Why Plant Spiritual Movements (Churches)?

A great question in church / campus movements is why not just keep putting our efforts and energy into things that are working, growing and helping people / students? Why not just do things the way we are currently doing them and put most of our manpower and money into those things?

A good answer is from Tim Keller, pastor, planter, trainer of Redeemer Presby in NY. "New church (movement) planting is the only way that we can be sure we are going to increase the number of believers in a city and one of the best ways to renew the whole Body of Christ. The evidence for this statement is strong--Biblically, sociologically, and historically. In the end, a lack of kingdom-mindedness may simply blind us to all this evidence. We must beware of that." (parenthesis mine)

I write nothing original. Just like what I read and want to practice it.

You can read the whole thing on a post in Steve Addison's blog at Why Plant Churches.

We as Campus Crusade and other ministries that have been around a while must begin to ask some great questions. How will we reach a new and changing generation? How will we develop new style of leaders with new vision and mission? How will we let go of control and let the next generation define how we will do Kingdom work? How will we in the same city, same campus, same district work together yet in different approaches to reaching the lost? Can we as one organization have two different teams in one city/campus? How will we change/tweak so that we are raising up entrepenurial/edgy/creative/go for it leaders who will do things new and different?

The times are a changing and we all get to be part of building a Church that redefines itself. What a time to live and lead.
Categories: Church, Leadership, Movements, Coaching