What if . . . ?

What if, instead of building ever-increasing church campuses (read “bigger barns”), we began making investments in the church that exists in underserved, under-resourced areas?

What if we helped them, came alongside them, and built their capacity, so they were given what they need to be change agents in their neighborhood?

What if we did all these things without taking over?

What if we did it out of love?

What if we believed that those who already have a primary stake in their community were more effective agents of change than outsiders coming in?

What if we believed that God was not calling us to do easy things, but difficult things that required His help?

What if we quit empire building and started Kingdom building?

What if we got a vision of little barns?

---Keith Stewart