Multiplication is a buzzword in many missions and church circles regarding the expansion of the kingdom of God. Let’s say you start with one church. At some point, the church plants a second church. Later, another church is planted, and you have three. When a fourth church is planted, there are four. That’s addition.
Now, think of it another way. Let’s say you start with one church. And at some point, that church multiplies itself and becomes two churches. Later, those two churches each multiply themselves, and there are four. And after that, the four churches multiply and become eight.
There isn’t a huge difference between four and eight, but as you go further down the chain, the difference between addition and multiplication becomes exponentially larger.
