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Check out this report – Church Planting in Europe!

Want to change your church? Want to see a movement? It doesn’t take the vote of a committee, nor the decision of hierarchies! It is the anointing of the Spirit of Jesus upon the 10%! Check out this very interesting article on starting a landslide!

You may also wish to check out what other experienced planters share on their blogs – find a link to many from church planting!

Last week I participated in a summit of church planting movement practitioners. 100+ people with the passion of preparing people for the soon coming of Jesus. Some are learning – others are part of movements that are planting 1,000s and tens of 1,000s of churches a year. They shared with each other key movement principles, how to learn to be movements, how to ensure this was part of their DNA, resources for equipping planters and movement leaders, and partnering with others to prepare people for the coming of Jesus. Although there were variations – the basic definition of a church is: a minimum of 10 new baptized believers from at least 3 different families who are meeting weekly to share the Word and worship, who are making other disciples and planting another church. They work with the principle that each church multiplies to 4 churches every two years. No buildings are built – and no trainers or church planters are paid. (If the people themselves want to build a structure, that is OK – but no money comes from outside.) House churches are basic in their thinking. The NT churches all met in houses – not because of persecution, but rather because the HS intended this to be. Are you part of such a vision?

Check out the mission of Christ’s Commission Fellowship – ‘making Christ-committed followers who will make Christ-committed followers’. This morning I attended and listened to senior pastor Peter Tan-Chi work through Psalm 73 on pursuing intimacy with God through worship. Excellent. Practical, simple, profound!

Check out what Alan Hirsch is saying!

Check this out on YouTube.

Check out this – with Mike Frost, Ed Stetzer, Dan Kimball & others in Sydney (24-26 Feb 2012). For info and registration.

Check out this really significant article in The Economist about Martin Luther and social media/networks. There are extremely important principles!

Check out the Australian Communities Report to see what Australians really think about Christianity. Christianity’s ten top belief blockers are in order) -

1. Church abuse
2. The hypocrisy of Christians
3. Judging others
4. Religious wars
5. The issue of suffering
6. Issues around money
7. It is outdated
8. Its teaching about hell & condemnation
9. Attitudes towards homosexuality
10. Exclusivity