HMD, Coon & DKB recognize past failures

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Although this type of transparency is refreshing in admitting that the home missionary program has been an epic failure - what does this say to those who are already fermenting a distrust in the bureaucracy and outstretched hand of "big brother"?

I think this only validates the notion that the local church is more effective than sustaining paper pushers at the WEC. If the HMD director readily admits his and the policies of his predecessors have tanked and that the local pastor is more effective at planting churches - why do we need an HMD director?

And why is it Foreign Missions has had some measure of success?