Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index.

Church planting : the new evangelism -- Growth by addition : big contrast to multiplication -- New players : aggressive local churches and church planting networks -- Kingdom cooperation : church planters learning together -- Predictors of success : recruitment, assessment, and deployment -- Thriving : new church survival rates -- House churches : separating reality from fiction -- Multisite strategy : a fast-growing trend that affects planting -- Rapid growth : still not reproduction -- Funding : partnerships matter -- The new scorecard : measuring a church multiplication movement -- Obstacles to missional replication : what holds us back -- Solving the toughest challenges.