November 10, 2025

Preparing Your Community for Healthy Growth and Change

27 minutes

Has your missional community started to feel more like a small group that meets than a family that grows and multiplies? Even strong communities can get stuck in comfortable rhythms if leaders aren’t intentional about growth and sending.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, I’ll help you rethink how to prepare your community for healthy growth and change. Multiplication isn’t a threat to relationships—it’s proof that God’s Spirit is at work. We’ll talk about how to plan for it, communicate it well, and walk your people through the transition with grace and confidence.

Healthy things always grow. That means your group will change, and that’s a good thing. I’ll show you how to lead with both vision and empathy so your community can stay focused on the mission—without losing heart.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

How to normalize the idea of growth and multiplication early in your community’s life.

Ways to prepare your people emotionally and practically for sending and change.

How to talk about grief and loss in a way that strengthens relationships.

Why keeping things small, simple, and reproducible helps leaders develop new communities.

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From this episode:

"We need to expect growth and multiplication to happen in our communities while letting everyone involved know that this is normal and good. And just like when our children leave home and become adults who start families of their own, there is a grieving process that rightfully occurs when we send “family members” off on mission to start new works."

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Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Coaching and Mentorship in Missional Living by Caesar and his wife Tina

Resources for missional living and group training - Missio Publishing

The Gospel In Everyday Life Workshop Register Now FREE

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