For pastors who are building in real neighborhoods
Let’s run one real experiment in your church and neighborhood over the next 90 days
I’m gathering a small circle of 6–10 pastors for a free, 90‑day journey to try one focused discipleship or community experiment in your real context—and decide together what’s worth keeping.
No fee to be part of the circle. If the tools we use help your people and your neighborhood, you’ll have the option later to invest in keeping them at a discounted rate.
I’ll read every response and personally follow up with next steps. Space is limited to 6–10 pastors.
Why I’m inviting you into this
I talk to a lot of pastors who say, “We’re doing a lot of good things… I just don’t know if it’s really changing our people or our neighborhood.”
You’ve tried the series, the campaigns, the big Sundays. They help for a moment, but they don’t always turn into a way of life.
This lab is a low‑pressure way to say, “Let’s test one thing together and see if it actually moves the needle where you live.”
Every experiment we try will sit at the intersection of three simple questions:
Local Calling
Why has God placed you in this neighborhood?
Congregational Capacity
What do your people already love to do and bring to the table?
Neighborhood Signals
What are you hearing and seeing from your community right now?
Want to see what this looks like in practice? Jump to a few sample experiments built with Multiply and Community Playbook.
A few sample experiments
These are the kind of “small but real” experiments we’ll play with—nothing flashy, just doable steps that connect your preaching, your people, and your neighborhood.
Multiply in the wild
“From sermon to next steps”
Take one message and use Multiply to create a simple “this week” pathway: one way to learn, one way to connect, one way to live it out in your neighborhood.
Local Calling · Congregational Capacity
“One story, many invitations”
Choose one neighbor or partner story and let Multiply help you turn it into small, clear invitations your people can respond to all week long.
Neighborhood Signals · Congregational Capacity
Community Playbook + the three questions
Local Calling
Name one way your church is uniquely called to show up in your neighborhood this year.
“Pastor’s purpose in this place”
Congregational Capacity
Map 10–15 gifts, passions, and lived experiences in your people that could fuel one experiment.
“Gifts, passions, and SHAPE”
Neighborhood Signals
Use Community Playbook to surface one pressing need or hopeful asset in your zip code and build your experiment around it.
“Needs, hopes, and assets”
In the lab, we’ll co‑design one experiment that makes sense for your mix of Local Calling, Congregational Capacity, and Neighborhood Signals—and then watch together what God does with it.
What it’s actually like to be in the lab
Think of this less like a course and more like a small working group. We’ll keep the rhythm simple so you can stay present to your people.
1. Short orientation
One live call to meet the circle, name your context, and choose the experiment you want to focus on.
2. Two check‑ins
A couple of 60–90 minute sessions to adjust, troubleshoot, and learn from what others are trying in their churches.
3. One debrief
A closing call to ask, “What did God do? What surprised us? What’s worth keeping or scaling?”
Between calls, you’ll have an optional online space to share quick wins and questions. No homework packets, no extra content to keep up with—just one experiment we pay attention to together.
Who this is (and isn’t) for
This will feel life‑giving if:
- You’re leading a congregation and feel responsible for its spiritual and missional health.
- You’re willing to try one small, concrete experiment instead of adding five new programs.
- You’re okay being honest about what isn’t working and curious about what could.
- You care about both discipleship and your actual neighborhood, not just one or the other.
It’s probably not a fit if:
- You mainly want content, not change on the ground.
- You’re hoping for a quick attendance hack or marketing funnel.
- You can’t realistically commit to one focused experiment over 60–90 days.
- You prefer big anonymous rooms over a small, honest circle.
If you read this and think, “That sounds like me,” you’re exactly who I had in mind when I designed the lab.
How to join this first circle
I’m treating this as a small, first‑run circle so we can actually pay attention to each other’s churches. Here’s how to raise your hand.
The lab itself is free. If, by the end, it’s clear that using Multiply and Community Playbook is helping your people and neighborhood, I’ll offer a simple, discounted way to keep using them. If not, you still keep your learning and stories—no strings attached.
Share a bit about you.
Use the form to tell me about your church, your neighborhood, and what you’d love to see change in the next 90 days.
We’ll have a short conversation.
If it looks like a fit, I’ll reach out to schedule a 20–30 minute call so we can clarify your hopes and questions.
Join the lab and try one thing.
You’ll step into the orientation session, meet the circle, and we’ll design one experiment we can pay attention to together.
There’s no fee to participate. If, at the end, you want to keep using the tools that helped, I’ll show you a simple, discounted way to do that.
Ready to explore this with me? Start here.
I’ll never share your info. This just helps me discern if this first circle is a good fit for you and your church.
Questions pastors are already asking
Is this really free? What’s the catch?
Yes. There is no fee to participate in the lab. The “catch” is simply that if you discover experiments you want to sustain or multiply, I’ll show you a discounted way to keep using Community Playbook and Multiply to do that. You decide if and when to invest.
How much time will this actually take?
Plan on 3–4 live sessions over about 90 days, plus the time you and your team already spend on discipleship or outreach—only now, that time will be focused on one clear experiment instead of scattered efforts.
What if my church is small or feels “stuck”?
This lab is designed with real‑world constraints in mind. Many of the most creative experiments I’ve seen come from smaller or “stuck” churches that decide to try one faithful, doable step in their neighborhood.
Do I have to be tech‑savvy to use the tools?
No. I’ll guide you through simple uses of Community Playbook and Multiply that match your experiment. You don’t have to learn everything—just enough to support what you’re already called to do.