It has been reported that of the 250,000 Protestant churches in America, 200,000 are either stagnant (no growth) or declining. Approximately 4,000-8,000 (potentially more) churches close their doors every single year. For these reasons and more, the practicality of planting new churches may be at an all time high. As churches disband or close, the remnant of believers left behind need new church communities to engage in and call their own. Additionally, too many of the stagnant churches are merely coddling comfortable congregations while doing no outreach or evangelism to the world outside it’s doors. As the millennial generation grows more and more convinced that today’s Church provides no relevance to their daily lives, many churches seem content to sit idly by with arms crossed, doing nothing to correct this assumption and reach out to this next generation of potential Christ followers.
Is it any surprise that the command to make disciples is as true and necessary today as it was 2000 years ago? As churches close their doors and those remaining open report falling numbers, it’s vital that mature believers step out to plant Jesus-centered communities of believers in the fields to which God has called them. This is why we're doing what we're doing.
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