Theology for and the Process of Planting a New Church

Many years ago, America was known as a "Christian nation." However, in modern society, our nation is in a religious era in which individuals create their own belief and value systems instead of listening to God's teachings.

The amount of churchgoers in America today is rapidly decreasing as churches fail and close every day. Church planting is the process of planting new churches prepared to succeed and revitalizing established churches that need to be helped.

Why Plant Churches?

According to Peter Wagner in "Church Planting for a Greater Harvest" (Wagner, et al., 1990), a key means of growing the church is planting new churches.

The single most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven is planting new churches."

With more than six billion people alive on the earth, the need for building new churches is huge. According to recent statistics, approximately 4...
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