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Has one of the biggest trends in evangelical churches been eclipsed by a new one? Multisite congregations number more than 5,000 and researchers say this trend is as ubiquitous as the megachurch movement was 20 years ago. The Village Church, one of Texas\u2019 largest multisite congregations, announced this week that it would be transitioning into five distinct congregations over the next five years. This news comes several years after its Denton location became an independent congregation \u201cIn part, Denton leaders and members didn\u2019t want to build their strategy on the Matt Chandler brand,\u201d CT reported in 2015. What\u2019s been the key to this inaugural site\u2019s success? \u201cIt\u2019s because the people in that congregation have said that although this campus pastor hasn\u2019t been preaching every week, this campus pastor has done our weddings, funerals ... is doing our shepherding, leading our staff, and in our neighborhood,\u201d said Daniel Im, the author of Planting Missional Churches. \u201cYes we hear this really fantastic preacher Matt Chandler very often but what actually ties the church together?\u201d Im joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss the genesis of the multisite movement, what can make this model challenging to sustain, and the latest trend in churches that may not be on most Christians\u2019 radar.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices