its not a bad thing, or even unreasonable, but let’s be honest that its part of the equation. if it wasn’t then we’d be planting ‘missions’ that are just about reaching needs of the poor and sick.

Couple of things: 1st, location has absolutely nothing to do with the concept of a church congregation. In fact, most churches (not all) begin to die the moment they locate and build buildings; although, it is not evident at first and they appear to be growing they are in a life cycle point that dictates the coming end. For this reason, I tell the people of Connections UMF that we may never have a permanent church home, which is unsettling to some, but most see it positively. 2nd, a new church is constantly spawning new churches most of which are reabsorbed. Hopefully some will grow and break away to form their own church entities. 10 months or 10 years doesn’t matter; it’s a constant process or fact of life in the generation of the new church(s). Hope that helps and doesn’t confuse the issue. It’s just what I’ve come to see in the past year of actually planting a new church, which is constantly morphing and growing its own personality.