Church Planting Movement Strategies - Which One is Right?

If you've been involved in missions, it is likely that you have heard the acronym CPM (Church Planting Movement). And it's possible you've heard some of the many other acronyms associated with it - DMM, T4T, NPL, etc. With all the diverse thought around movement strategies, it can feel confusing and have one asking - which one is right? 🌍

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[deloriamagloire]

Great Missionary and Evangelistic Work, beautiful with GOD'S anointing approval!!! GOD'S KINGDOM ADVANCING FORWARD!!!

[FRN]

I'm an American planting churches in _reached_ areas of the Philippines... and raising up Filipinos to send into certain UPGs where Westerners don't do as well. I could give many examples. It's different, but it works, thank God!

[eartohear]

Wow this was so well done! I lead a missions ministry in CA and this video really put things in perspective for me. Thank you!

[sethdbeebe]

As a movement practitioner, I find this video is a great vision cast - up until the ship analogy. There's an overemphasis in the analogy and among practitioners of CPM towards pragmatism. I do believe pragmatism has an important role, but too many CPM practitioners are using pragmatics that are contra-Scripture. Usually, we all have them mixed into our methodologies and we need constant sharpening from other believers and from the Word of God to chisel them out. We need to define and preach the gospel according to Scripture, not using syncretistic approaches. We need to define a disciple biblically - as one who has repented and believed in the gospel (and therefore baptized...on the way to more Holy Spirit empowered obedience - not obedience apart from the regeneration of the Holy Spirit). We also need to be defining church biblically with the marks of the true gospel, baptism, the Lord's Supper and church discipline, moving from a church start to a true church.
Although there is a lot we can celebrate by those who are not walking with us in our own theologies/methodologies, it's not an excuse for glossing over these matters simply because we are seeing so-called "fruit". It's more important to glorify Christ through faithfulness to his Word - that is what it truly means to catch the wind of the Spirit - it's not simply about what is working to see multiplication in the name of Jesus.

[yogustavof]

Gracias! Thanks so much for putting it in an easy but still profound way. After leaving among UPGs in Asia for over 20 years I have to say that I have witnessed what you say here. God is a marvelous God who is not limited by our "discoveries"!

[disciplemakersincrease-dmi]

Nice job. Will share this with others. Love the emphasis on how God is at work despite the method.

[josealcantara]

A very clear presention about church planting.

[edmin]

Thank you! /it was a great resources. God bless.

[shahinrahman]

Praise God! Wonderful information and strategies...

[AlastairJack-kb]

There is indeed need for strategy, but when most of churches resources in the west are spent in the west and not on missions and building up the very poor and ill equpped church in other places who don't have bibles, study bibles and other resources inc material ones.God help us to have a vision focused on these needs and find great joy and enthusiasm in serving these needs

[MorganWallaceMusic]

Such a great resource. Thank y'all SO MUCH for making this, GFM! We love y'all.

[leeannnewman]

Very good work and thank you for sharing

[larslover]

When I came to India I thought I was going to work with the nepali people group. However in 2004 I saw a dream where I was standing in a river baptizing hundreds of another people groupd called adibasis. Since then we have baptized more than 2000. I started one church and also trained a group of disciples. Each disciple started their own churches and again make their disciple group that again started churches. We are down to 4th genereation churches and we have baptisms every month. I think to start a movement we need visions from God who shows where He will move... And we need healings, deliverance and the work of the Spirit. Almost all our conversion are through supernatural work and the testimonies that comes from that.

[EPorterBolivia]

Well said. Maybe one additional point to emphasize would be that our obedience to the Holy Spirit's leading must guide us as to what tool or methodology we are to use. After all, Christ is building His Church and we have the privilege to accompany Him in that process. "Great methodologies" don't in themselves help Christ do His work.

[DiscipleMakingMovements]

Why is there no mention of David Watson when discussing DMM?

[michaelbutler]

How can you have a video on modern DMM without including David Watson and Curtis Seargant?

[andrewmrcz]

For a biblical analysis of Church Planting Movements check out the series the podcast Defend and Confirm did on the topic.