Paradigm Shifts for Greater Ministry Impact, Part 3
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– Originally posted as “119. Paradigm Shifts in Ministry: Pursue Impact” by Mark Naylor – Identifying CPM/DMM principles and practices used by effective practitioners sheds light on
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– Originally posted as “119. Paradigm Shifts in Ministry: Pursue Impact” by Mark Naylor – “The most significant change comes when there is a paradigm shift.” – Ken
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Paradigm Shifts for Greater Ministry Impact, Part 3
– Originally posted as “119. Paradigm Shifts in Ministry: Pursue Impact” by Mark Naylor – Identifying CPM/DMM principles and practices used by

Paradigm Shifts for Greater Ministry Impact, Part 2
– Originally posted as “119. Paradigm Shifts in Ministry: Pursue Impact” by Mark Naylor – Identifying CPM/DMM principles and practices used by

Paradigm Shifts for Greater Ministry Impact, Part 1
– Originally posted as “119. Paradigm Shifts in Ministry: Pursue Impact” by Mark Naylor – “The most significant change comes when there

CPM Essentials on a Napkin – Part 2
– By Steve R. Smith – In Part 1, we looked at setting our sails to catch the Spirit’s wind, and

CPM Essentials on a Napkin – Part 1
– By Steve R. Smith – You’ve decided in your heart that you want to see God birth a church planting

Gaining Church Planting Momentum During COVID-19
– By Aila Tasse – The social distancing and isolation related to COVID-19 brought great challenges to Disciple Making Movements around

How God is Moving Among Muslims in Southeast Asia
– By Yehezkiel – We consider the outside church planter (even if a national) to be generation 0. The local person

God’s Word Influences Unbelievers
– By Trevor Larsen – “Is it biblical to ask a non-believer, without the Holy Spirit, to obey in response to
Why is 24:14 Different than Previous Efforts?
– By William O’Brien and R. Keith Parks (1.2) – In every age there have been gifted and called cross-cultural

Part 5B. Leadership Roles in the Church
– By Trevor Larsen – “Where have you seen the Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers of Eph. 4:11 engaged in the

The Riverbanks of a Movement – Part 2
– By Steve Smith – Part 1 of this post addressed one essential riverbank of a movement: the authority of God’s

The Riverbanks of a Movement – Part 1
– By Steve Smith – We previously looked at the importance of setting the DNA for a kingdom movement within minutes

Part 5A. Ekklēsia as an Expansive Organic System
– By Trevor Larsen – “Could you share about how you’ve seen this work go from groups to New Testament churches?”

The Bare Essentials of Helping Groups Become Churches: Four Helps in CPM – Part 2
– By Steve Smith – In part 1 we shared two essentials for helping groups become churches. Here are the other two. Make

The Bare Essentials of Helping Groups Become Churches: Four Helps in CPM – Part 1
– By Steve Smith – Going from Group to Church In Church Planting Movements, we devote much time to finding persons of peace,

Part 3. God-Sized Vision and Expansion
– By Trevor Larsen – Our initial goal in 1998 was 200 groups in one Unreached People Group; that was the

The Intangibles of Urgency and Grit – Part 2
– By Steve Smith – In part 1 we focused on the essential characteristic of “urgency.” We now turn our attention

The Intangibles of Urgency and Grit – Part 1
– By Steve Smith – Jack (pseudonym for a Southeast Asian disciple of Christ) grasped the bars of his cell door

Learning Fruitful Practices through Experimentation
– By Trevor Larsen – One important way we have learned our ministry principles is through field experimentation, observing what God

A Church Planting Movement is a Leadership Movement – Part 2
– By Stan Parks – In part 1 of this post, we looked at four ministry patterns that set the stage for

A Church Planting Movement is a Leadership Movement – Part 1
– By Stan Parks – As we look around the world today, most dynamic Church Planting Movements (CPMs) begin in areas with

Key Prayer Points for Movements
– By Shodankeh Johnson – A Church Planting Movement cannot happen without a prayer movement first. God’s people need to spend

Generational Dynamics and Challenges – Part 2
– By Steve Smith and Stan Parks – In Part 1 we addressed the dynamics and challenges of the first two

Generational Dynamics and Challenges – Part 1
– By Steve Smith and Stan Parks – Movements are messy, and might not always develop as neatly and sequentially as

