There was a time when evangelical Christianity carried a value for place. Churches belonged somewhere. Not just in terms of a building in a location, but emotionally and relationally.
Pastors knew the weight of local stories from local people. Congregations carried shared memories – both the joy and pain of an area’s history.
That instinct seems to have thinned over the years.
It's crucial to know the places we are called to reach
Most of us can tell people how many people were at our service on Sunday. We are usually less certain …