In this episode of The Church Planting Podcast, Greg Nettle sits down with Brian Hofmeister, founding pastor of Lakepoint Church in Muskego, Wisconsin. Brian shares the powerful story of how his church moved from a single church plant to becoming a multiplying, sending church.

Key themes include:

• How a church of any size can invest in multiplication from the beginning

• Why Lakepoint committed 10% of its budget to future church plants—even in its early years

• Lessons learned from developing residents and sending planters during the COVID-19 pandemic

• A compelling vision for shared church family identity, including joint baptism services

• How to embed multiplication into your church's DNA and avoid burnout as a sending pastor

Whether you're a new church planter, a pastor of an established congregation, or someone investing in church planting, Brian's practical wisdom will challenge and inspire you to think beyond your walls.

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Connect with Brian and Lakepoint Church at https://www.lakepointmuskego.org.

01:15 - Why Milwaukee? Brian's background and calling 02:00 - Multiplication from day one: giving, sending, mindset 03:00 - Funding church plants as a small church 05:00 - Early attempts at developing church planters 06:00 - Lessons from failure and God's timing 08:00 - Year 8: Becoming a true sending church 09:30 - Residency structure and expectations 11:00 - Coaching residents toward launching 12:00 - Sending people: what the congregation commits 13:30 - Impact on Lakepoint's culture 14:30 - When the culture clicked: "Who's next?" 15:30 - Parenting metaphor: moving toward shared multiplication 16:30 - Partnering churches and co-parenting new plants 17:30 - The messy, slow process of residency and vision 18:30 - Training the next generation of multiplying churches 19:30 - Family reunion baptisms and shared wins 20:30 - Advice to new planters: start with generosity 21:30 - Exact budget %s Lakepoint committed early on 22:00 - Message to established churches: mentorship matters 23:30 - What the church was always meant to be 24:00 - Closing thoughts & future vision