CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENTS

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CHURCHPLANTING MOVEMENTS
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SOUTH ASIA GROUP
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SOUTH ASIA PEOPLE GROUP

• Over 4,000 HOUSE CHURHES
• 153,697 BAPTIZED SINCE 1994
• 8 MARTYRS
• 20 WOMEN RAPED
• CHILDREN KIDNAPPED
• 20 HOUSES BURNED

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TEN COMMON FACTORS
PART TWO
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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
churchs formation.
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TWO EVANGELISM HAS COMMUNAL
IMPLICATIONS
Contrary to the Western emphasis on individualism
and personal commitment, CPMs typically spread
through communal lines and family ties.
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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.
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instead, discipleship often precedes conversion
and continues indefinitely. New believers become
immediate witnesses, disciples, and even church
planters.
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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.
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FIVE A PRICE 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.
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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.
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In the face of this persecution, believers find
strong support in the testimony of Jesus and the
New Testament Church (Matt. 1017-25).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.1212).
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Mission Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention P. O. Box 6767 Richmond, VA
23230, USA