What is a Church Planting Movement?
1. It is a force in evangelisation that cannot be stopped.
2. It multiplies not once but again and again and again....
3. It produces the workforce for evangelisation.
4. It ensures that there is a harvest even in times of hostility.
5. It recognizes and uses local knowledge, wisdom and resources.
6. It works within the organizational and leadership infrastructure of each network.
To begin a local Church Planting Movement, the following is required:
Methodologies
1. Work with local partners to surface the best evangelists and church planters using certain criteria for selection.
2. Take advantage of local organizational factors.
3. Selection of a maximum of 7 for ease of monitoring, provide teamwork and complement one another in the early stage.
4. Use mentoring, formal and informal teaching, fellowships, meals together for effective bonding and working together.
5. Regular evaluation of results by reporting and inspection on the ground.
6. Uses a local experienced pastor/church planter for supervision.
Challenges:
The Field:
1. Migrant workers move about.
2. Persecution from police and local officials.
3. Logistics of cells can be too spread out.
Workers:
1. Lack of Strategic Intent in targeting people group.
2. Lack of Organizational Skills in putting harvest into houses.
3. Lack of ability to exercise Evangelistic Zeal as was cumbered with worldly matters.
4. Lack of mobility.
5. Nepotism in selection.
6. Criteria is on faithfulness alone without taking into consideration calling and giftings.
The Tale of Two Church Planters
Name: Chinh (Super-Organizer)
The ability to put the local church in strong footing: in leadership, finance, diversities of members and ability to propagate. Getting the Harvest into the House of Worship.
Planted 7 cell church in 20 months.
Three cells have been recognized as a local church.
The 3 other cells will be recognized soon.
1 new cell is 2 months old with 3 families and on the way of growing more cells again.
Clincher: Divest some of the cells to other local churches and passed on some to other workers.
Name: Thu (Super-Spreader)
Characterised by strong desire to evangelise and effective at it.
Planted 8 cell church in 16 months.
Clincher: The heart's passion is to spread and not organiser. Cells planted are to be passed on to pastors.
What were the Lessons Learned:
1. Super Spreader and Super Organizer are needed.
2. Local Experienced Supervisor to monitor work and provide pastoral help and field advice.
3. Closer reporting needed to be collated by Local Supervisor to ensure the candidates fulfills their responsibility.
4. Network must provide total release for the Church Planters to be involved in the program.
5. Strategic thinking must be inculcated into Church Planters.
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