Why Church Planting Is Important

Mike McDaniel:

John Wesley was a part of the Evangelical Revival in England. By the time of Wesley’s death, 825 new churches had been planted across America. As a result of the Second Great Awakening in America, 6,427 new Baptist churches were planted in a 30 year period. In the Book of Acts, Paul planted new churches in every city that he visited. And if it's good enough for Paul, it's good enough for us. It makes sense if you think about it – movements that plant churches create a continued Gospel presence in local communities.

But there’s another reason that lasting movements plant churches. Church planting keeps mission at the heart of the church. The normal path for any church over time is to become inwardly-focused, and lose focus on reaching people. Church planting keeps the church on mission.

That's why I love our vision for planting 1000 churches – because it’s going to take nothing short of a movement of God to accomplish it, and it keeps us focused on the mission of God.

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