Dutch researcher, Geert Hofstede, found several cultural traits that help to define a company or society. One of those traits he called “power distance,” which includes how strongly leaders believe that the efforts of their followers are a result of the leaders’ decisions. “Distant” leaders feel that they alone have the right and might to make decisions. Their followers either agree with them or are afraid to differ with them openly. Where both leaders and followers agree that … [Read more...]

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Available from www.wclbooks.com Authors George Patterson and Richard Scoggins are field practitioners, experienced in movements where churches and cells have multiplied spontaneously. George Patterson, having planted churches in Central America, coaches church planters in different countries. The authors’ main premise is that churches can multiply in a normal way by their God-given power, not relying on money, academic degrees, institutions or unusually gifted leaders. Ordinary people … [Read more...]

Coaching church planters over several years helps one replace common myths with facts. Myth #1: “To start a new church or cell, church planters must leave an existing church.” Fact: Most church planters do not permanently leave their ‘home’ church or cell. Peter’s church planting team in Acts 10, as well as Paul and Barnabas, did not change their membership to the new churches. They maintained their relationship with their mother church. In movements, most workers evangelize … [Read more...]

Can churches and cell groups keep multiplying rapidly in the West? YES! Just focus on positive, fearless action. Stop dabbling in negative reasons for failure. People Of Yes! lead fellow believers to shout “Yes!” in Jesus. 2 Corinthians 1:20 SHIFT FROM “NO!”* TO “YES!”** Authority: dominating, questioned and resisted Authority: visionary, compassionate and complied with Baptism: a public profession of faith Baptism: receive newborn believers … [Read more...]

Raise up willing workers: Focus on neglected people-groups that are receptive to the gospel. Matthew 13:3-10; Acts 18:1-4, 24-28; Romans 15:20; Revelation 7:9 Send your church's God-given “apostles” to plant churches in new areas. Matthew 10:1-2; Ephesians 4:11; Acts 13:1-3; Romans 1:5 Form temporary, apostolic task groups that train local workers. Matthew 9:37-38; Colossians 1:7; 4:12; 1 Corinthians 12:28 Agree to saturate people groups and regions with reproducible churches. Matthew … [Read more...]

  Christian leaders often ask, “Why don’t our groups multiply?” To sustain multiplication, your church must deal in a quite different way with each of three types of people, just as New Testament churches did: seekers, seeders and feeders. On the cutting edge of church reproduction movements in pioneer fields, these three types can thrive simultaneously in the same group. In the West, however, ‘feeder’ congregations become so gluttonous that they swallow up the other two types. … [Read more...]