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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

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

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

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

– By Steve R. Smith – You’ve decided in your heart that you want to see God birth a church planting

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

– By Yehezkiel – We consider the outside church planter (even if a national) to be generation 0. The local person

– By Trevor Larsen  – “Is it biblical to ask a non-believer, without the Holy Spirit, to obey in response to

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

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

– By Steve Smith – We previously looked at the importance of setting the DNA for a kingdom movement within minutes

– By Trevor Larsen – “Could you share about how you’ve seen this work go from groups to New Testament churches?”

– By Steve Smith – In part 1 we shared two essentials for helping groups become churches. Here are the other two. Make

– By Steve Smith – Going from Group to Church In Church Planting Movements, we devote much time to finding persons of peace,

– By Trevor Larsen – Our initial goal in 1998 was 200 groups in one Unreached People Group; that was the

– By Steve Smith – In part 1 we focused on the essential characteristic of “urgency.” We now turn our attention

– By Steve Smith – Jack (pseudonym for a Southeast Asian disciple of Christ) grasped the bars of his cell door

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

– By Stan Parks – In part 1 of this post, we looked at four ministry patterns that set the stage for

– By Stan Parks – As we look around the world today, most dynamic Church Planting Movements (CPMs) begin in areas with

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

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

– By Steve Smith and Stan Parks – Movements are messy, and might not always develop as neatly and sequentially as

– By Doug Lucas – In part 1 we shared how the Lord led our agency to transition into applying the

– By Doug Lucas – Introduction Our mission organization launched in 1978 with a noble goal: Send lots of missionaries to

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

– By Paul Watson – In part 1 we described four elements of the DNA needed for groups that multiply and become

– By Paul Watson – Groups, and the group process, are a strategic element of our strategy to plant the gospel all

– By Chuck Baker – The worldwide Body of Christ wants to know how God’s kingdom is advancing among the nations.

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

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

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

– By Trevor Larsen – I came to the Lord as I entered college, and grew spiritually during my college years.

– By Shodankeh Johnson, Victor John, and Aila Tasse – The leader of a large movement in India shares these testimonies

– By Shodankeh Johnson, Victor John, and Aila Tasse – In the manuscript for his upcoming book on CPM, Shodankeh Johnson

– By Joseph Myers, Senior Editor, Accel – Edited and posted with permission, from the April 2021 issue of Accel, pages

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

– By Benny – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for Finishing the Task In part one of

– By Benny – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for Finishing the Task I would like to

– By Lee Wood – In March 2013 I attended a Metacamp discipleship training facilitated by Curtis Sergeant. The focus was on obedience and

– By Dr. Pam Arlund and Dr. Mary Ho – The gospel of the kingdom being preached over the whole

– By Aila Tasse – In part 1 we shared how God led us in LifeWay Mission to shift to

– By Aila Tasse – In August 1989 I began ministering among some Muslim groups in Northern Kenya, and in

– By Stan Parks –  In modern Church Planting Movements we see dynamics similar to what God did in the

– By Stan Parks –  A Church Planting Movement (CPM) can be defined as the multiplication of disciples making disciples

– By Stan Parks and Steve Smith –  A renewed war has been quietly waged for the last 30+ years.

– By Shodankeh Johnson –  I’m the team leader of New Harvest Global Ministries, based in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Case Studies of Best Practices  – By Steve Parlato –  Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for

Case Studies of Best Practices  – By Steve Parlato –  Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for

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

– By the “Walker” family – In part 1 we shared the unfolding of a CPM in South Asia, from our

– By the “Walker” family – Our team consists of a married couple, another expatriate, and two national coworkers, Sanjay* and

– By Nathan Shank – Edited from a video for Global Assembly of Pastors for Finishing the Task My wife Kari

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

– by Trevor Larsen & a Fruitful Band of Brothers – In Part 1 of this post we shared the development

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

L’Élaboration de Documents Pour la Formation de Disciples  Transférabilité et Reproductibilité – by Aila Tasse – (Edited from a video for

– by Trevor Larsen & a Fruitful Band of Brothers – Our country is very diverse. Many areas have no believers

– 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 – By William J. Dubois – I’m William

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

– By C. Anderson .  This blog was originally published on C. Anderson’s blog, Pursing Disciple Making Movements in the Frontiers. – Pruning makes

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

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

– By Steve Smith – Too often we start with the wrong question: “What is God’s will for my life?” That

– By Doug Lucas President, Team Expansion – I remember trying to define Team Expansion with the lawyer who helped us

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

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

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

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

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

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

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