Almost every trainer we hear says the same thing: When it comes to disciple making movement (DMM) principles, it’s a LOT easier to start with new people (those previously unreached) than it is to start with existing church members. I guess… that’s because “they don’t know any better.” They (the unreached people) haven’t been spoiled and inoculated with sitting around in church services, thinking that THAT was what would make them a Christian. The more I’ve thought about it, the more that sounds like the equivalent of walking into a GARAGE would turn you into a CAR! The truth is, Jesus said he would know us by our FRUITS. That it was OBEDIENCE he was seeking. To hear a podcast-style discussion on this, just go to Google, type in the search terms, …
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And click around until you find the episode in which I (Doug) speak with Bryan King, who is, himself, a pastor in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, trying to figure out how to interpret disciple making movement principles for his church in greater Tulsa. Throughout the hour-long discussion, hear him ache then become excited over changes in his church — and the promise of a brighter tomorrow… with DMM principles at work now in his church.
But alas, Bryan’s situation seems to be the exception rather than the rule. Trying to figure out how to GET to this point (the point in which a local church will embrace these principles) has been like pulling TEETH.
Are you seeing disciple making movement principles take off in YOUR church? If so, would you please click Comment following the web version of this item and share your story, along with any resources you might have? Regardless of your homeland, we’d love to hear your story. How will legacy-type churches (traditional churches with staff, budgets, buildings and programs) catch the disciple making movement wind and fly? That’s the question. Thanks in advance for your response.
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