New churches seem to be much more fruitful in reaching unchurched people than existing churches, says an ordained minister who planted his Churchill Meadows church six years ago, he now helps others do the same.
People need to be given a reason to go to church every week and a new church has a better chance of persuading newcomers that they will be offered something fresh. You've got a whole generation of people who have never been in the habit of setting the alarm on Sunday morning, he says. You're competing with every other option they have – including sleeping in.
Church plants offer a fresh take on the faith, says Rev. Sean Love, a church planter in Richmond, B.C. They also are chance for newcomers to quickly assume leadership roles to help make the congregation into the kind of church they want. People know it's a new congregation and they aren't walking into a place where people have 20 years of history and don’t want to know anybody else. A newer congregation attracts new people better and faster than old congregations can. See www.christianity.ca for the complete article
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