Myth of the independent church

I have heard quite a bit lately about dependency, and how the worst thing that can happen in missions is creating a dependent church. I wonder where this comes from? Is it Biblical? I see the scriptures about the body of Christ, and understand that to be universal. The foot needs the eye and so on. Is it possible that this applies to the church universal? Maybe the church in poor areas needs the church in wealthier areas to function. Why is this a bad thing?? Especially when you think in terms of missions - the very people going oversees to develop these churches and then telling them they need to be independent are themselves dependent on wealthier churches for their survival!

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mtembezi said…
I completely agree with you. We are children of the same father who has called us his sons. Even though sons may be independent in their thought, they need to know one another, share ideas and learn from one another for the sake of the kingdom. Independence is great but God has also called us to a life of relationships with one another. Independence will be an open road to division among believers. we do not need that.
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Anonymous said…
Thanks for writing this.
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