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Critical Review of David Garrison’s “Inside Church Planting Movements” (by J. A. Irons)

Introduction Inside Church Planting Movements (2026) is published by WIGTake Resources, a small publisher started by David Garrison in 2004. WIGTake has published several other movement-related books, including the original Church Planting Movements, T4T, Any-3, A Wind in the House of Islam, and Bhojpuri Breakthrough, among others. After more than two decades since the original release of…

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September 3, 2026

Biblical Basis of Missions / Disciple Making Movements (DMM) / Pragmatism

The Church Planting Movement Debate: Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Discussions about church planting movements, supportive and critical, have been a part of missions for the past two decades. While many individual issues have been addressed, the central issue has been less clear. This article suggests that discussions and debates about church planting movements center on implicit values. Instead of debating secondary issues, it is important to…

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March 19, 2026

Disciple Making Movements (DMM) / Miscellaneous / Role of Missionary

“No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions” by Matt Rhodes

This is one of the very few full-length book responses to church planting movements. Matt Rhodes critiques CPM and DMM in Chapter 3—and if you're only looking for critique, you only need to read that chapter. The book, however, is not merely a critique; it positively advocates for professionalism in missions. This includes learning to be ambassadors…

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February 15, 2022

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“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

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