Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.~It takes people away from churches that are struggling already.
~It takes money away from other churches.
~With the Recession, now is a horrible time to plant a church.
~It costs more to start up a church than to keep one going.
~Advertising for a new church only entices people who are fed up with their current church.
~We already have plenty of churches that have lots and lots of room for all the new people who come to the area. Let’s get them filled before we go off building any new ones.
~So many churches in this community used to be more filled than they are today. With the churchgoing pie shrinking, building more churches will only accelerate the problems of each existing church.
~A new church will just take people from churches already hurting and weaken everyone.
~Why not redeem the churches that are already struggling to stay alive? The last thing that troubled churches need are competition from other new churches.
~You are enticing people to commit congregational adultery by leaving the old, flawed church they’ve been in for years for a hot, young, new, exciting church.
Links:
Why to plant churches (pdf) (Tim Keller)
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