Thanks Steve, this is exactly what we want to start doing here in MI! But I believe it must be a grass roots sort of thing. District has been sponsoring church plants for decades and it has gotten little fruit. Only missions inspired by God's Word and Sacraments and a true love for those who don't know it or have it will move us outside of ourselves and to our neighbors in the hopes of bringing Christ to them. In other words, this noble work must start at the congregational level rather than the district.