I caught up with Barney via skype recently and talked to him about the qualities required to spark church planting movements. He gave me four that he looks for: 1. Head: Knowing 2. Heart: Being 3. Hands: Doing 4. House: Relating In this podcast he introduces the first one—Head: Knowing. You can download the mp3 [...]
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Following Jesus, changing the world
28 August, 2010 – 12:14 AM
What do church planting movements look like? Ordinary people doing extraordinary things by the grace of God. Floyd McClung shas a new book out. Haven’t read it yet, but it’s on the list. “Follow: A Simple and Profound Call to Live Like Jesus” (Floyd McClung)
Rita
21 August, 2010 – 9:19 PM
The world’s population will top 7 billion next year. Here’s the face of one of those billions. A child from a remote village in the north of India. Here’s the story of Rita an impoverished yet rich messenger of the gospel. The Great Commission will not be fulfilled by relying on Western paid and Western [...]
Where to begin with church planting movements
28 July, 2010 – 8:50 PM
Michelle and I have just returned from a visit to Malaysia. After a five day road trip we met up with CRM workers from around the globe. A growing band of them are keen to fuel church planting movements. For their benefit and yours, here’s a list of resources that will get you started in [...]
The power of discovery
18 July, 2010 – 12:34 AM
Here’s an interview with Nicky on how God’s word is changing lives in Cape Town South Africa. Neil Cole once told me, “How you disciple the first new believer will determine whether it becomes a multiplying movement or not.” Listen for the lessons in multiplying disciples and churches. For the full story visit Dave Lawton’s [...]
To the 4th generation
12 July, 2010 – 7:06 PM
One of the indicators you’re in the middle of a church planting movement is when you typically get to four generations of new churches every time you plant a church. Earlier in the year I spent three days in a room full of CPM practitioners from around the world. They spent a session sharing what [...]
Begin with a question
25 June, 2010 – 2:44 PM
I used to run our own version of a church planters’ “bootcamp”. We’d gather for a few days with some teams and some butcher paper and brainstorm vision, values, mission. We’d look at demographics and needs in the community. We’d outline ministry models and draw up people flow diagrams. And yes, some goals would be [...]
Three degrees of influence
26 May, 2010 – 3:50 PM
We’ve all heard of the six degrees of separation. We’re all just six handshakes away from everyone on the planet. Nicholas Christakis talks about the three degrees of influence—our behaviors have impact on our friends, our friends’ friends, and our friends’ friends’ friends. It’s technical at times but you’ll get the idea—the powerful influence of [...]
God’s Plan For Church Planting
20 May, 2010 – 11:26 PM
Tim Bunn has written a comprehensive resource and study guide on church planting in Acts and the Epistles. The free digital workbook is well designed and can be written in. You can buy the hard copy on Amazon.
Movements Study Guide 1.2
7 May, 2010 – 3:45 PM
Already we’ve had some excellent suggestions for enhancements to the study guide. Here is version 1.2.3
