Christ to Unreached Mission International is a mission agency working among the Unreached groups of people in rural areas of Nigeria.
I am not against building auditoriums for worship, however, I think Church leaders should commit more resources to discipleship.
DO CHURCH BUILDINGS STOP INSECURITY?
Recently our missionaries fled some of our mission fields in Niger and Kebbi States due to insecurity, leaving behind structures (Church buildings) we spent thousands of naira to build. There are hundreds of places of worship abandoned in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Niger, and Kebbi States. Over the years, I have come to understand that building structures without building the people is a waste of God’s resources.
Building churches on every street has not reduced insecurity and joblessness in our society. Church buildings have never been one of the basic need of man; they do not necessarily lead to increased godliness. God’s command to the church is very clear: ‘Go into all the world and make *disciples* of all nations’. He has not commissioned us to build churches! It is disciples that makes a church. A church building is merely where disciples meet.
Our focus should not be on building churches only, rather we should focus more on making disciples. We do not need multiple Church buildings for the light of God to shine over a city. Rather, we need disciples who would represent Jesus outside the four corners of Church buildings – men and women who will glorify Jesus in their offices, businesses, schools – everywhere!
I am not against building auditoriums for worship, however, I think Church leaders should commit more resources to discipleship.
