{"id":131,"date":"2007-02-12T07:22:43","date_gmt":"2007-02-11T20:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/index.php\/2007\/02\/uncategorized\/parent-churches-are-healthier\/"},"modified":"2007-02-12T07:50:59","modified_gmt":"2007-02-11T20:50:59","slug":"parent-churches-are-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/parent-churches-are-healthier\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Parent’ Churches are Healthier!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here are some facts! Church plants do fail (check out <\/font>Why church plants fail?<\/font><\/a> and share your comments) – but – <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.<\/font> <\/font>Church<\/font> planting is good for the “parent” church.<\/font><\/strong> They are healthier & grow faster despite (or because of!) having released people to church planting. <\/span>Churches that have planted another in the past 5 years have higher proportions of newcomers (11.2%) compared to churches generally. See Warning, having children could be good for you!<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.<\/font> Church<\/font><\/strong><\/span> <\/font><\/strong>plants are healthier<\/font><\/strong>, more effective in reaching newcomers than other forms of outreach, & reach younger people. See Steve Addison's The NCLS Facts on Church Planting<\/font><\/a>. For more detail <\/span><\/span>check out the NCLS Occasional Paper 3<\/font><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. Denominations that plant churches grow<\/strong><\/font> – reaching more people for the kingdom. (And, the converse is true – those that don't have a strategy and don't plant new churches plateau and die.) Check out some facts – Denominations Grow by Planting Churches<\/font><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are involved in a church that is planting another (or the planter or pastor of a church-planting-church) – share your experiences by making a comment or telling your story! (click comments below)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are some facts! Church plants do fail (check out Why church plants fail? and share your comments) – but – 1. Church planting is good for the “parent” church. They are healthier & grow faster despite (or because of!) having released people to church planting. Churches that have planted another in the past 5 years have higher… Continue reading