Floodgates 101_Issue2_2019_FINAL

Events
How do multisites fit into DUMC’s
long-term strategy?
A multisite church serves to bring God’s
love closer to the community by being
in the community. In creating the
opportunity to minister to communities
further away from Dream Centre, it extends
our ministry space across the Klang Valley.
In this way, it increases our capacity to
minister and grow beyond our existing
facilities in Dream Centre.
Is DUMC@Puchong a satellite church,
an outreach point, or a stand-alone
church plant like Dream Centre Ipoh?
What are the differences?
Technically, DUMC@Puchong is an extension
of our Celebrations. Instead of having
another celebration in the same location, we
merely move it out from Dream Centre (DC)
to another location. Livestreamed worship
and sermons will maintain a similar feel to
Dream Centre. When it is live worship or
preaching, we will strive to maintain a
consistent feel. The preaching program at
a multisite location is the same as that at
Dream Centre. The different locations will
retain the DNA of DUMC, where people and
ministries are concerned.
We will also eventually offer vernacular
worship services like those in Dream
Centre. The objective is the same - to bring
the ministry of DUMC closer to those
communities. Similarly, other ministries
(e.g. children and youth) will be extended
to these locations at the opportune time.
Each location will have a lead pastor with
his or her core team. Overall leadership and
strategy direction are still from the Senior
Pastor of DUMC.
Will there be any difference between
members worshipping at DC and at
D@P?
There should not be a difference between
worshipping at DC or D@P. We hope
members will use this new location as a
platform to reach out to their friends living
around the area and make a difference to
the community surrounding D@P.
FROM PR TAN MOY HOW,
LEAD PASTOR D@P
What possibilities do you see in having
a multisite location like D@P?
To put it in a nutshell, D@P is an extension of
additional space to use, like a “Hall 5” at DC.
It is an outreach ministry of DUMC that seeks
to bring Christ closer to people who are not
reached through the main location at Dream
Centre. This Puchong location also provides a
platform for other vernacular congregations
(e.g. Myanmar) to meet, worship God and
impact the community there.
What were the considerations in
deciding on the location?
It needed to be situated within a reasonable
commute radius, i.e. within a 30-minute
or 30 km radius from Dream Centre. This
could be in a totally new area or an area
where there was a high concentration of
current church members.
What challenges were faced in setting
up D@P?
The processes of seeking approval from
various parties including regulatory and
local authorities, renovating the three
units in 2 months, with a “soft” launch on
3 February, meant that being able to hold
the first “official” Celebration within three
months of this date was nothing short of
a miracle.
There were numerous meetings and
mountains of paperwork to coordinate the
main and sub-contractors, with constant
attention needed to adhere to the tight
time-lines for the purchase and installation
of equipment, furniture, fittings and the
other nitty-gritty details. We are most
grateful to the core, planning and project
teams in pulling all these together. Kudos,
they truly did wonderful God-honouring
work!
How do you mobilise and motivate
members to serve in multisite?
We have a clear vision for DUMC@Puchong.
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