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…
This episode from the Defend and Confirm podcast critiques the methodology of finding a person of peace. Watch here.
Robert Kelbe critiques disciple-making movements from the perspective of a Reformed Presbyterian. He does so using the outline of the seven elements of disciple-making movements as found in David and Paul Watson's book Contagious Disciple Making (2014, Thomas Nelson). Kelbe concludes: "As Reformed Presbyterians, we might rather have to sacrifice explosive growth on the altar of Biblical…
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…
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…
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…
Steve Jennings is the pastor of Immanuel Church of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. In this article posted on the 9marks website, Jennings addresses the "madness" of looking for the "perfect formula for explosive, exponential kingdom growth" (para. 2, conclusion para. 1). He mentions the "person of peace" approach, Four Fields, T4T, and discovery Bible studies…
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…
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…