MINNESOTA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Plant Now!

by Dave Barba of Press On! Ministries

Why Re-Seed? - For Sound Churches

We Have Lost Sound Churches

We are losing our churches to wrong methods of church growth and worship. Failing to learn the lesson of the 70s—that success has little to do with the size of a church—former fundamentalists are chasing after church growth methods of New Evangelicals whose philosophy is "be like the world to win the world."

The sensual sound of contemporary Christian music brings a crowd into the auditorium, but does not turn sinful hearts to our holy God. Though the believer needs to discover his purpose in life, it is impossible to drive oneself to holiness in 40 days. The sad reality is that man-centered, entertainment-driven, low-commitment churches are producing a generation who do not know the God of the Bible. New churches must be planted by men who preach the whole counsel of God and pursue His approval, rather than the praise of men.