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Bob Roberts Jr. at Glocalnet has a great post about church planting vs. fostering kingdom community. I met Bob when we both presented at a conference a year and a half ago.  Bob is a renowned international church planter, and his insights apply in the US as well — especially in blue states where there is great apprehension about evangelism. People outside the faith see church planting as religious colonialism; this in turn creates unnecessary opposition to the faith. Instead of starting new churches, those beginning new comunities need to foster kingdom (serving, generosity, inclusion) sorts of practices and watch faith emerge from the people. Roberts advocates churches emerging from those who have come to faith — something much more organic and indigenous. Well said.