Comments on: Church Planting Movement (CPM) – Our Definition

By: davidwatson

davidwatson — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:21:04 +0000

Hi, Jared. We can almost always track this to a single leader who mentor others and trains/expects them to also train/mentor others.

Blessings!

David Watson

By: Jared Berryman

Jared Berryman — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:56:27 +0000

Question: How many people does it take for you to normally make this to happen initially, 100 churches in 2 years?

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By: David_Watson

David_Watson — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:12:23 +0000

Hi, Ilona. You sentiment sounds good, but does not reflect Scripture. God has commanded us to count. Jesus counted and held people accountable. The issue is if counting is the focus or a measure. If I look at a ruler all day long I can't accomplish much. But if I use it to measure materials and adherence to plans, then something beneficial will come of it. Human nature is to sink the lowest level of accountability. A major problem with the church is that most of us are not held accountable to even make one disciple a year, much less develop systems to reach whole people groups, cities or nations. i will continue to plan and continue to count, because it is the only way I can see if I am making a dent on the lostness of the world and being obedient to make disciples of all nations. Counting is only a problem when it becomes one's focus instead of one's measuring stick.

Blessings!

David Watson

By: David_Watson

David_Watson — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:02:27 +0000

G12 has certainly had an impact on many lives. My experience is that there are not many who can carry the weight G12 demands. But there are millions who can disciple 1 or 2 people. It's about designing a system that works with 1 or 1000. The CPM we practice is very scaleable. With individuals who can lead one, we coach them to lead one. With those who grow to lead thousands, we coach them to lead thousands. The capacity of the leader is the determining factor within the counsel of Word and leadership of the Holy Spirit. Process is always the same, but leadership issues are addressed at the leaders' capacities.

Blessings!

David Watson

By: Sug

Sug — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:21:44 +0000

David,

I'm new to CPM and am just learning what it's about. It seems similar to something my church did some time ago called the Government of 12. (Basically the concept was that since Jesus poured into 12, we should commit to pouring into 12, and they should commit to the same, etc., through home groups.

It was our experience that we got lost somewhere along the line with the concentration being on the numbers and not the people. There was a big push for us to get our 12 firmly planted, but the people (children of God) that He had sent us were all amidst crises in their lives. God's hands were all over it. We saw God deliver people from drugs and pornography and broken marriages restored, but it happened in God's timing. Because of the push for us to get our 12, we pushed people that weren't ready and those people began to feel like they were just numbers in a quota to us.

How could we avoid hurting people like this, if we're putting numbers above loving them?

By: ilona sturla

ilona sturla — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:18:16 +0000

where two are gahtered Jesus is there; when one is added to the kingdom one is added to the church and so the viral additions of God's family growing becomes uncountable and nothing man should boast about.- as we are adding to God's kingdom not our own as man would want to boast..
I get shocked at the institutionalised scaffolding and beaurocracy that has been incorporated into a simple process that God initiated, love and disciple others and if this is done well the process will reproduce itself as it has done for years out of our friendship evangelism without the constitutional debates that detract from the simplicity of the gospel- we do not count but fruit abounds

By: Beginning with the end in mind

Beginning with the end in mind — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:01:21 +0000

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By: Bruce G.

Bruce G. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:56:35 +0000

David, I love your blog, and learn a lot from it, as well as from your son Paul. I think that your definition is a good place to start, and that at the same time, others may find definitions that
better suit their situation. In any event, I hope (along with you) that others will offer their
own definitions for comment.

By: CS

CS — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:31:42 +0000

Thanks for your answers. Great! I do have some follow up questions:
1. 1 new church per week! What does it mean? How can you do that?
2. For the definition of a church, do you have a minimum number of members before qualifying the group a church?

Blessings,
CS