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The inconvenience of the obedient individual is an advantage for the body
Obedience requires us to do what is right even if we do not personally benefit or would be put at a disadvantage by obeying. The inconvenience of the individual believer when living in obedience is an advantage for the corporate body of believers, resulting in fear of the Lord, long life for the body, and increase in the number of members composing the body.
We want to see four or more generations of leaders
[At a leadership gathering] we want to see four or more generations of leaders present, or we have failed. So, we say to leaders we work with, “Tell me about the people you are mentoring, and tell me about the people your mentees are mentoring.” There is always an expectation of four generations, minimum. All good leaders are intimately aware of the two generations below them and the generation above them.…
True DMM methodology is about discipling people to obey Jesus
True DMM methodology is about being disciplined in educating, training, and mentoring people to obey all the commands of Jesus, regardless of consequences. The results are not quick. They only appear to be so because of exponential growth. When we truly engage in the process that leads to an observable DMM, we typically spend two to four years discipling and developing leaders. But because of the replication process due to leaders being taught to obey God’s Word by making disciples and teaching them to obey, in this same two to four years as many as five more leaders emerge.…