disciple-making-movements(2/0)
Launch a DMM
How does one launch a DMM? Or a MDM? Well, I don’t know the answer to that, but this is our approach. First, apparently it starts with seven years of failed attempts. Not gonna get into this, but we’ve been seeking this for the entirety of our time in Chicago, seven years, and perhaps am only beginning to see the idea spread. Second, form a cadre of like-minded followers. We’re looking for a few individuals who, like the twelve disciples, are willing to live this out in community.…
Apostolic gifts focus on one mission in two directions
There are at least two flavors of apostle focus in Acts. The first mobilizes the existing faith community towards multiplicative disciple- making. The second catalyzes networks outside the faith community for the same purpose. Jesus spends most of his life on earth on mission to Israel. He invests in 3-12-72 disciples, equipping them with everything they needed to go and do likewise. Peter follows his footsteps by staying in Jerusalem and mobilizing fellow Israelites in a disciple-making explosion that expands throughout the region.…