Why Networks Now?
A Call to Kingdom Collaboration in an Age of Complexity
We live in a world facing urgent, tangled challenges—poverty, polarization, loneliness, declining trust in institutions, and a growing spiritual hunger masked by secular comfort. These issues are far too vast for any one church, denomination, or leader to solve alone.
But what if we didn’t try to go alone?
What if the Church could work together—not just in theory, but in practice—to saturate neighborhoods, cities, and nations with the Gospel of the Kingdom?
What if, instead of competing for influence, we collaborated for impact?
This is not a dream. It’s already happening.
Networks of churches, leaders, and movements are forming across the world—quietly but powerfully—laying the tracks for the future Church.
And that’s why we must ask: Why networks now?
A Church in Transition: The Liminal Moment
The Church is in a liminal space.
Liminality is the experience of being between what was and what’s next. It’s uncomfortable, unclear, and filled with tension. But it’s also the space where real transformation is possible.
The post-COVID world, rapid digital shifts, disillusionment with institutionalism, and the changing face of spirituality have pushed the Church to the edge. We're no longer in Christendom. We're no longer centralized. We’re no longer assumed to be essential.
But maybe that’s a gift.
In liminal spaces, God does new things.
The desert was where Moses was formed, Israel was tested, and Jesus was launched into ministry.
Multipliers Takeaway: Now is our liminal moment. And networks—decentralized, relational, mission-driven structures—are the platform the Church needs to embrace what’s next.
Networks: A New Missional Platform
Networks are not a trend.
They are ancient and essential to how the Church grows and sustains momentum.
In the book of Acts, we see churches in Jerusalem, Antioch, Ephesus, and beyond—connected through messengers, relationships, and shared mission. Paul didn't just plant churches. He built networks.
So, what do networks offer us today?
Information Dissemination
In a noisy world, trusted communication channels are gold. Networks allow leaders to share insights, teachings, and calls to action quickly and credibly.
Resource Sharing
From finances to training materials, networks enable churches to pool their resources and multiply their impact.
Coordination
Networks align people and priorities across geography. Instead of duplication, we get synergy.
Support & Solidarity
Isolation is deadly for leaders. Networks offer a sense of belonging, prayer, encouragement, and wisdom.
Diverse Participation
A network invites many voices to shape the mission, not just one pastor, brand, or strategy.
Resilience
When the winds shift or a crisis hits, networks help churches adapt. They are anti-fragile by design.
Grassroots Empowerment
Networks multiply bottom-up, not just top-down. They unleash the local.
Strategic Reach
Together, networks accomplish what no single church can: city-wide and region-wide transformation.
In short, Networks are how the Church moves.
A Future Worth Building
Networks cultivate the future of movement. They’re not trendy—they’re timeless. They are biblical, practical, and essential.
As we face the brokenness of our world and the complexity of mission, this is our call:
Go together.
Multiply leaders.
Start networks.
Build the Kingdom—not castles.
Let’s rise into the sky of possibility.
Let’s show the world the power of a Church united by mission.
The time is now.
The future is collaborative.
The answer is networks.
Cheering you on!
Patrick