multiplication: effective strategy or biblical principle?

Multiplication: Effective Multiplication: Effective Strategy or Biblical Principle?Strategy or Biblical Principle?


Growing Through Organic Growing Through Organic ReproductionReproduction



God’s first blessing to humanityGod’s first blessing to humanity



God’s first blessing to humanityGod’s first blessing to humanity through organic reproductionthrough organic reproduction



God’s first blessing to humanityGod’s first blessing to humanity organic reproductionorganic reproduction




multiplying multiplying disciplesdisciples




multiplying multiplying disciplesdisciples developing new developing new leadersleaders




multiplying multiplying disciplesdisciples developing new developing new leadersleaders indigenous indigenous churcheschurches planting planting

sister churches sister churches


Is “multiplication” a Is “multiplication” a tooltool, , meansmeans to a to a goal, or God’s goal, or God’s desidesiggnn, His , His intentintent? ?



orthoorthodoxydoxy andand ortho orthopraxypraxy



orthoorthodoxydoxy and ortho and orthopraxypraxy implicationsimplications


Is “multiplication” a Is “multiplication” a tooltool, , meansmeans to a to a goal, or God’s goal, or God’s desidesiggnn, His, His intent intent? ?


experimentexperiment: “Let’s try it and see : “Let’s try it and see if it works” if it works”




experiment experiment convictionconviction: “Let’s be the church : “Let’s be the church

God God meantmeant us to us to be!” be!”



orthoorthodoxydoxy and ortho and orthopraxypraxy implicationsimplications what’s at stake?what’s at stake?




warninwarning: lampstands at riskg: lampstands at risk




warning: lampstands at riskwarning: lampstands at risk opportunitopportunity: for the church y: for the church andand

an effective witness to the lostan effective witness to the lost

Learning from the World Learning from the World Christian MovementChristian Movement


How the church is growingHow the church is growing


How the church is growingHow the church is growing rapid multiplication of organic rapid multiplication of organic

communities (“C.P.M.”)communities (“C.P.M.”)



communities (“C.P.M.”)communities (“C.P.M.”) sustainablesustainable

Learning from the World Learning from the World Christian Movement Christian Movement


communities (“C.P.M.”)communities (“C.P.M.”) sustainablesustainable reproduciblereproducible



communities (“C.P.M.”)communities (“C.P.M.”) sustainablesustainable reproduciblereproducible transformationaltransformational




QuestionQuestion: Is this the recovery of : Is this the recovery of biblical missiology or a biblical missiology or a

strategically useful approach?strategically useful approach?




QuestionQuestion: Is this the recovery of : Is this the recovery of biblical missiology or a biblical missiology or a

strategically useful approach?strategically useful approach?

AnswerAnswer: Yes!: Yes!

Multiplication in Biblical Multiplication in Biblical PerspectivePerspective


Our inherently relational Our inherently relational commissioncommission



All authority has been given to me in All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and heaven and on earth. Go therefore and makemake disciplesdisciples of all the nations, of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I teaching them to observe all that I commanded you… commanded you… Matthew 28:18-20Matthew 28:18-20



disciple-making is multiplication disciple-making is multiplication



disciple-making is multiplicationdisciple-making is multiplication

The things you have heard from me in The things you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, these the presence of many witnesses, these entrust these to faithful people who entrust these to faithful people who will be able to teach others also. will be able to teach others also. 2 2 Timothy 2:2 Timothy 2:2



disciple-making is multiplicationdisciple-making is multiplication

The things The things youyou have heard from have heard from meme in in the presence of many witnesses, these the presence of many witnesses, these entrust these to entrust these to faithful peoplefaithful people who who will be able to teach will be able to teach othersothers also. also. 2 2 Timothy 2:2 Timothy 2:2



disciple-making is multiplication disciple-making is multiplication a special kind of relationshipa special kind of relationship




hands-on traininghands-on training




hands-on traininghands-on trainingintimate, personal relatingintimate, personal relating




hands-on traininghands-on trainingintimate, personal relatingintimate, personal relatingfighting for the soul of friendsfighting for the soul of friends



disciple-making is multiplication disciple-making is multiplication a special kind of relationshipa special kind of relationship inclusive: church is a inclusive: church is a

community community of inter-dependant of inter-dependant disciplesdisciples



disciple-making is multiplication disciple-making is multiplication a special kind of relationshipa special kind of relationship inclusive: church is a inclusive: church is a

community community of inter-dependant of inter-dependant disciplesdisciples

mathetesmathetes (269x N.T.) is a (269x N.T.) is a synonym for true believersynonym for true believer



disciple-making is multiplicationdisciple-making is multiplication training for a life of ministrytraining for a life of ministry


Our inherently relational commissionOur inherently relational commission disciple-making is multiplicationdisciple-making is multiplication training for a life of ministrytraining for a life of ministry

growing in the word John 8:31growing in the word John 8:31 becoming a servant John 13:34becoming a servant John 13:34 bearing fruit John 15:4-8bearing fruit John 15:4-8 sharing the gospel John 17:20sharing the gospel John 17:20



disciple-making is multiplication disciple-making is multiplication training for a life of ministrytraining for a life of ministry what’s at stake? what’s at stake?



disciple-making is multiplication disciple-making is multiplication training for a life of ministrytraining for a life of ministry what’s at stake? what’s at stake?

quality of personal and family quality of personal and family lifelife



disciple-making is multiplicationdisciple-making is multiplication training for a life of ministrytraining for a life of ministry what’s at stake? what’s at stake?

