The majority of Christians I meet like the idea of church planting conceptually but would never give serious consideration planting one themselves. One reason many Christians do not more readily consider planting churches is that they are unable to pinpoint a biblical foundation for church planting. They simply do not know the Bible commands Christians to start new churches.<\/p>\n
Church planting is important because the church is important<\/strong> Many in our society consider churches to be irrelevant, corrupt, antiquated and contentious—which is<\/em> partially true. Civic and governmental authorities often consider churches as special interest groups that hinder municipal progress and profit.<\/p>\n Does this make the church irrelevant? No. Nothing could be further from the truth! Jesus’ church is the most important institution in the history of the world because Jesus is the most important figure in human history. When all of the world’s books are closed and time yields to eternity, the church will be celebrated as the most significant institution in human history.<\/em><\/p>\n Church planting in the Bible<\/strong>
<\/span>Farming matters because food matters. Hospitals matter because people matter. Church planting matters because the church matters. Not everyone sees it that way, though. Even some professing Christians don’t think the church is really very important at all.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Just because you can’t find the term “church planting” in the Bible doesn’t mean that church planting is not a biblical idea. If you’re looking for it, you’ll see church planting all over the New Testament. For example:<\/p>\n\n