Of course, the Jews were God s chosen people, and were to receive the gospel first on that basis, but the progression of the spread of the gospel is outward in proximity. They began in that city and then move throughout the region and then throughout the world. Second, we are simply not being effective with the number of churches we have here now. View the statistics for churches in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho . We must learn and meet the changing needs of the communities around us.
Churches tend to reach a peak size.
Once beyond that size, the church often declines in maturity of members and connectedness. Then, both can plant another church. Then you would have four times as many Christians in that city than before. There are a lot of other reasons to plant churches. I have only begun the discussion here.