To reach the city, we must branch out into all areas of the city. No one church location can reach everybody in San Francisco. Multi-site has many benefits:

• Shared DNA: keep same vision and mission intact among the entire city with greater effectiveness
• Shared resources: each site has access to the cumulative resources of the larger church
• Infusion of trained workers: urban ministry staff and volunteers ready to lead and serve
• Increased prayer support
• Pre-established network for problem solving
• Small church atmosphere with large church resources
• Increases number of seats at optimal worship times
• Mobilizes volunteers with more ministry opportunities: enables more people to experience what it means to be more a part of God's mission in San Francisco by serving
• Assists reaching those unwilling to travel a great geographic or cultural distance to church
• Enables the church to reach different people and places effectively
• Builds a pipeline for emerging leaders and staff