Churches of Christ establish one new congregation a year for every 400 existing churches. Results fail to reflect the size of our missionary force. Based on the number of missionaries, churches of Christ are among the top ten missions-sending groups in the world, yet in most countries we do not establish sufficiently large churches. Inadequate communication and cooperation complicate our efforts. These shortcomings result in duplication of efforts and replication of failures.
Local churches lack resources and assistance .
Despite the complex responsibilities of sponsoring congregations and the difficulties of establishing new churches, there is little help available. Missionaries suffer unnecessarily. Physical, emotional, and spiritual needs often go unmet. In 1994 more than 100 church leaders began seeking God's guidance to reverse these trends. They came together from all over the nation to meet, study and pray annually.