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Tips For Fine-tuning a CPM
…Alongside the models of Church Planting Move ments we have examined, many others could be described as near misses. A number of these show many of the characteristics we've come to identify with Church Planting Movements, but lack some essential components and thus may result in aborted movements. An example…
Nine Obstacles to CPMs
…Church Planting Movements are acts of God, but it's amazing how much mankind is capable of interfering with them. As with most of God's works among us, He allows us to actively cooperate with Him or become obstacles--consciously or unconsciously--to His desired purposes. Missionaries involved in Church Planting Movements have…
Ten Practical Handles
…Church Planting Movements are sovereign acts of God, but in His sovereign grace and mercy He has chosen to partner with us. There are some practical things that missionaries can do to help initiate or nurture a Church Planting Movement. These are not sequential steps. Some of them are more…
The Ten Common Factors
…Beyond the ten universal elements found in every Church Planting Movement, there are at least ten frequently, though not universally, found characteristics. These are not listed in any particular order of priority or frequency. In most CPMs, however, we are seeing most if not all of these factors. 1. Worship…
The Ten Universal Elements
…After surveying Church Planting Movements around the world, we found at least 10 elements present in every one of them. While it may be possible to have a Church Planting Movement without them, we have yet to see this occur. Any missionary intent on seeing a Church Planting Movement should…
Church Planting Movements
…The Evidence of their Power is Stunningly Revealed in this Exciting New Booklet from the Southern Baptists. These Movements Are Changing the Way We Do Missions. The new booklet, Church Planting Movements by David Garrison presents the key insights learned from the work of Southern Baptist missionaries on the field.…
Planting the Church in One Week
…Global Missions Fellowship sends American teams to work with overseas churches to spread the Gospel Planting churches with short-termers? In ten days? Impossible. I must confess that is what I thought when I first heard about Global Missions Fellowship and their bold strategy. But it's true. Global Missions Fellowship is…
The Long and Short of Mission Terms
…It has been said: "The day of the long-term missionary is numbered." In early November, the world's population reached an alarming milestone of six billion, having doubled in just one generation (40 years). Though growth has slowed, the worst crunch will come to the poorest countries. But there is another…
The Joshua Project Listing of Untargeted Peoples
…Introduction What are the criteria for the Joshua Project List? The Joshua Project peoples are "country-distinct" peoples each over 10,000 in population that were chosen, by their ethno-linguistic distinction and their status of being less than 2% Evangelical and less than 5% Christian adherents. There are currently about 1600 peoples…
The Joshua Project Listing of 229 Untargeted Peoples
…Introduction What are the criteria for the Joshua Project List? The Joshua Project peoples are "country-distinct" peoples each over 10,000 in population that were chosen, by their ethno-linguistic distinction and their status of being less than 2% Evangelical and less than 5% Christian adherents. There are currently about 1600 peoples…
A Call to Advance God’s Kingdom
…It should be noted that our warfare as Christians is not against human beings, flesh and blood, as the Scriptures say, but against Satan and all of his principalities and powers in high places that attempt to destroy the precious lives and souls of millions of people. Jesus said that…
Winds of Renewal
…A surge in student-initiated worship movements have elevated God's heart for the nations and forced a number of people to ask, "Could this be the foreshadowing of another Student Volunteer Movement?" Encouraging is a good word. But it is simply not strong enough to convey what is happening amongst young…
Apostolic Passion
…What is Apostolic Passion? The term "passion" is used to describe everything from romance to hunger pangs. I don't know what it means to you, but for me passion means whatever a person is willing to suffer for. In fact, that's the root meaning of the word. It comes from…
Walk Me To The Field
…One hundred years ago, the Student Volunteer Movement shook the nation and placed what would be one of the more exciting bookmarks in Christian history. Some 100,000 students committed to going to the mission field, and within 20 years were either in the field, in training, or committed to sending.…
Walk Me To The Field
…One hundred years ago, the Student Volunteer Movement shook the nation and placed what would be one of the more exciting bookmarks in Christian history. Some 100,000 students committed to going to the mission field, and within 20 years were either in the field, in training, or committed to sending.…
Diplomatic Savvy for the Sake of the Unreached
…"I have to let them know," Abdallah tells his wife. "I have committed my life to the Jesus of the Bible. I will send a letter to that radio station to share this exciting news. I believe God has shown us He wants our entire family to be submitted to…
Partnership Really Works
…With the foreign mission presence dwarfed by the presence ofthe target people group at a recent regional consultation, one participant recognizes that partnership really works. An international consultation focusing on a region in Asia has been held annually since 1990. It has given birth to more than a dozen People…
Depopulation Bomb
…Poor women around the world are being pushed into sterilization and gruesome fertility experiments--and you're paying for it. What are you going to do so you don't become pregnant again?" Nothing, replied Bonita when her doctor first posed the question. I want more children. For the next seven months, Bonita…
Women in Mission
…After the last road ended, it was a two-day hike to where the Balangao people lived. The Balangao, a tribe of former headhunters, still sacrificed to powerful and demanding spirits who caused sickness, death and constant turmoil. Two single women missionaries, trained in Bible translation, were on their way to…
A Living Legacy:
…Amy Carmichael was born in Ireland in 1867. At the age of 26 she was sent to Japan as a missionary. Her stay in Japan was shortened as a result of poor health and she returned to Great Britain in just under two years. She never actually received a "call"…