Why plant healthy churches?

[onjoro]

I knew church planting is a good thing but had not analysed the reasons why.<div>

I like the fact that new churches are flexible, stimulate Established once and enhance proximity to the lost hence aiding discipleship.

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[Osvaldo De La Fuente]

Yes great thought! New churches aren’t bound by tradition!

[Osvaldo De La Fuente]

Where I live I often think that there are too many churches in the city. But a lot of these reasons why we should plant more churches makes me rethink everything I’ve ever thought. We definitely need more churches to reach people that haven’t been reached by those churches already in the city.

[ppolo]

That’s similar to our own case in my hometown. Encouraging that a single church can’t reach everyone in a locality.

[Gary (Student) Teja]

So true, Philip. Churches have their own DNA, their own “personality.” They will attract certain people who have not found a home in other existing churches. There is no such thing as a “cookie cutter” church where the shape and form and interests of a church are exactly the same as other churches in a community. I remember as a church planter in Nicaragua saying to some people, “I believe you will feel more at home in the church two blocks away than you will here. Their focus more aligns with what you are seeking. I encourage you to visit that pastor. His name is Pastor Juan.” This is okay to do.

[ppolo]

That’s awesome. I’d be very glad to do that.

[eunice]

Yes, we need to go beyond self and broaden our wings to reach out and plant as many churches for the expansion of God’s saying.

There’s a saying in Swahili that says ” kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa”… Simply means one finger is helpless without other four.

[ppolo]

I liked the analogy about a dog barking simply because it’s a dog. Similarly, a church being missions because that’s what a church should do.

I also came a live to fact that proximity aids discipleship. So exciting, indeed!

[onjoro]

Amazing how similar our scenarios are

[gigo]

I am so impressed, after watching the video.

I have learned,the drive of planting health churches,is through this to values which we need acquire.

1.love

2.merce

God incarnate through Jesus to transform mankind.

We need to incarnate to transform the community.

We plant a church,we expand The kingdom of God,we become wise by winning Sauls

[onjoro]

I love the idea of us becoming incarnate to reach out a community.

What are the do’s and don’ts of incarnation in this context?

[Gary (Student) Teja]

Patrick, I’m not sure I understand your question. Could you please say more?

[omune]

The impact of new churches in an arearea having established churches has been understood. In the past I mistook the love of money to be the force behind proliferation of new ones. Now I understand.

[Gary (Student) Teja]

Joseph, it is true that some people planter churches as they see this as a source of income. There are those who see “church” as a business and not as a calling. Nevertheless, there are faithful servants of God who sense the call to see unbelievers come to faith in Jesus and to form them into a community of faith which we call the church.

[Gary (Student) Teja]

To all participants in this course, I have entered as a student to be able to see what you see, which is sometimes different from what Wally and I see as the administrators of this course. I also believe that we are “teachers among teachers and students among students,” so I will learn from you as a fellow student in this adventure of church planting training. Baba Gary

[Josephat Lubembe]

What I have learnt is that we should plant churches for the praise of God but not on our personal issues. Characteristics of God is love and merciful,so for we who plant churches should have loved. For church planters should plant healthy churches for discipleship of Jesus and responsible members of the church.

[eunice]

Very true.

No longer us but God.

Thank you Joseph

[eunice]

I had never connected the bible verse of go ye and make disciples with the church plant. It has been just my desire to preach the gospel but the idea of planting the church is blank.

In today’s video, it’s very clear that planting church is an expansion of God’s kingdom and fulfilment of God’s mission and it’s my mandate to seek and find the lost and expand God’s kingdom.

[Gary (Student) Teja]

Eunice, a good observation. It is one thing to Go (evangelize). It is another thing to make disciples. Disciple making has a purpose– to form new believers into a cohesive body which we call the church. Disciple making– together with evangelism– is one of the key elements in church planting.

[omune]

I have seen established churches plateau. When a new one is planted under the anointing and power of the Holy Spirit within the same geographical location, exponential growth in numbers is experienced.

Also some of the sinners who had felt left out due to ” holier than thou” attitude exhibited by the established churches,come in repentance and join the newly planted church.