“Person of Peace – Is it Biblical?” on the Defend and Confirm Podcast (Episode 61)
This episode from the Defend and Confirm podcast critiques the methodology of finding a person of peace. Watch here.
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August 11, 2021
“Should Missionaries Be Looking for ‘Persons of Peace’?” by Alex Kocman
Alex Kocman, Director of Communications and Media for ABWE and co-host of The Missions Podcast, addresses the person of peace methodology in this article from January 2021. He says that the biblical context of Luke 10 and parallel passages have a redemptive-historical context and are not meant to be prescriptive contemporary missions methodology texts. Kocman also argues…
January 25, 2021
“Person of Peace Methodology in Church Planting” by A. Matthews
A. Matthews (DMin, Asbury) raises questions about the CPM/DMM methodology of finding persons of peace. Matthews discusses definitions of persons of peace, addresses prescriptive/descriptive hermeneutical issues, and argues that Luke 10 and Matthew 10 and finding persons of peace are not missionary methods we should be employing. He suggests the alternative of looking for "fertile soil," which…
April 12, 2019
Disciple Making Movements (DMM) / Discovery Bible Studies / Obedience-Based Discipleship / Person of Peace
“A Brief Guide to DMM” by Chad Vegas
Chad Vegas' A Brief Guide to DMM has been one of the most popular critiques of DMM. Propempo International called it the "best critique of DMM to date." Vegas is the pastor of Sovereign Grace Church in Bakersfield, CA and the chairman of the board of Radius International. His DMM critique was originally posted on the Radius…
June 11, 2018
“Persons of Peace” by “Bob”
This article by a Frontiers missionary in North Africa addresses the person of peace methodology advocated by David Watson and other DMM advocates. In this article, the author, "Bob," addresses the questions, "Did Jesus look for persons of peace?" and "Did Paul look for persons of peace?" Bob takes an extensive look at Scripture and argues that…
October 21, 2015