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Read more about the article Book Review of Steve Addison’s “The Rise and Fall of Movements” (by Caleb Morell)
Book Reviews / Disciple Making Movements (DMM)

Book Review of Steve Addison’s “The Rise and Fall of Movements” (by Caleb Morell)

Caleb Morell, currently the Senior Pastoral Assistant for Research at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., reviewed Steve Addison's 2019 book, The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders (100Movements Publishing). Morell takes issue with several DMM elements featured in Addison's book, including obedience-based discipleship, definition of church (or lack thereof), and Discovery Bible…

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May 4, 2021
Read more about the article “Should Missionaries Be Looking for ‘Persons of Peace’?” by Alex Kocman
Person of Peace

“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…

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January 25, 2021
Read more about the article “What Could Be Wrong with ‘Church Planting’?” by Mack Stiles
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“What Could Be Wrong with ‘Church Planting’?” by Mack Stiles

Mack Stiles is the pastor of a church in Iraq. In this short article on the Desiring God site, Stiles begins with the positives about CPM and then mentions six weaknesses. They include: sloppy definitions of churchvulnerability to error and heresytemptations to pragmatismlack of clarity (on definitions of church and conversion)ethnically homogeneous congregationsover-contextualization Read it here.

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August 24, 2020
Read more about the article “An Embryonic Ecclesiology Enabling Church Planting Movements to Flourish” by Robert Christopher Abner
Ecclesiology / T4T

“An Embryonic Ecclesiology Enabling Church Planting Movements to Flourish” by Robert Christopher Abner

Abner completed this PhD dissertation in December 2019 as a student of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He argues for an "embryonic ecclesiology" which "identifies the core elements of a church that, when given appropriate attention, will enable a new church plant to flourish where it is planted" (p. 50). He uses his rubric of an embryonic…

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January 1, 2020
Read more about the article Book Review of Trousdale’s/Sunshine’s “The Kingdom Unleashed” (by Caleb Morell)
Book Reviews / Definition of Church

Book Review of Trousdale’s/Sunshine’s “The Kingdom Unleashed” (by Caleb Morell)

Caleb Morell critiques Jerry Trousdale and Glenn Sunshine's popular DMM book, The Kingdom Unleashed.[1] One of his main criticisms is that the authors redefine the historical Protestant definition of a church. Read it here. [1] Jerry Trousdale and Glenn Sunshine, The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus’ 1st Century Kingdom Values Are Transforming Thousands of Cultures and Awakening His…

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November 21, 2019
Read more about the article “Faithfulness or Pragmatism?” The Mission Podcast Hosts Andy Johnson
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“Faithfulness or Pragmatism?” The Mission Podcast Hosts Andy Johnson

The Mission Podcast hosted Andy Johnson, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. and author of Missions, How the Local Church Goes Global. The podcast was posted June 2, 2019. Major topics included pragmatism, prioritism, and how local churches can do a better job of sending missionaries. Questions that the hosts asked included (paraphrased): How…

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June 2, 2019
Read more about the article “Person of Peace Methodology in Church Planting” by A. Matthews
Person of Peace

“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…

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April 12, 2019
Read more about the article A Debate on the CPM Model and the “Proclamational” Model (Esler vs Vegas)
Disciple Making Movements (DMM) / Proclamation

A Debate on the CPM Model and the “Proclamational” Model (Esler vs Vegas)

In this debate, Ted Esler and Chad Vegas the CPM and "proclamational" models of missions. Ted Esler is the president of Missio Nexus and Chad Vegas is the founding board chairman of the missionary training organization Radius International. While Esler sides with the "church planting movement" model, he actually seems to be defending the more specific "disciple…

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December 17, 2018
Read more about the article “Are Explosive Disciple-Making Movements Really Healthy?” An Interview with Zane Pratt on The Missions Podcast
Disciple Making Movements (DMM)

“Are Explosive Disciple-Making Movements Really Healthy?” An Interview with Zane Pratt on The Missions Podcast

The Missions Podcast co-hosts Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford interview IMB Vice President for Global Training Zane Pratt. The interview addressed disciple-making movements (DMM), syncretism, and obedience-based discipleship. Questions included: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your ministry.What is a disciple-making movement?What about the Great Commission's inclusion of teaching?Why is it important to discuss disciple-making…

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July 2, 2018