CHURCH MULTIPLICATION PROGRESS CHART
Church planter:
Mentor:
Do tasks in any order. Consult with your mentor before beginning a task.
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Play volleyball with the chart. Email it back and forth to your mentor, adding comments or questions below it.
Note the date under a task when it is being done, or write NA if the task is not applicable.
Action Areas / Specific Tasks1
Plan to
Multiply
Overview / 1a
Discern Ripe
Fields
Date: / 1b
Sow seed that multiplies
Date: / 1c
Bind the agreement
to multiply
Date:
2
Activate
yourTeam
Overview / 2a
Gather an apostolic
task group
Date: / 2b
Bond with the
people
Date: / 2c
Persevere amid opposition
Date: / 2d
Pray for harvesters
and the lost
Date:
3
Gather new believers
Overview / 3a
Experience Christ’s power and presence
Date: / 3b
Show new believers
how to witness
Date: / 3c
Work within existing social networks
Date: / 3d
Heed our King’s commands
Date:
3e
All take an active
part in worship
Date: / 3f
Let Christ heal and
freeSatan’s victims
Date: / 3g
Confirm repentance
with baptism
Date: / 3h
Enjoy fellowship
and Communion
Date:
4
Train new overseers
Overview / 4a
Train leaders like
Jesusand Paul did
Date: / 4b
Let believers initiate
gift-based ministries
Date: / 4c
Love the needy in
practical ways
Date: / 4d
Cultivate the fruit
of the Spirit
Date:
4e
Practice stewardship and self-support
Date: / 4f
Teach to equip
for service
Date: / 4g
Let all ages do tasks
in harmony
Date: / 4h
Heed God’s “one
another” commands
Date:
5
Manage the movement
Overview / 5a
Churches and cells
serve each other
Date: / 5b
All leaders mentor
newer leaders
Date: / 5c
Coordinate regional
pastoral training
Date: / 5d
Overcome Satan’s
counterattack
Date:
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COMMENTS & QUESTIONS(play “volleyball” with your mentor with these messages):
jit Action Area # 1PLAN TO MULTIPLY
Overview
Do only those tasks that apply, in any order. They include discerning ripe fields to avoid working where folks do not respond, passing on spiritual DNA that assures reproduction, and agreeing in prayer on objectives and approach.
Detailed instructions for tasks in Action Area 1
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Add your own insights and plans concerning this general action area Plan to Multiply:
jit Action Area # 2ACTIVATE YOUR TEAM
Overview
Form an temporary apostolic task group of like-minded workers like Jesus and Paul did, and let its members bond lovingly with the people of a receptive community. They will focus on what Jesus said to do, help each other face obstacles and pray to the Lord of the Harvest for more workers from among the new believers.
Detailed instructions for tasks in Action Area 2
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Add your own insights and plansfor this general action area 2Activate your church team:
jit Action Area # 3GATHER NEW BELIEVERS
Overview
Present the risen, living Christ the way the apostles did, by relating crucial historical events, letting the good news flow within existing social networks, and teaching obedience to Jesus’ commands. Follow this up with baptism, adapting worship to a tiny, closely-knit group, and doing spiritual warfare to ward off Satan’s inevitable attacks.
Detailed instructions for tasks in Action Area 3
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Add your own insights and plans concerning this general action area 3 Gather New Believers:
jit Action Area # 4TRAIN NEW OVERSEERS
Overview
Train leaders the way Jesus and Paul did, to multiply churches and cell groups, help believers use their gifts, show compassion to the needy, develop Christian character including stewardship, apply God’s Word to serve one another.
Detailed instructions for tasks in Action Area 4
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Add your own insights and plans concerning this general action area 4 Train New Overseers:
jit Action Area # 5MANAGE THE MOVEMENT
Overview
Arrange for churches and cells to serve each other, extend the work, reorganize when things drag and help each other defend against Satan’s attacks. Organize clusters of churches as the regional Body of Christ and help them work together and have occasional united celebrations with reports and planning.
Detailed instructions for tasks in Action Area 1
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Add your own insights and plans concerning this general action area 5Manage the Movement:
jit TASK 1aDiscern RipeFields
Identify receptive people in your area and in neglected fields
TASK:
Detect the people in your community and in neglected fields whom God has prepared to repent.
WHY?
- When Jesus said to do look on fields ready to harvest (John 4:35) he was referring to Samaritans ─ people with whom one would not normally associate with socially.
- Jesus warned that it’s harder for a rich man to enter His kingdom than for a camel to pass through a needle’s eye (Luke 18:25). Most Americans are wealthy “camels” by the world’s standards, and thus too proud to repent. Receptive people are normally the poorer, less fortunate who desperately want change.
- Churches do not start multiplying among “camels,” although a camel might spark or lead the movement. The movement, once started, might in time spread among camels who are children of poor parents who were the first converts.
- Jesus said to “shake the dust from our feet” where folks do not respond (Matt. 10:14) and go to those that God has prepared to receive His Son.
HOW?
- Paul was willing to “be all things to all people” in order to win them to Christ (1Cor. 9:22). Avoid focusing too exclusively on yourown community or culture.
- Most church planters who “shake the dust” do not need to change their place of residence. They simply focus on a poorer segment of the population that desperately wants change.
- Talk to folks of diverse backgrounds in a community about Jesus, and look for PERSONS OF PEACE who open doors for you into their social network.
COMMON BARRIERS:
- A church planter from a church with educated, affluent members too often bonds with people of similar background ─ camels. The alternative is to imitate Jesus who let go of His riches in glory to identify with needy men (Phil. 2:5-9).
- Christian workers in an area often follow rules that impede church multiplication. Be careful not to form an alliance with them that would hinder your freedom in Christ.
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jit TASK 1bSow seed that multiplies
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jit TASK 1cBind the Agreementto Multiply
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jit Task 2aGather an ApostolicTask Group
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jit TASK 2bBond with the People
jit Task 2cPersevere amid opposition
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jit Task 2dPray for harvestersand the lost vvvvvv
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jit TASK 3aExperience Christ’s Power and Presence
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jit TASK 3bShow new Believershow to Witness
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jit TASK 3cWork Within Existing Social Networks
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jit TASK 3dHeed our King’s commands
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jit TASK 3eAll Take an Active Part in Worship
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jit TASK 3fLet Jesus Heal and FreeSatan’s Victims
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jit TASK 3gConfirm Repentance with Baptism
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jit TASK 3hEnjoy Fellowship and Celebrate Communion
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jit TASK 4aTrain Leaders LikeJesus and Paul Did
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jit TASK 4bLet Believers InitiateGift-based Ministries
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jit TASK 4cLove the Needy inPractical Ways
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jit TASK 4dCultivate the Fruitof the Spirit
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jit TASK 4ePractice Stewardship and Self-support
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jit TASK 4fTeach to Equipfor Service
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jit TASK 4gLet all Ages do Tasksin Harmony
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jit TASK 4hHeed God’s “One Another” Commands
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jit TASK 5aChurches and CellsServe Each Other
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jit TASK 5bAll Leaders Mentor Newer Leaders
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jit TASK 5cCoordinate RegionalPastoral Training
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jit TASK 5dOvercome Satan’sCounterattack
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