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5. Notice the work between Sharif and the Strategy Coordinator (cross-cultural missionary), Garrison, p. 116.

a. SC provided Sharif with support, research that allowed the CPM to spread.

b. Sharif provided SC with how to use Qur’an in conversation with Muslims about Jesus and the NT, Garrison, p. 116.

c. Extraordinary impact of Sharif’s work ten years later in the Jedidi CPM, Garrison, p. 117-122

E. Summary: Although the various movements Garrison speaks of does not use classic Christianity’s labels, it reflects all of classic Christianity’s realities.

1. They all share a spirituality rooted in the apostolic faith that allows 1,000s and hundreds of 1,000s of believers to share a common identity.

2. They all contextualized the essentials of the faith in a coherent way within a distinct people group in order that the people understand and reproduce it among their own.

3. They all seek to obey the Great Commission by replicating their faith according to a strategy that is invested with gifted people, stewarded resources, legitimate authority, and efficient protocols that allow for rapid reproduction.

IV. Summary: Embrace the Power of Dynamic CPMs and the Shared Spirituality of the Great Tradition.

Embrace the wisdom and inspiration of the story of the India Gospel League, and Samuel Stevens.