movements and looking for support and encouragement on that challenging journey.
• Multiply is not about the speakers or even the workshop discussion – which could be done on Zoom. The uniqueness is the opportunity to be on site, face-to-face with local practitioners with opportunities to engage in unstructured conversations as we gather together to learn from each other. This is not so much a conference as it is a community of practice and peer learning.

What will happen at Multiply?

We will take disciplemaking frameworks beyond theory and explore how they have been applied in the Door of Hope community. You will have the opportunity to interact with local leaders and see firsthand how these disciplemaking principles modelled by Jesus are used in practice. There will be time in the schedule to think through your own ministry context and begin working on your own disciplemaking pathway. There will be breakout options for leaders involved in leadership at a spiritual oversight or operational level, and options for those who have a generational focus (kids, families, youth, young adults).

What will I get out of Multiply?

Our prayer is that Multiply will inspire you to pursue disciplemaking in your ministry, provide you with some practical tools, and that you will leave with practical next steps. Multiply will be a wonderful opportunity to be motivated by others who are seeking to connect people to Jesus and equip them to be disciplemakers.