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Read more about the article Book Review of Jerry Trousdale’s “Miraculous Movements” (by Darren Carlson)
Book Reviews

Book Review of Jerry Trousdale’s “Miraculous Movements” (by Darren Carlson)

Darren Carlson reviews Miraculous Movements: How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims Are Falling in Love with Jesus (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012). Carlson says that the crux of the issue is Trousdale's hermeneutics. In addition to that, Carlson lists four theological concerns which include obedience-based discipleship, the definition of church, "where is the Bible?" and "where is the…

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August 1, 2015
Read more about the article Book Review of David and Paul Watson’s “Contagious Disciple Making” (by Ed Roberts)
Book Reviews / Disciple Making Movements (DMM)

Book Review of David and Paul Watson’s “Contagious Disciple Making” (by Ed Roberts)

Ed Roberts, a church planter in Central Asia, wrote a review of Contagious Disciple Making: Leading Others on a Journey to Discovery (Thomas Nelson, 2015). He says the book is "big numbers, small substance" and that he would only recommend it to others with "significant reservations." He does, however, point out several positives from the book, including…

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July 16, 2015
Read more about the article “Obedience-Based Discipleship” by Zane Pratt
Obedience-Based Discipleship

“Obedience-Based Discipleship” by Zane Pratt

Zane Pratt has served as an IMB church planter in Central Asia, associate professor of missions at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the IMB vice president for global training. In this article from Global Missiology, he argues against the common CPM idea that the foundation of discipleship is obedience. Pratt writes, "[O]bedience is not the basis…

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July 1, 2015
Read more about the article “Contrasting Missiological Positions in Regard to Matthew 28:20” by John Michael Morris
Definition of Church / Rapidity

“Contrasting Missiological Positions in Regard to Matthew 28:20” by John Michael Morris

John Michael Morris is (or was) a professor of missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS). In this article from SBTS's Southwestern Journal of Theology, he contrasts two conflicting approaches to discipleship that are both based on different interpretations of Matthew 28:20, namely the phrase "teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you." CPM proponents…

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November 1, 2014
Read more about the article “Neophyte Pastors: Can 1 Titus Be Used to Justify Placing New Converts in the Office of Pastor?” by Michael Scott Robinson
New Converts Leading Churches

“Neophyte Pastors: Can 1 Titus Be Used to Justify Placing New Converts in the Office of Pastor?” by Michael Scott Robinson

In this article from 2014, Michael Scott Robinson addresses the promotion of young converts to church leadership. Specifically, Robinson responds to the claim that the church in Crete was young and that Paul's instruction to Titus to appoint elders (Titus 1) implies that Paul was permitting the appointment of new converts. Robinson argues from historical and theological…

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November 1, 2014
Read more about the article “The Ecclesiology of Training for Trainers: The Issue of Method and 1 Timothy 3:6” by John Henry Serworwora
Baptist / Ecclesiology / New Converts Leading Churches / T4T / Women Leading Churches

“The Ecclesiology of Training for Trainers: The Issue of Method and 1 Timothy 3:6” by John Henry Serworwora

John Henry Serworwora is a native Indonesian educated at Mid-America Baptist Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the former president of Jakarta Baptist Theological Seminary (2006-2010). In this 2014 article in the Great Commission Research Journal, he heavily critiques the ecclesiology of T4T, including using new converts as leaders, promoting women to church leadership,…

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July 1, 2014
Read more about the article Book Review of Jerry Trousdale’s “Miraculous Movements” (by Jeff Morton)
Book Reviews / Disciple Making Movements (DMM)

Book Review of Jerry Trousdale’s “Miraculous Movements” (by Jeff Morton)

Jeff Morton (DMiss, Biola) reviews Jerry Trousdale's Miraculous Movements: How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims Are Falling in Love with Jesus (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012). Morton quotes Trousdale saying that the book's principles are outlined and commanded in the Bible. Morton then traverses a list of principles found in the book and essentially asks, "Where is this…

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October 8, 2012
Read more about the article Book Review of Smith’s/Kai’s “T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution” (by George G. Robinson)
Book Reviews / T4T

Book Review of Smith’s/Kai’s “T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution” (by George G. Robinson)

George Robinson (DMiss, Western Seminary) reviews T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution in the October 2011 issue of Global Missiology. While favorable to movements, Robinson expresses concerns with issues of rapidity, ecclesiology, definition of church, and heresy. This review contains both positive and negative aspects of the book, and Robinson concludes that he would recommend the book with certain…

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October 1, 2011