Obviously, the professional-church syndrome is a difficulty which denominations must overcome while simultaneously providing theologically sound and practical training for church planters. 4. Rescue-the-perishing syndrome. This is the idealistic assumption that denominations should first rescue dying churches before planting new ones. Every church planter has heard the objection: Why should we start new churches when so many struggle and die? However, saving dead and dying churches is much more difficult
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