Why is cultivation or re-planting of churches necessary?

• A. Because church attendance numbers are more important than transformed lives.
• B. Because once a church is planted, it needs no renewal.
• C. Because cultivation ensures donors remain engaged.
• D. Because the mission is to find and develop Christ followers, not merely gather more church members.

Answer: (D)

Cultivation and re-planting focus on multiplying disciples, not just increasing numbers. The driving aim is to find and develop Christ followers who can in turn make more followers, creating healthy, sustainable churches that can reproduce themselves. This means investing in leadership, ongoing disciple-making, and contextualized programs so a church remains vibrant and capable of planting or replanting others. When the priority is growing transformed lives who can become disciplers, renewal and expansion become a natural, ongoing cycle. The other ideas miss the point by emphasizing attendance, temporary renewal, or donor engagement rather than the mission of producing new Christ-followers who can continue the cycle of multiplication.