Twenty years ago I published an article in the Journal of the American Society for Church Growth titled “The Art of Vision Casting for Church Multiplication.” Last month, I was reminded of this perennial challenge when speaking to a class at Regent University. One student inquired about how to lead […]
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June 9 marks the 1947 death of Roland Allen. While this date is 76 years removed from today, the influence of Allen remains strong. Sadly, many missionaries, missiologists, church and mission leaders–including many Anglicans–know little about Allen and his beliefs. If you have been on my site for any length […]
Passing of Roland Allen
Japan is a very influential country and home to one of the world’s largest unreached people groups. John Mehn is my guest in this episode of Strike the Match. His new book, Multiplying Churches in Japanese Soil, sheds light on what the Spirit is doing among this great people. Can churches […]
Multiplying Churches in Japanese Soil
Church multiplication strategies must include pastoral training. Though some people believe pastoral training gets in the way of making disciples and planting churches, the bible advocates otherwise. “After church planting, what?” asks my guest, Dr. Ramesh Richard. In this episode, we discuss the importance of pastoral training throughout the world. […]
Ramesh Richard and Global Pastoral Training
Jeff Sundell has been involved in Great Commission activities for many years. After serving in South Asia and seeing the multiplication of disciples, leaders, and churches, he returned to the United States in 2009, contextualizing what he learned. Now, many churches across the United States benefit from Jeff’s vision and […]
Jeff Sundell on Disciplemaking and Church Multiplication
The concept of church multiplication movements is often discussed in missiological circles. Kingdom citizens desire to see “the word of the Lord. . . speed ahead and be honored” (2 Thes 3:1) and for new churches to be taught the “whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27). Nathan Shank is my […]