Plant in U.S. to reach the nations, panel says

Carlos Navarro, pastor of Iglesia Bautista West Brownsville in Brownsville, Texas, said one of the biggest issues his church has faced in starting Hispanic churches in Texas is a dependence upon buildings.

"Hispanics won't be reached in church buildings," Navarro said. "We're going to have to reach them where they are. It's going to be difficult in the future for us to build our own buildings."

He also pointed to the diversity of Hispanics as a challenge for planting churches. Most people believe the majority of Hispanics come from Mexico, he said, but many Hispanics come from Central and South America, including Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Each culture is different and often requires a different strategy, Navarro said. Read more

Anglicans planting new churches in North America can benefit from what the church planters of other denominations are learning.