{"id":186,"date":"2008-02-04T09:40:50","date_gmt":"2008-02-04T16:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/04\/im-going-into-missions\/"},"modified":"2013-10-15T14:53:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T22:53:55","slug":"im-going-into-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/im-going-into-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Going into Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I tell people I am going into church planting, the most common reaction I get from people is, &#8220;Why? Don&#8217;t we already have enough churches? Why can&#8217;t you just pastor an established church?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that I don&#8217;t care as much about planting churches as I do about helping people come into a deep and vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ. Here is a video that explains more: (Wait for a few seconds after you press play&#8230;.)<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"Post Christian Church Planting\" width=\"570\" height=\"400\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/post-christian-churchplanting.swf\" \/><param name=\"pluginspage\" value=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><embed id=\"Post Christian Church Planting\" width=\"570\" height=\"400\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/post-christian-churchplanting.swf\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>If this sounds more like missions, that&#8217;s because church planting IS missions. Church planting is state-side missions.<\/p>\n<p>So when people ask me why I&#8217;m going into church planting, I think I&#8217;m going to start saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m not. I&#8217;m going into missions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11001\" title=\"world missions\" alt=\"world missions\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/world-missions-570x285.png\" width=\"570\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/world-missions-570x285.png 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/world-missions-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/world-missions-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/world-missions.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2013 UPDATE: I am no longer in &#8220;church planting&#8221; but I am still in &#8220;missions.&#8221; I have had some changes in my theology regarding church, and I now believe that we don&#8217;t plant churches or go to church, but <a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/being-the-church-is-loving-the-person-in-front-of-you\/\" title=\"Being the Church is Loving the Person in Front of You\">we ARE the church by loving the people around us whom God brings into our lives<\/a>. It is simple, easy, and looks like Jesus. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some think church planters should just pastor established churches. 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