Multiply exists to create a global church planting community. As part of the Catalyst ‘Train 1000’ initiative we seek to provide support, training and prayer for those seeking to extend the kingdom of God through the frontline work of church planting. We want to provide encouragement, equipping and community to all those who feel the call to plant churches. We also believe that church planting is not just for the few but for the many. We all have a role to play in this exciting mission be it; training, praying, supporting or going!
Multiply Conference
Multiply is for those currently church planting, those who would like to receive church planting training and for those involved in coaching the next generation of church planters.
This year Multiply will run on Saturday 22nd June and will include worship, ministry, inspiring teaching & time to connect with others. The conference will be online and in-person at Woodside Church, Bedford, UK.
We have an exciting and varied line-up of speakers:
- Steve Nicholson – Senior pastor of the Evanston Vineyard outside of Chicago and has served the Vineyard movement for 40 years training church leaders and church planters around the world as the Church Planting Director for Vineyard Churches.
- Martin Tibbert – Leader of Woodside Church, a Catalyst hub and sits on the Catalyst Strategy team. Having helped plant a number of churches and seen Woodside grow into a thriving multi-site church, Martin has a passion to see Catalyst plant more churches, start more sites and reach many new communities in the UK and throughout the nations. As of 2024 Martin is heading up the Train 1000 vision for Catalyst.
- Richard Whightman – Led New Life Church, Milton Keynes for nearly 20 years and saw it grow from 175 people to over 900 people before handing over the leadership. His strengths are developing leaders, strategy, building purchases and developments, and governance. He supports increasing numbers of churches both in the UK and overseas. Richard is part of the senior leadership team and Board of both Catalyst itself and Newfrontiers, our wider family of churches.
Multiply Media
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Multiply Plus
Multiply Plus is an online training program to equip emerging and existing leaders as they prepare for multiplication. Whether you are interested in church planting or a multi-site church, this course will focus on investing in you as a leader.
Running for 9 sessions, we cover subjects like: Recognising the call, God’s on a mission, Building strong teams, Church plant or multi-site and much, much more. Although the course is mostly online, it begins over a meal with others who are also on your course providing the opportunity for you to connect with those who are at a similar stage, then runs roughly once per month.
Use the form below to register you interest now.
Multiply Podcast
The Multiply Church Planting Podcast is chance to sit at the feet of church planters and learn from their hard-won wisdom. In each episode Martin Tibbert and Tim Gannon sit down for a chat with a different guest asking how they first felt the call, how were they guided to where they are now, what lessons they learnt along the way and what advice they have for each of us today.
If you are feeling called to Church plant or in the process already than this a resource to encourage and equip you. Season One is available now wherever you get your podcasts.