Episode 502: Starting New Campuses During COVID

In Episode 502 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss starting new campuses during COVID.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

  • If now is the time to launch a physical campus
  • Why the size of your church will affect your decision

 Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):

  • “Nobody knows your team and your leaders and your context of where your church is and your church culture better than you.” – @toddadkins
  • “There are people that have told you no before about a perfect location that have now been dark for months and their cash flow has been highly disrupted.” – @toddadkins
  • “This is a great time to either move an existing campus to a better location or start a new one because of the fact that there are people who are open to the conversation who wouldn’t have been before.” – @toddadkins
  • “If you are in a financially good position then there is merit to look for the venue you’ve always wanted if you have the gospel conviction.” – @danielsangi
  • “The thing to consider is the culture you are forming especially if the restrictions still include no singing and the maximum number of people allowed should be a consideration too.” – @danielsangi
  • “For the church that has the megacampus of 1,000+ people, they are likely going to take a different approach to reopening than the church that has campuses of 200-300 people each.” – @danielsangi
  • “If you are a larger church, this is an opportunity to create a mini-campus strategy and to continue to meet as mid-sized communities as you come out of COVID.” – @toddadkins

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Published June 22, 2020

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