quality of personal and family quality of personal and family lifelife

sustainable church growthsustainable church growth


Our inherently relational commissionOur inherently relational commission disciple-making is multiplicationdisciple-making is multiplication training for a life of ministrytraining for a life of ministry what’s at stake? what’s at stake?

quality of personal and family lifequality of personal and family life sustainable church growthsustainable church growth quality of church lifequality of church life


Multiplication and the Dynamics of Multiplication and the Dynamics of New Testament church lifeNew Testament church life



centrality of the household (centrality of the household (oikosoikos))



centrality of the household (centrality of the household (oikosoikos)) home church home church



centrality of the household (centrality of the household (oikosoikos)) home church home church

Acts 2:46; 5:42Acts 2:46; 5:42 Jerusalem JerusalemRomans 16:5Romans 16:5 Rome Rome1 Cor. 16:191 Cor. 16:19 Corinth CorinthPhilemon 2; Col. 4:15 Colossae Philemon 2; Col. 4:15 Colossae 2 John 1:102 John 1:10 Ephesus Ephesus



centrality of the household (centrality of the household (oikosoikos)) home church home church household as an organic household as an organic

networknetwork



centrality of the household (centrality of the household (oikosoikos)) home church home church household as an organic networkhousehold as an organic network

familiafamilia—extended family, servants—extended family, servants

clientelclientela—freed slaves a—freed slaves

amiciamici—friends and colleagues —friends and colleagues



centrality of the household centrality of the household evangelistic appeal of evangelistic appeal of koinoniakoinonia




What attracted the ordinary man to What attracted the ordinary man to Christianity? Undoubtedly the Christianity? Undoubtedly the lovelove of of the Christians had a lot to do with it, so the Christians had a lot to do with it, so did the did the moralmoral qualitiesqualities they displayed, they displayed, the the warmthwarmth of their fellowship… of their fellowship…




their manifest their manifest enthusiasmenthusiasm, the , the universal applicability of their universal applicability of their messamessaggee… the comparatively small … the comparatively small numbers made the exchange of numbers made the exchange of




views and views and informalinformal discussion discussion possible… Their community life possible… Their community life ((koinoniakoinonia), though far from perfect, ), though far from perfect, was sufficiently different and was sufficiently different and




impressive to attract notice, to invite impressive to attract notice, to invite curiosity, and to inspire discipleship in curiosity, and to inspire discipleship in an age that was as pleasure an age that was as pleasure conscious, as materialistic and asconscious, as materialistic and as




devoid of serious purpose as our own.devoid of serious purpose as our own. Michael Green, Michael Green, Evangelism in the Evangelism in the

Early Church Early Church



centrality of the household centrality of the household evangelistic appeal of evangelistic appeal of koinoniakoinonia organic growth and multiplicationorganic growth and multiplication



centrality of the householdcentrality of the household evangelistic appeal of evangelistic appeal of koinoniakoinonia organic growth and multiplicationorganic growth and multiplication

It was a unity composed of a multitude It was a unity composed of a multitude of little churches any one of which of little churches any one of which could could propapropaggateate itselfitself. Consequently . Consequently the reception of any new group of the reception of any new group of




Christians was a very simple matter. Christians was a very simple matter. Roland Allen, Roland Allen, TheThe Spontaneous Spontaneous

Expansion of the Expansion of the Church Church




multiplying leadersmultiplying leaders




multiplying leadersmultiplying leadersIn refreshing others, we are refreshed. In refreshing others, we are refreshed. Church members will grow strongerChurch members will grow stronger




multiplying leadersmultiplying leaderswhen they lead others. Some will even when they lead others. Some will even plant new churches… Leaders are notplant new churches… Leaders are not




multiplying leadersmultiplying leaders developed and released by sitting in developed and released by sitting in

church… In a cell, a person can church… In a cell, a person can




multiplying leadersmultiplying leaders develop into a leader. Cell ministry develop into a leader. Cell ministry

brings out the skills a person will need, brings out the skills a person will need,




multiplying leadersmultiplying leaders pastoring, caring, counseling, pastoring, caring, counseling,

evangelizing, and coaching. It’s a evangelizing, and coaching. It’s a




multiplying leadersmultiplying leaders perfect microcosm to mature.perfect microcosm to mature.

J. Comiskey, J. Comiskey, Planting Churches that Reproduce Planting Churches that Reproduce


Organic Home Church Planting: Organic Home Church Planting: Description or Design? Description or Design?



dynamics of dynamics of koinoniakoinonia make make church planting an imperative church planting an imperative



dynamics of dynamics of koinoniakoinonia make make church planting an imperative church planting an imperative “ “one another” commands presume one another” commands presume

intimate relating within a groupintimate relating within a group



dynamics of dynamics of koinoniakoinonia make make church planting an imperative church planting an imperative “ “one another” commands presume one another” commands presume

intimate relating within a groupintimate relating within a group cultivating and expressing spiritual cultivating and expressing spiritual

gifts requires new opportunitiesgifts requires new opportunities




mobility and “incarnational” mobility and “incarnational” ministryministry




mobility and “incarnational” mobility and “incarnational” ministryministry “ “go” and make disciples…go” and make disciples…




mobility and “incarnational” mobility and “incarnational” ministryministry “ “go” and make disciples…go” and make disciples… consumer- or mission-focus?consumer- or mission-focus?


““Day by day the Lord added to Day by day the Lord added to their number those who he was their number those who he was saving.” It would happen again, saving.” It would happen again, if the Church were prepared to if the Church were prepared to pay the price.pay the price.

Michael Green, Michael Green, Evangelism and Evangelism and the the Early ChurchEarly Church

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