Growing Gateway Gatherings
God loves the world and shows it in the Mission of Jesus. Jesus instructs his followers to focus on establishing new gatherings of His followers everywhere in the world (Matthew 28, Luke 24). The Holy Spirit is given to followers of Jesus to enable them to complete that work (Acts 1:8). Planting Churches or establishing New Gatherings is the response of obedience and evidence of our desire to obey Jesus. It is also the most effective way to see His Church grow.
The Following are 10 Reasons to establish new Gatherings – How are you involved?
10 REASONS TO ESTABLISH NEW GATHERINGS
- Huge numbers of unchurched North Americans call for new churches.
- The number of churches in our land has actually decreased in proportion to our overall population.
- New churches reach lost people better than any other form of evangelism.
- The older most churches grow, the less evangelistic many become.
- Many established churches are now in survival mode and will eventually close.
- Half of all people in the U.S. and Canada live in just 43 cities with populations of over one million.
- New churches are needed to reach the growing number of ethnic people in North America.
- Today’s churches are not reaching today’s young people.
- Our children and grandchildren need churches with room for them to become responsible Christians and leaders.
- Church planting will counteract the rise of false religions in North America.
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