I wonder what Jesus would think of our modern church planting methods? I wonder what he would say about all the effort we put into putting a production on the ground, rather than investing in authentic relationships. I wonder if he’d repeat his parable about building a house upon the sand, but shift it’s point slightly in our direction. I wonder if we’d respond with, “But Lord, we did all of this in your …” I wonder what would happen next.
I wonder that, too. Relationships over buildings is a good mantra.