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Church Planting Multiplication from a German Perspective
Dr. Dietrich Schindler
IntroductionFrance has the
highest Muslim population, 10%.
In Germany the Lutheran Church has closed down 10% of its churches.
The news magazine Der Spiegel : “Germany is a heathen country with a Christian residue”.
The answer lies in culturally relevant church planting multiplication!
Good Church Planting
Long recovery timeDirect involvementEmphasis on
leadershipHaphazard and
situationalCentripetal forceEmphasis on
giftedness
Great Church Planting
Timed releaseGenerational
distanceDiscipleship depthIntentional mindsetExternal focusReproducible models
I. The Differences between Good and Great Church Planting
DaughterChurch
MotherChurch
DaughterChurch
DaughterChurch
Good Church Planting
MotherChurch
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Genera-tion
2nd Genera-
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3rd Genera-
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4rd Genera-
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Genera-tion
2nd Genera-
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3rd Genera-
tion3 years 3 years 3 years
2nd Genera-
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3rd Genera-
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. . .4rd
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4rd Genera-
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2nd Genera-
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3rd Genera-
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Great Church Planting
3rd Genera-
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2nd Genera-
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1. The Discipline ofbi-focal vision
2. The Discipline of Leadership multiplication
3. The Discipline of congregation-wide Missional practices
4. The Discipline of Vision Casting for CPM
5. The Disciplines of Prayer and Sabbath
6. The Discipline of a Multiplication Coordinator
II. New Disciplines needed for church planting multiplication
Myopic Ministry Pastoral Change Economic Down-
Turn
Christian Consumerism
Denominational Resistance
Moral Failure
III. Barriers to Church Planting Multiplication
Questions to PonderWhich of the 6
Disciplines do we need the most? Why?
What personal price would I have to pay to see a CPM come to life?
With whom can I partner to see a CPM happen?
What one thing do I intend to actualize as a result of this session?
Can you see it?On a continent
where death has reigned – Christ will reign and rule through a great movement of church planting multiplication!
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