Throughout Scripture, rapid, organic growth often occurred in environments saturated with prayer, faith, and the miraculous. They were not dependent on outsiders.
Our Lord was direct and unashamed. Jesus didn’t spend years building relationships before calling people to follow Him. Often after a single encounter—after demonstrating the Kingdom in word and deed—He simply said, “Follow me.” The choice was theirs.
In many cultures, titles carry great significance. They communicate respect, identity, and status. Being called “Doctor,” “Pastor,” or “Reverend” often comes with special treatment—preferred seating, public honor, and assumed authority.
While these things are not necessarily sinful, they can subtly promote the opposite of what we are trying to cultivate in a reproducible movement of Jesus followers.
While gathering disciples is important, seeing multiplication requires intentional focus on several key factors. Let’s explore these six essential elements
“I must be doing something wrong,” she thought. They had been working for almost ten years in a restricted access nation. They’d pressed through to learn the language, worked hard to build relationships and led a few people to the Lord. Talking with a key church planting movement mentor she asked, “What are we doing …
Meeting in a house, coffee shop, or factory lunchroom naturally lends itself to a small size where everyone has a chance to participate. Each person is given time to answer discussion questions. When everyone participates, everyone is discipled and grows. Each person is accountable for obedience and putting what is studied into practice. Relationships go deeper. When you begin to meet in a church or building, this changes
She finished serving tea to everyone, then settled herself comfortably on the floor. Opening her Bible, she read a line then began the story. It took about three minutes to tell. She then told it once again and set out to make sure every woman there could repeat it. Discussion followed.
It was incredibly simple. It had a great impact.
As we see from the two stories above, not all people and not all groups will be sustainable. Jesus told his disciples this parable because He didn’t want them to be dismayed when groups fell apart or people lost interest. We need to persevere and keep sharing.
“Is what we are doing really a church? I thought churches were buildings with crosses on top. Don’t we need to have a pastor? And a pulpit?” These are typical questions people ask or that arise in our minds when we talk about multiplying house churches. We must help new believers and those we train …
This week I’m privileged to introduce you to a fellow trainer and coach. In this short video, he addresses the question of how DMMs grow, strictly from a New Testament perspective. In Disciple Making Movements, everything we do and train others to do needs to be built on the foundation of what we see in …