In the latest Movements podcast Jeff Sundell reports in with updates from the field and insights on how to multiply workers who make disciples. Subscribe to the podcast or download the mp3. In the interview Jeff refers to the Discipleship Cycle resource. Here’s an article from Jeff in Mission Frontiers. “T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution” (Steve [...]
Tag Archives: Church planting movements
Direct or Relational?
16 January, 2011 – 9:51 PM
Here’s a grid Tim Scheuer has developed to explain his “direct and relational” approach to evangelism. This is an important corrective to our tendency to pit “sharing the gospel” and “loving people” against each other. Remember Jesus was constantly on the move, meeting new people, entering new towns and cities. He didn’t have the luxury [...]
Jeff Sundell reports in (3)
14 December, 2010 – 7:20 AM
Here’s how Jeff Sundell sees his mission field. Expanding networks of contagious relationships for the spread of the gospel. The third and final report from Jeff on applying CPM principles in the US. You can also access it via the Movements podcast. For all those anxious fans of “Barney”, his fourth and final instalment is [...]
Jeff Sundell reports in (2)
6 December, 2010 – 11:26 PM
Jeff continues to unpack his journey of applying CPM principles among broken and needy people in North Carolina. It may be the South, but it’s not the bible-belt. Workers from the toughest suburbs of western Sydney felt right at home as Jeff shared. You can subscribe to the movements podcast or download the audio file [...]
Five Transitions
15 November, 2010 – 11:05 AM
Finding that spiritually-oriented person in the community who will accept you as a spiritual person and present you as an acceptable outsider to the community. … Moving from just a personal relationshipds with the Person of Peace to facilitating a Discovery Bible Study that helps a group or family to discover God, their need for Him, and how to place their faith in Him.
Sparking CPMs: 3. Hands
28 October, 2010 – 5:37 AM
The third interview with “Barney” on the qualities required to spark church planting movements. This one is on Hands: Doing. You can download the mp3 or subscribe to the Movements podcast. The notes: Sparking CPMs1-3
Sparking CPMs—2. Heart
9 October, 2010 – 12:06 AM
The second interview with “Barney” on the qualities required to spark church planting movements. This one is on Heart. You can download the mp3 or subscribe to the Movements podcast. The notes: Sparking_CPMs1&2
It’s 5:21am in the morning. . .
15 September, 2010 – 5:08 AM
I got up this morning before 5:00am to drive across town with Dave Lawton for a prayer meeting with his church planters. Along the way we talked about making disciples and planting churches in Melbourne, Australia. After the interview and a coffee we gathered to pray. Dave pulled out a whiteboard and drew on it [...]
Where to begin with church planting movements
28 July, 2010 – 11:50 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 [...]
Three degrees of influence
27 May, 2010 – 3:50 AM
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 [...]
