C HURCH P LANTING M OVEMENTS

1. CHURCHPLANTINGMOVEMENTS INTRO

2. WHAT IS GOD’S WILL FOR THE NATIONS?

3. THAT ALL PEOPLES WOULD GLORIFY HIM

4. OUR BURDEN: LOSTNESS They Who Sit InDARKNESS …

5. IN 1998, THE OVERSEAS LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING VISION STATEMENT:

6. “We will facilitate the lost coming to saving faith in Jesus Christ by beginning and nurturing Church Planting Movements among all peoples.”

7. WHAT IS A CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT?

8. “A Church Planting Movement is a rapid multiplication of indigenous churches planting churches within a given people group or population segment.”

9. THREE KEY COMPONENTS ARE... • Rapid • Multiplicative Increase • Indigenous Churches

10. Let’s Look At Some CPM Examples…

11. Southern Union Churches LATIN AMERICA PEOPLE GROUP From your readings in the booklet Church Planting Movements describe… • Background • IMB Involvement • Results

12. Northern Union Churches LATIN AMERICA PEOPLE GROUP From your readings in the booklet Church Planting Movements describe… • Background • IMB Involvement • Results

13. Churches EAST ASIA PEOPLE GROUP From your readings in the booklet Church Planting Movements describe… • Background • IMB Involvement • Results

14. Members EAST ASIA PEOPLE GROUP From your readings in the booklet Church Planting Movements describe… • Background • IMB Involvement • Results

15. Churches SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA GROUP From your readings in the booklet Church Planting Movements describe… • Background • IMB Involvement • Results

16. Baptist Churches THE KHMER OF CAMBODIA From your readings in the booklet Church Planting Movements describe… • Background • IMB Involvement • Results

17. CHURCHPLANTINGMOVEMENTS PART ONE

18. TEN UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS PART ONE

19. ONE: PRAYER Prayer is fundamental to every Church Planting Movement. It is typically the first element in a master strategy plan, and it is the vitality of the missionary’s prayer life that leads to its imitation in the life of the new church and its leader.

20. TWO: ABUNDANT GOSPEL SOWING A Church Planting Movement does not emerge where evangelism is rare or absent. The law of the harvest applies well: “If you sow abundantly you will also reap abundantly.”

21. The converse is also true: wherever government or social forces intimidate and stifle Christian witness, Church Planting Movements are effectively eliminated.

22. THREE: INTENTIONAL CHURCH PLANTING In every Church Planting Movement someone implements a strategy of deliberate church planting before the movement can get underway.

23. FOUR: SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY Church Planting Movements rest solidly on the authority of the Word of God. Even when the Bible hasn’t yet been translated into the heart language, its authority is unquestioned.

24. FIVE: LOCAL LEADERSHIP In CPMs, missionaries walk alongside local believers cultivating and establishing local leadership rather than doing it themselves.

25. SIX: LAY LEADERSHIP Church Planting Movements are driven by lay leaders. These leaders are sometimes bi-vocational and always come from the general profile of the people being reached.

26. SEVEN: CELL OR HOUSE CHURCHES In a Church Planting Movement churches begin as small reproducible cell churches of 10-30 members meeting in homes or storefronts.

27. EIGHT:CHURCHES PLANTING CHURCHES As CPMs enter a multiplicative phase of reproduction, the churches themselves plant new churches. Nothing disqualifies local lay believers from winning the lost and planting new churches.

28. NINE: RAPID REPRODUCTION Rapid reproduction is evidence that the churches are unencumbered by non-essential elements and the laity are fully empowered to participate in this work of God.

29. TEN: HEALTHY CHURCHES CPMs consist of healthy churches carrying out the five purposes of: 1) worship, 2) evangelism and missions, 3) education and discipleship, 4) ministry, and 5) fellowship.

30. CHURCHPLANTINGMOVEMENTS PART TWO

31. TEN COMMON FACTORS PART TWO

32. ONE: WORSHIP IN THE HEART LANGUAGE Worship in the common heart language of the people keeps it accessible and within reach of all members of the community and allows everyone to participate in a new church’s formation.

33. TWO: EVANGELISM HAS COMMUNAL IMPLICATIONS Contrary to the Western emphasis on individualism and personal commitment, CPMs typically spread through communal lines and family ties.

34. THREE: RAPID INCORPORATION OF NEW CONVERTS INTO THE LIFE AND MINSTRY OF THE CHURCH. In most Church Planting Movements, baptism is not delayed by lengthy discipleship requirements….

35. …instead, discipleship often precedes conversion and continues indefinitely. New believers become immediate witnesses, disciples, and even church planters.

36. FOUR: PASSION & FEARLESSNESS Church Planting Movements are characterized by passion and a sense of urgency. New believers exhibit a boldness in the face of opposition. While boldness may invite persecution, it also fuels a Church Planting Movement.

37. FIVE: APRICE TO PAY TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN Church Planting Movements often emerge in difficult settings where following Jesus Christ may lead to severe persecution or death.

38. SIX: PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP CRISIS OR SPIRITUAL VACUUM A country or people group that has experienced a loss of leadership or a spiritual void coming from war, natural disaster or displacement may create a ripe environment for a Church Planting Movement.

39. SEVEN: ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR CHURCH LEADERSHIP If new church leaders must leave their churches for extended periods of theological training, the momentum of the movement diminishes. The most beneficial training brings education close to the action.

40. EIGHT: LEADERSHIP AUTHORITY IS DECENTRALIZED In a CPM every cell or house church leader has all the authority required to do whatever needs to be done in terms evangelism, ministry, and church planting without seeking higher approval.

41. NINE: OUTSIDERS KEEP A LOW PROFILE To encourage indigeneity, missionaries draw local believers into leadership roles through participative Bible studies and mentoring from behind the scenes.

42. TEN: MISSIONARIES SUFFFER Many engaged in Church Planting Movements have suffered illness, derision and shame. Students of CPMs suggest that the affliction may be related to a higher spiritual price required for rolling back the darkness (Rev.12:12).

43. CHURCHPLANTINGMOVEMENTS PART THREE

44. NineOBSTACLES TO CPMS PART THREE

45. ONE: IMPOSING EXTRA-BIBLICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHURCH • Why would anyone do this? • What is the issue? • What are the biblical requirements?

46. TWO: LOSS OF A VALUED CULTURAL IDENTITY • Certain elements in every culture are challenged by the gospel • Other features are simply expressions of our diversity • When a people group must abandon its own culture and embrace a foreign culture to come to Christ – a major obstacle exists!

47. THREE: OVERCOMING POOR EXAMPLES OF CHRISTIANITY • The challenge created by those who have preceded us

48. FOUR: NON-REPRODUCIBLE CHURCH MODELS • Non indigenous churches • Can this evangelism tool, this approach to church planting, this style of worship, etc., be reproduced by these local believers?

49. FIVE: SUBSIDIES CREATING DEPENDENCE • The importance of external support • The “Help that Hurts”

50. SIX: EXTRA-BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS • Who can be a pastor in your context? • What are the biblical requirements for church leadership?