The Evangel Dean School - Developing Wisdom

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2. How do Networks function in much the same way as church planting movements?

a. They may differ in terms of purpose .

b. They may differ in terms of authority .

c. They may differ in terms of certification .

d. They may differ in terms of organizational structure .

3. Steve Addison: “In a general sense, movements are informal groupings of people and organizations pursuing a common cause. They are people with an agenda for change” ( Movements That Changed the World , p. 28). 4. David Garrison: “A rapid and multiplicative increase of indigenous churches planting churches within a given people group or population segment” ( Church Planting Movements , p.7). 5. Daren Busenitz: “A startling declaration of the all-out commitment and intent of an inspired and trained band of disciples (in the form of the church) who will stop at nothing to evangelize, and train leaders for kingdom expansion into enemy territory.” 6. Don Davis: “An integrated and aggressive advance of the Kingdom of God among an unreached people group that results in a significant increase of indigenous churches that fundamentally share and reproduce a common constellation of elements that provide them with a unique identity, purpose, and practice” (adapted from Winning the World ).

III. Key Elements of CPMs Today

A. Garrison’s Three Elements of CPMs:

1. Rapid : CPMs involve the rapid increase of new church starts.

2. Multiplicative increase: CPMs occur when new churches are being started by the churches themselves, not by professional church planters or missionaries.