•Becoming 5 focuses only on a church’s sending capacity and is not intended to evaluate a church’s capacity to make disciples. Exponential says a second assessment tool for measuring a church’s discipleship capacity is forthcoming.
I like what my friend and Exponential Director Todd Wilson says: “Discipleship has to be at the core of multiplication, but just because you put it at the core doesn’t mean your church is multiplying. Jesus spent three years building 12 disciples who were able to spring into action and build His church.”
It is assumed that approximately 80 percent of churches in the United States are at Levels 1 and 2 (subtracting or plateaued), with 20 percent at Levels 3-4 (and virtually 0 percent at Level 5). Of the 20 percent who are adding, it is estimated that less than 4 percent are reproducing at Level 4.
Moving beyond the 4 percent requires each of us as leaders to look candidly at how we’re doing with multiplication, identify the tensions that are keeping us from Levels 4 and 5, and then develop a plan to wrestle with these tensions and move forward.
I highly encourage you to take the assessment and encourage your team to engage as well. Jesus’ Great Commission to His disciples will only be carried out through the multiplication of His church.
Note: If you’re a ministry leader, consider linking the assessment on your website. For more information, click here.
