I would like to have your input on this forum. In the past I have listed a number of things this committee might consider doing for the purpose of promoting church planting. I would like to hear from those of you who might be reading this blog.
What would a Church Planting Committee do?
1. They would gather information of how many missions were started and churches organized over the past 10 years.
2. Then they would study the results of why so many churches have closed their doors, and what we need to do to start more healthy churches for the future.
3. They would evaluate past church planting methods.
4. They would make us aware of the condition of things as they are with recommendations for future church planting.
5. The committee would find ways to challenge us to start more churches through all available means and especially promote this at association meetings, etc.
6. They would launch prayer movements to reverse the present trend. They would advertise, promote, encourage, challenge, church planting.
7. Obviously they would not start churches, but facilitate the beginning of new works.
8. The committee could be made up of about 7 persons and given the freedom and the means to do their research and promotional work.
Add to my list or tell me what won't fly.
David
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I don't know dad, Our people are so fearful of somehow losing their church autonomy that this would scare the crud out of them. They would instantly think this was everything that they perceive the SBC to be....you know a board telling them what they can and can't do.....as opposed to a resource for information and statistics provided by people that know them and they know. You might want to call it a "Church Planting Research and Information Service".
Its amazing to me how there has been no records or statistics kept of what we have been doing over the years. I guess its easier to ignore some things in the short term. I hope and its my prayer that our people become more unified and willing to work together.
Jonathon Smith
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