How important, really, is this position?
Very Important! Right now, the PCA is planting about 50 new churches a year. This is commendable for a denomination our size, but, to be honest, it is paltry compared to the need. We will not make the needed impact in our culture and we will not see the conversions that we long to see unless we increase that number.

Let me be plain. We must plant new churches. To not do so is not an option. Recruiting new church planters is critical to the task of the Great Commission.

Why give scarce money to you and not to an actual church plant?
I certainly want to see new church plants fully-funded. But compared to supporting an individual church planter, money put toward my role will not simply see one church planted, but many.

How many locations have been identified that need a new PCA church?
There are roughly 140 locations that have been identified as needing a new church. MNA gets about five such requests each week. So despite planting about 50 churches annually, the need for church planters continues to increase.

Why must the staff of MNA raise their own support?
PCA committees and agencies are supported by voluntary giving from churches and individuals. That giving funds the infrastructure, administrative efforts, and office staff for MNA, but just as it is with most Christian ministries, those who are actually involved in ministry are funded by designated gifts. The urgency to plant new churches and the great opportunity to impact the culture and communities of North America with the gospel, however, continues unabated.