Planting new churches isn't always about distance. Often it is as much about the UNSEEN as it is the SEEN. In large part, their exists an invisible wall between Macon and Warner Robins. though it is unseen, it is often insurmountable! It is a CULTURE wall.Warner Robins is different than Macon... or if you like, Macon is different than Warner Robins. There are differences in racial make up - almost the exact opposite percentages exist, differences in incomes - almost 1/3 higher in warner Robins, differences in education levels...
But those are the things that can be SEEN. What can't be seen is the dislike that one city has for the other! Largely, Macon people see no reason to go to Warner Robins and have no desire to go there. Equally, Warner Robins people see Macon as unsafe and scary and thus have no desire to travel to Macon. This is an UNSEEN barrier - An invisible wall!
To break down this invisible wall would take decades of work and is probably only possible with a miraculous work by God. So, how do we see the Gospel transform Warner Robins? By planting a new church in Warner Robins! A church accessible to the people of Warner Robins, contextually geared for the culture of Warner Robins, and obviously - on their side of the wall!
