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# Planting at the Intersection of Receptivity, Need, and Passion
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2014915planting-at-the-intersection-of-receptivity-need-and-passion/
- Published: 2014-09-16T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:25:09.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Church Planting, #DashHouseCom, #wp

Where should we plant churches? With over four billion people on the planet who are not disciples of Jesus Christ, we have a responsibility to answer this question carefully. No one has helped me think through this question more than [J.D. Payne](http://www.jdpayne.org/?ref=dashhouse.com), author of [*Discovering Church Planting*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/083085634X/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=083085634X&linkCode=as2&tag=dashhouse-20&linkId=4A6JMILGG6GQXXOD&ref=dashhouse.com).

[ ![](https://www.dashhouse.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/41874vHOjVL.jpg) ](http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Church-Planting-Introduction-Global/dp/1606570293%3FSubscriptionId%3D0ENGV10E9K9QDNSJ5C82%26tag%3Ddashhouse-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1606570293?ref=dashhouse.com)

Payne suggests that we plant at the intersection of receptivity and need:

- **Receptivity** — Where are people ready to hear the gospel? While there is a role for planting in areas with low receptivity, it is best to prioritize areas where people are receptive to the gospel.
- **Need** — Where do people need to hear the gospel? Where are there a high number of people who have never heard the gospel, in contrast to areas where there are a high percentage of believers? (See Payne’s [recent post on Utica](http://www.jdpayne.org/2014/08/22/surprise-go-to-utica/?ref=dashhouse.com) as an example. I would argue that Toronto is just as needy.)

Payne argues that we should prioritize areas of high need and receptivity as a matter of stewardship. While some may be called to areas of high need and low receptivity, this is not the norm.

As I think about this, I would add one more consideration:

- **Passion** — Where am I particularly suited and impassioned to serve?

This is probably worth its own post, but I have found that when God calls someone to do something, he usually also gives them a great passion or burden for that work.

We should therefore aim to plant churches at the intersection of receptivity, need, and passion.

![](https://dashhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img42.png)

Thoughts? I’d love to hear them!

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