A Church Planting Movement Unfolding in Uganda
A glance at the religious demographics of Africa attests to scores of untold church-planting movements. In 1900, the African continent’s Christian population stood at only 9 million adherents. By...
View ArticleThe Bible on Church Planting Movements
Qualified to Lead? A common criticism of church-planting movements (CPMs) is that fairly new believers become leaders of churches. This seems to contradict what Paul says about the qualifications of...
View ArticleChurch Planting Movements Among Hindu Peoples
The challenge of reaching Hindus A survey in India of the 15 most widely spoken languages revealed that six out of 10 Hindus would like a Christian to tell them more about Jesus. When Hindus hear the...
View ArticleChurch Planting Movements: What Have We Learned?
Note by Rick Wood: In the April 2000 issue of Mission Frontiers we reprinted the booklet, Church Planting Movements by David Garrison because of the key insights it held for the rapid multiplication...
View ArticleChurch Planting Movements
Note by Rick Wood: In the April 2000 issue of Mission Frontiers we reprinted the booklet, Church Planting Movements by David Garrison because of the key insights it held for the rapid multiplication...
View ArticleChurch Planting Movements Among Muslim Peoples
Some historians have described the spread of the gospel as if it were a divinely driven wind that has swept through history. They contend that what began in Jerusalem blew westward across Europe until...
View Article10 Church Planting Movement FAQs
1. What is a CPM? A definition for Church Planting Movements (CPMs) that has held sway for more than a decade is: “a rapid multiplication of indigenous churches planting churches that sweeps through...
View ArticleChurch Planting Movements Among Muslim Peoples
Some historians have described the spread of the gospel as if it were a divinely driven wind that has swept through history. They contend that what began in Jerusalem blew westward across Europe until...
View ArticleChurch Planting Movements from One Indian Perspective
Why don’t most ministries produce the kind of fruit evident in the book of Acts? How is it that “all of Asia” heard the word of the Lord in just two years (Acts 19:8–12)? How can the house church...
View ArticleHeresy in CPMs?
One of the greatest fears about Church-Planting Movements (CPMs) is that heresy and immorality will emerge in the movement. Steve Smith addresses this fear in his article in Mission Frontiers — “The...
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