As you drive down the street in our community you'll spot a ton of churches and some could ask: "why plant another church?" Of course as a church planter this thought crossed my mind as well, so I set off on a little investigation. What I found is that many of these 'historical' churches are as little as 25% full on Sundays with very little support from any congregation. So how do they exist? Well, all of these churches have daycares that serve as an economic engine for the church. However, is this what we the church was made for?If the church were created to be a daycare, then why would there by martyrs and why did Jesus die? We were made for so much more. To serve, heal, and save communities, families and individuals. These building can sometimes be held hostage from smaller new churches that are growing and in need of space. If churches are allowed to continue to be daycares that happen to have a few people that show up on Sunday, then we should be gravely concerned for the spiritual condition of families, communities and our society as a whole.
We trust God for all things and that includes space to gather and be a lighthouse for generations to come. However, let us pray earnestly that God will open the right space at the right for new churches so that we can exist and serve our community knowing that we were 'made for this!'
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