@warrenbird

Fulltime church researcher, coauthor of 35 books for church leaders, former: SVP of research at ECFA, similar at Leadership Network, seminary prof, staff pastor

 metro New York City
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New multisite research from @MultiSiteGuy , Sean Morgan, and me is featured in Religion News Service! Bob Smietana explores our findings on growth, teaching, leadership, and mergers. Read more: religionnews.com/2026/10/22/…

Multisite churches — also known as franchises — are now a staple of American life

(RNS) — A new study of multi-site churches has found that such congregations have become commonplace, found in almost every state in the nation. Many of the 1,800 multisite churches have started a...

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How are you identifying preparing future leaders? Join @MultiSiteGuy , Sean Morgan, and me TODAY for Multisite Revealed: new research, practical insights, and Q&A. Free webinar | Noon CT / 1 p.m. ET There’s still time to register: theascentleader.org/multisit…
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Tomorrow: What can we learn from 1,000+ multisite church leaders? Join @MultiSiteGuy , Sean Morgan, and me for Multisite Revealed—a free webinar on new research and what it could mean for your church. Oct. 21 | Noon CT / 1 p.m. ET theascentleader.org/multisit…
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The multisite movement has a national reach. What are we learning? Join @MultiSiteGuy , Sean Morgan, and me this Wednesday for Multisite Revealed: new research and what it means for your church. Free webinar + Q&A Oct. 21 | 1 PM ET / Noon CT theascentleader.org/multisit…
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Our new research may challenge assumptions about which churches become multisite—and when. Join @MultiSiteGuy, Sean Morgan, and me for Multisite Revealed, a free webinar + Q&A. Oct. 21 | 1 p.m. ET / Noon CT / 11 AM MT / 10 AM PT Register: theascentleader.org/multisit…
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Thinking about your church’s next campus? Join @MultiSiteGuy, Sean Morgan, and me to explore new multisite research and what it could mean for your church. Free webinar + Q&A: Oct. 21, 1 p.m. ET / noon CT theascentleader.org/multisit… #multisite #churchleadership
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What’s growing & what’s stalling in multisite churches? Warren Bird & @MultiSiteGuy unpack findings from 1,000+ church leaders in Multisite Revealed, a free live webinar: Oct. 21 at 11AM EST. Learn + get full report access at a special price. Register: theascentleader.org/multisit…
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Where is the multisite movement now & where is it going? In a free one-hour webinar, expert @MultiSiteGuy & I will unpack the largest-ever study of U.S. multisite churches titled “Multisite Revealed: What 1,000 Leaders Told Us That No One Expected.” Link:theascentleader.org/multisit…
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What does our new research reveal about multisite churches? I joined @cnieuwhof & Sean Morgan to discuss our largest multisite study. Listen: lnkd.in/eyhMYVsN The join me, @MergerGuru & The Ascent Leader's free Oct. 21 webinar: lnkd.in/exMbUDXV #multisite
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Did you know nearly 1 in 10 Protestant churchgoers in the U.S. attends a multisite church? Join me for a webinar exploring fresh multisite research and what the findings mean for church leaders. Register: theascentleader.org/multisit…
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MEGACHURCH RESURGENCE just came out--extensive research on how megachurches have come back since the pandemic. Here's my favorite interview & cover article about it with link to the report itself @GregLigon @davetravis @nathanartt @fbealer @MultiSiteGuy linkedin.com/posts/wbird_meg…

Megachurches Are Back — And More Innovative Than Ever | Warren Bird

A week ago, "Megachurch Resurgence" came out -- extensive research on how megachurches have come back since the pandemic, covering everything from large-church role in community service to the use of...

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Big news about megachurches, fresh research about trends and post-pandemic comeback, linkedin.com/posts/wbird_tre…

New National Study Finds America’s Megachurches Have Rebounded Strongly After the Pandemic | Warren...

Trends and fresh research on America's largest-attendance churches, 35 graphics, covers wide range of megachurch issues

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Ministers: What to Do Now That Your HOUSING ALLOWANCE Is Likely Less Valuable My friend David Fletcher, founder of XPastor (for Executive Pastors), has made an important discovery about recent tax law changes. See linkedin.com/posts/wbird_min…

Is the Minister’s Housing Allowance Now a Bum Deal? | Warren Bird

Ministers: What to Do Now That Your HOUSING ALLOWANCE Is Likely Less Valuable   My friend David Fletcher, founder of XPastor (for Executive Pastors), has made an important discovery. Recent tax law...

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If you want to learn more about my latest survey and how it is going, check out my latest LinkedIn post! linkedin.com/posts/wbird_mul… #survey #linkedin #multisiteshurch #data #qanda

Multisite Unpacked: Trends, Tactics, and Tomorrow | Warren Bird

If you add up all the campuses from every U.S. multisite church, so far our team has found 9,220 campuses. Roughly half of multisite churches have only 2 campuses, while about 500 multisites have 4...

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Check out my latest LinkedIn post about "Recent Research about Multisite Churches (Part 2)". linkedin.com/posts/wbird_res… #Research #Survey #Data #Study #MultisiteChurch

#research #survey #data #study #multisitechurch | Warren Bird

Recent Research about Multisite Churches (Part 2) Click through for three more preliminary findings from the first 400 responses to a survey titled “Multisite Unpacked: Trends, Tactics, and Tomorro...

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What’s the latest research about multisite churches? Click through my latest LinkedIn post to learn more. linkedin.com/posts/wbird_sur… #survey #research #church #multisitechurch #data

#survey #research #church #multisitechurch #data | Warren Bird

What’s the latest research about multisite churches? Click through and find out what my current research is saying. And to learn more, check out my survey! https://lnkd.in/eybFetHH #survey #research...

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Can you believe these multisite numbers? I have an update since my last post, check it out on LinkedIn. linkedin.com/posts/wbird_mut… #Survey #Multisite #Research #MultisiteChurch

#mutlisitechurch #research #funfact #survey #signup | Warren Bird

Can You Believe These Multisite Numbers?   I’ve spent months trying to identify every single U.S. church that’s multisite, and then counting how many campuses each one has.    My biggest surprise is...

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Are you curious as to why many churches can stall at 3 campuses? Check out my latest LinkedIn post. linkedin.com/posts/wbird_the… #MultisiteChurch #Multisite #Article #Blog

The 3-Campus Ceiling: Why Churches Stall (and How to Move Again) | Warren Bird

Why Multisite Churches Can Stall at 3 Campuses The vast majority of multisite churches have only 2 or 3 campuses. Is that intentional, or perhaps they want to add more campuses, but something is...

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Want to learn more about the unsolved mysteries of multisite churches? Check out my latest LinkedIn post! linkedin.com/posts/wbird_mul… #survey #research #multisitechurch

Multisite Survey and Report | Warren Bird

Unsolved Mysteries of Multisite Churches   If you could learn what’s really happening with multisite churches in the US, what would you want to know? Here some of are my biggest curiosity points:   *...

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What are multisite benchmarks do YOU want to know about? Tell me in the comments on my latest LinkedIn Post. linkedin.com/posts/wbird_mul… #research #survey #multisitechurch #researchsurvey

Multisite Survey and Report | Warren Bird

What multisite benchmarks do YOU want to know about?   I’m creating questions, along with Jim Tomberlin, for a survey titled “Multisite Unpacked: Trends, Tactics, and Tomorrow.”  It’s designed to be...

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