A Mission Agency Discovers the Fruitful Practices of Movements – Part 2
– By Doug Lucas – In part 1 we shared how the Lord led our agency to transition into applying the

A Mission Agency Discovers the Fruitful Practices of Movements – Part 1
– By Doug Lucas – Introduction Our mission organization launched in 1978 with a noble goal: Send lots of missionaries to

The Role of Existing Churches in an African Movement
– By Shalom – Existing local churches play a vital role in this disciple-making movement. From the beginning of our ministry,

Small Groups That Have the DNA of a Disciple-Making Movement – Part 2
– By Paul Watson – In part 1 we described four elements of the DNA needed for groups that multiply and become

Small Groups That Have the DNA of a Disciple-Making Movement – Part 1
– By Paul Watson – Groups, and the group process, are a strategic element of our strategy to plant the gospel all

Security in Intercession for the Unreached: Secret or Wise?
– By Chuck Baker – The worldwide Body of Christ wants to know how God’s kingdom is advancing among the nations.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER
Excerpted with permission from the highly recommended book The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus’ 1st-Century Kingdom Values Are Transforming Thousands of

PRAYER LESSONS TO LEARN
Excerpted with permission from the highly recommended book The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus’ 1st-Century Kingdom Values Are Transforming Thousands of

The Story of Movements and the Spread of the Gospel
– By Steve Addison – Luke begins the book of Acts by telling us that what Jesus began to do and

Focus-on-Fruit Brief Overview 2021
– By Trevor Larsen – I came to the Lord as I entered college, and grew spiritually during my college years.

Ordinary People as Witnesses Making Disciples – Part 2
– By Shodankeh Johnson, Victor John, and Aila Tasse – The leader of a large movement in India shares these testimonies

Ordinary People as Witnesses Making Disciples – Part 1
– By Shodankeh Johnson, Victor John, and Aila Tasse – In the manuscript for his upcoming book on CPM, Shodankeh Johnson

Children and Youth: Missing Pieces of Movements?
– By Joseph Myers, Senior Editor, Accel – Edited and posted with permission, from the April 2021 issue of Accel, pages

Prayer And Spiritual Warfare
– Excerpted with permission from the highly recommended book – The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus’ 1st-Century Kingdom Values Are Transforming Thousands

Multiplying Movements – Initiation and Cross Pollination, Part 2
– By Benny – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for Finishing the Task In part one of

Multiplying Movements – Initiation and Cross Pollination, Part 1
– By Benny – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for Finishing the Task I would like to

How God is Making Simple Things Grow and Multiply
– By Lee Wood – In March 2013 I attended a Metacamp discipleship training facilitated by Curtis Sergeant. The focus was on obedience and

What Does It Cost to Behold the Beauty of the King?
– By Dr. Pam Arlund and Dr. Mary Ho – The gospel of the kingdom being preached over the whole

An Agency Transition: From Church Planting to Disciple Making Movements – Part 2
– By Aila Tasse – In part 1 we shared how God led us in LifeWay Mission to shift to

An Agency Transition: From Church Planting to Disciple Making Movements – Part 1
– By Aila Tasse – In August 1989 I began ministering among some Muslim groups in Northern Kenya, and in

What is a CPM? Part 2
– By Stan Parks – In modern Church Planting Movements we see dynamics similar to what God did in the

What is a CPM? Part 1
– By Stan Parks – A Church Planting Movement (CPM) can be defined as the multiplication of disciples making disciples

24:14 – The War That Finally Ends
– By Stan Parks and Steve Smith – A renewed war has been quietly waged for the last 30+ years.

Jesus’ Coverage Principles and Strategies: Transferability and Reproducibility
– By Shodankeh Johnson – I’m the team leader of New Harvest Global Ministries, based in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Launching Movements among Buddhists – 2
Case Studies of Best Practices – By Steve Parlato – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for

Launching Movements among Buddhists:
Case Studies of Best Practices – By Steve Parlato – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for

Movements in the Bible
– By J. Snodgrass – Movement. In the world of missions, the word brings strong reactions. Is it, as advocates would

How God is Sweeping Through South Asia – Part 2
– By the “Walker” family – In part 1 we shared the unfolding of a CPM in South Asia, from our

How God is Sweeping Through South Asia – Part 1
– By the “Walker” family – Our team consists of a married couple, another expatriate, and two national coworkers, Sanjay* and

