Time Magazine reports: A religious revolution is transforming Indonesia. Part of the spiritual blossoming entails Muslims embracing a more conservative form of faith, mirroring global trends that have meant a proliferation of headscarves and beards in modern Islamic capitals. More surprising, though, is the boom in Christianity — officially Indonesia’s second largest faith and a [...]
Tag Archives: Church planting movements
Looking for trouble?
3 May, 2010 – 10:54 PM
Glenn Townend asks a good follow up question to my post on the link between church planting movements, suffering and persecution: HI Steve Thought provoking! So we need suffering to see a movement happen in Western Australia? What kind do you think we should expect? Glenn Here’s my response: Hi Glenn I think the best [...]
Five parts of a CPM plan
19 April, 2010 – 4:33 AM
I picked up this model of the five stages of a church planting movement when I was in Singapore. Not a guaranteed formula for success. Just what best practice looks like. 1. Entry: Reproducing bridges How do we start talking to people about the gospel? Whom do we talk to (persons of peace, houses of [...]
What is Jesus doing?
26 March, 2010 – 5:14 PM
I recently caught up with a the leader of a parachurch ministry committed to making disciples. They’ve reoriented all their training around the ministry of Jesus. It’s good material. I asked him, “What about Acts?” He wasn’t interested. The way he saw it, the gospels show us Jesus as a kingdom movement leader—Acts just gave [...]
The movement continuum
20 March, 2010 – 6:52 AM
There’s a lot of talk about movements, but how do we know when the movement dynamic has kicked in? One indicator to look for is the multiplication of disciples, workers, groups and churches. Here’s the continuum of progress towards a church planting movement (CPM). 1. Unsure: No clear plan for moving toward a CPM. 2. [...]
Beginning with the end in mind
19 March, 2010 – 2:01 AM
I’m in Singapore for a consultation on church planting movements. Doing a lot of listening because the participants are practitioners. One of the greats in the room is David Watson. Here’s his handy definition of a church planting movement: A Church Planting Movement is an indigenously led gospel planting and obedience-based discipleship process that has [...]
Structuring for movements
5 February, 2010 – 5:10 AM
Max writes, From your knowledge of the Bible, church and mission history – do you see structures as being significant in launching, growing and sustaining movements. If you are aquainted with Dr Ralph Winters “Two Structures of God’s Redemptive Mission” which he terms Modality and Sodality can you comment on them both from an historical [...]
Learning from the east. Making it work in the west.
30 January, 2010 – 8:28 AM
Wherever I go, westerners tell me, “It won’t happen here.” Despite the impact of church planting movements in the developing world, they are a rarity in the western world. In the first of two interviews I talk to Jeff Sundell about ten years experience in fueling church planting movements in Nepal. In the second interview [...]
How to find church planters
29 January, 2010 – 5:23 AM
A friend has just finished a serious of sermons on church planting movements. In a church of thousands. He spoke with conviction and the authority of a practitioner to people who are ready and responsive to hear. Afterwards I asked him how many people had signed up to join one of his church planting bands. [...]
