Saturday, June 20, 2009

Why Plant New Churches? (Part 1)

My chiropractor has been in our area for about 3 years. Before he came, he talked to two other chiropractors in the area. They both told him the market was saturated. He came anyway. With over 500 patients, I would guess that he now has the largest practice in town (and probably in our whole region)!

Some people wonder why we plant new churches. I see it much the same way as our chiropractor did. No matter how many people are in church, there are always that many and more who aren't. The market may be saturated with people from religious backgrounds going to church, but there are always more people who need to hear the good news of the kingdom of God!

Are there a lot of unchurched people in your area? What are churches doing to reach them? Do you think your area would benefit from new churches? Why or why not?

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