Church Planting is Gospel Planting

I am not called to plant a church, but to plant the gospel and pray that a church begins to grow. I am to live, preach, and offer the gospel in such a way that, as I water those seeds of grace, God enables them to penetrate hearts, take root and grow. Then a group of "gospel saplings" gathers together and becomes a church, which as the Spirit enables, produces fruit, thus testifying to the greatness of God and blessing the wider community. Yes, there are aspects of the church that are institutional (budgets, facilities, etc.). But an institution without life is useless. The former serves the latter. And so, I am coming to realize that church planting is necessarily and primarily gospel planting.

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