Biblical DMM/CPM Practice
– By Nathan Shank – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for Finishing the Task My wife Kari

Passion for God, Compassion for People
– By Shodankeh Johnson – Practical demonstrations of God’s love play an integral role in Church Planting Movements. They serve both

A Two-Rail Model for Existing Churches to Reach the Unreached – Part 2
– by Trevor Larsen & a Fruitful Band of Brothers – In Part 1 of this post we shared the development

Two Important Lessons on Prayer
– Excerpted with permission from the highly recommended book – The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus’ 1st-Century Kingdom Values Are Transforming Thousands

Discipleship Material Development – Transferability and Reproducibility
L’Élaboration de Documents Pour la Formation de Disciples Transférabilité et Reproductibilité – by Aila Tasse – (Edited from a video for

A Two-Rail Model for Existing Churches to Reach the Unreached – Part 1
– by Trevor Larsen & a Fruitful Band of Brothers – Our country is very diverse. Many areas have no believers

Surrendered: Movements Start Movements in the Middle East
– By “Harold” and William J. Dubois – When the encrypted message came across my phone I was stunned by its

Launching Movements among Muslims: Case Studies of Best Practices – Antioch Family of Churches
Launching Movements among Muslims: Case Studies of Best Practices – Antioch Family of Churches – By William J. Dubois – I’m William

God at Work During the Pandemic
– By Jon Ralls – Amid a pandemic and uncertainty, God is still at work. His Spirit is moving in the

Why We Need to Stop Doing Good Things
– By C. Anderson . This blog was originally published on C. Anderson’s blog, Pursing Disciple Making Movements in the Frontiers. – Pruning makes

How the Bhojpuri CPM has Started Other Movements
– By Victor John – God is working in amazing ways among the Bhojpuri speakers of North India, with a CPM

UUPG Coverage Ministry
– By Lipok Lemtur – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for Finishing the Task I come from

The Storyline of History – Finishing the Last Lap
– By Steve Smith – Too often we start with the wrong question: “What is God’s will for my life?” That

My Journey Toward Movement Thinking
– By Doug Lucas President, Team Expansion – I remember trying to define Team Expansion with the lawyer who helped us

How God is Moving Toward No Place Left in Haiti
– By Jephte Marcelin – I am one of the servants in No Place Left Haiti. Our vision to faithfully

Clarifying Some Misconceptions – Part 2
– By Tim Martin and Stan Parks – In part 1 we will addressed eight questions related to frequent misconceptions.Here

Clarifying Some Misconceptions – Part 1
– By Tim Martin and Stan Parks – 1. 24:14? Who are you? We are a coalition of like-minded individuals,

Moravians, Movements, and Missions: A Lesson for 2021
– Adapted from a longer article by Stan Parks – An axiom among disciple making movements says: “Every movement of

Movements are Responding to COVID-19 – Part 2
– Compiled by Dave Coles – God’s children in Church Planting Movements are responding to the pandemic by finding ways

Movements are Responding to COVID-19 – Part 1
– Compiled by Dave Coles – The whole world has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Different nations, areas and

Mindshifts in Movements – Part 2
– By Elizabeth Lawrence and Stan Parks – In part 1, we shared some ways the Lord’s great work in

Mindshifts in Movements – Part 1
– By Elizabeth Lawrence and Stan Parks – God is doing great things through Church Planting Movements (CPMs) around the

What Will it Take to Fulfill the Great Commission?
– By Stan Parks – In his final instructions to his disciples (Matthew 28:18-20), Jesus laid out an amazing plan

Why Give to Collaboration
– By Chris McBride – The world is changing, and the power of networks is coming into maturity. Social networks

The Role of the Outsider in Movements
In 2019, a number of movement practitioners gathered to explore new models of missionary training. The room was mixed with

The Power of Regional Teams
– By Chris McBride – If I didn’t learn the power of multiplication in school, I probably learned it from

Brutal Facts
– By Justin Long – Just before Jesus ascended to heaven, he gave his disciples the task we refer to

Definitions of Key Terms
– By Stan Parks – The Result and the Process: When modern “kingdom movements” began to emerge in the 1990s,

The 24:14 Vision
– By Stan Parks – In Matthew 24:14, Jesus promised: “This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the

24:14 – The Story
– By Chris McBride – Old Treasures as Well as New The early 1990’s was a good season for the
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