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Dave Lawton has just returned from Mongolia and reports: ‘… the fire is gone. Western models of Church have been imported. These ‘traditional style’ churches have locked Christians up and created a passive Christianity. The Gospel has stopped spreading. Initially I was discouraged when I observed what was going on… But then I met Augie.’ [...]

Check out Dave Lawton’s blog on sharing faith with ABC Bible reading - essential to church planting movements!

Download the study guide for Steve Addison’s Movements that Change the World – and use this in small groups committed to obedient discipleship. Between sessions – apply what is learnt.

Just launched - an outstanding Church Planting Movements website.

Dave Lawton, church planting coordinator from Crossway, recently spent time with Floyd and Sally McClung in South Africa. At ‘retiring age’ Floyd and Sally moved to South Africa to cultivate a planting movement across nations. He shares some gems on church planting – in just 2 ½ minutes: go to Floyd Says ‘Hi’. You will [...]

Those involved in planting movements say: ‘We’ve never seen a church planting movement without persecution.’ Check out Steve Addison’s blog. And, don’t be surprised if the attacks come from within the church! See Acts 21:20f.

The 2010 Exponential Conference is quickly approaching - April 19-22, 2010. ‘We are expecting over 3,000 church planting leaders to converge on Orlando,’ Todd Wilson, Director of the Exponential Network, tells me. The theme for the conference is Transformation. For more details check out Exponential.

If you feel called to plant a new congregation, start a new kind of ministry or simply start a small group that is designed to reach contemporary, unchurched people - this is your opportunity! May 2-8, 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) Monte Sahlin and I (Peter Roennfeldt) will team up for an Adventist Fresh Expressions [...]

A movement can start with you - in under 3 minutes! Watch this guy!

The Western Australia Church Planting Summit (Feb 26- Mar 1, 2010) will be @ Logue Brook Dam Camp, south of Perth - for those interested in how to plant and multiply groups. Each house church plant and current church planting team is encouraged to bring a new team of at least four – who will [...]