Westbrook Christian Church in Bolingbrook, Illinois, where Mont Mitchell is the lead evangelist, includes as a part of discipleship training a great portion of teaching on how people won to Christ can invite and win their friends. New churches have definite strategies to reach people for Christ. Instead of being just one of the things that the church does in a community, evangelism is the primary thing that a new church does in a community. Whether it is through a special postcard mass mailed to the community, a telemarketing call to thousands of residents, a billboard, or even an ad in the local newspaper the new church seeks lost people who need to know Jesus. New churches are places of effective evangelism.
Effective evangelism is a great reason to support new churches.
Racial Integration New churches are places where racial barriers are crossed easier and quicker. In these new churches are people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds such as Asian, Hispanic, and African-Amencan. In each of these communities where new churches were started, demographic information indicated that there was a recognizable ethnic mix. The local schools exhibited the integrated mixture, and so when the new churches started, people from all ethnic backgrounds were expected to be a part of the worshiping body. Many Christian churches struggle with how to cross racial barriers, whether it is through music style or other means.