By Floyd McClung

1. It spreads the worship of Jesus: it is God’s mission on earth to exalt the supremacy of His glory and grace by having a people for himself.
2. It is God’s way of announcing the arrival of his kingdom on earth.
3. It reveals the incarnational mercy of God: He has come to dwell with and in fallen human hearts.
4. It helps us obey God’s mandate to be fruitful and multiply.
5. It fulfills the great commission: “…as you are going, teaching and baptizing, make disciples!”
6. It builds His church.
7. It conserves the fruit of evangelism.
8. It’s the most effective way of reaching more people.
9. It gives more people ownership to be the church: every member is called to be a minister.
10. It raises up more leaders and releases more spiritual gifts.
11. It follows the Biblical pattern in the book of Acts.
12. It focuses apostolic giftings on their God given purpose: to take the gospel where it is not yet known and to equip followers of Jesus for the work of ministry.
13. It is God’s way of reaching the unreached.
14. It enables spiritual mothers and fathers to disciple their own spiritual children.
15. It connects more people n authentic biblical community.