Beyond Words
They doubted her ability to plant churches. She was, after all, illiterate. Wouldn’t that hinder her? Wouldn’t she fall short of her goal to catalyze church movement? As endearing as it was to see her spirit and passion for this, ...
When Surrender Leads to Influence
One of our new DMM leaders resides in Naya (a pseudonym) town and is a parish chief – her name is Abigail (a pseudonym). Abigail writes, “There was death in my home. I’m married to a Muslim man and was ...
A New Wineskin for a New Wine
When Pastor David was invited to conduct DMM training to a group of pastors found in a particular district, he did not expect much to happen because the people of the district are nominally Christian, and the existing churches had ...
A Dream Opens Closed Doors
In a small village of “least-reached” Muslims, two church planters made their way to find a person of peace. Even though this area was known to be hostile to those coming with the Gospel, the two ladies courageously continued, knowing ...
A Job Used to Access the Lost
Jerome is a general contractor and disciple maker. He won a bid to construct a training center. As was his custom, each morning he gathers his team of workers to do Discovery Bible Study before they start the day’s work. ...
Roles in God’s Kingdom
Paul’s letter to Philemon is not a doctrinal treatise, it is a personal note between friends about a sensitive issue – restoring Onesimus. In this informal discourse, Paul naturally refers to a multitude of roles that mark followers of Jesus. ...
DMM Skeptic Starts a Strong Disciple Making Movement
A man named Peter gave DMM training to a group of pastors in mid-2015. From those who took the DMM training, one pastor by the name of Phillip came to him and expressed his doubts about DMM working among existing ...
Benefits of God’s Word
2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” We all agree – God’s Word is critical in our mission of seeing His ...
From Drunkard to Disciple Maker
Jack, a leader of a movement that has planted 63 churches in two years among one least-reached people group in East Africa, was conducting baptism for new Christ followers from that people group one day. Meanwhile, John, who was not ...
Taking Notes from Ants
Proverbs 6:6-8 Go to the ant, you lazy one, observe its ways and be wise,7 Which, having no chief, officer, or ruler, 8 Prepares its food in the summer and gathers its provision in the harvest. In dissecting this verse, we come to find some key points: The ...