What does it take to build a movement? And what sets a movement apart?

1. Movement Building 101
Sunday, January 22, 12 1

2. What is a movement?
A spiritual movement is....
God working
Through a Team of
Like-hearted disciples
To WIN BUILD SEND
Towards the fulfillment of the
GREAT COMMISSION
Sunday, January 22, 12 2

3. 4 marks of movement…
1. Connecting lost people to Jesus
2. Life-changing discipleship
3. Multiplying leaders
4. Generating self-sustaining local resources
Sunday, January 22, 12 3

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5. Sunday, January 22, 12 5

6. ‘the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise
as some understand slowness. He is patient
with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but
everyone to come to repentance’
~ 2 Peter 3:9 ~
Sunday, January 22, 12 6

7. 7 movement building principles
1. Praying and Mobilising Concerted Prayer
2. Sowing and Reaping
3. Filtering out Ripe Fruit
4. Building Multiplying Disciples
5. Building Personal and Biblical Conviction
6. Establishing Credibility
7. Finding and Increasing Existing Leadership
Sunday, January 22, 12 7

8. Praying and Mobilising Concerted Prayer
“when man works, man works. When
man prays, God works.”
Sunday, January 22, 12 8

9. Sowing and Reaping
‘Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.
A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to
please their flesh, from the flesh will reap
destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit,
from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not
become weary in doing good, for at the proper
time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.’
~ Galatians 6:7-9 ~
Sunday, January 22, 12 9

10. Filtering out Ripe Fruit
Jesus’ example of filtering out ripe fruit
(Mark 1:17, 3:13-14, Luke 9:57-62)
“It all started by Jesus calling a few men to follow Him.
This revealed immediately the direction His evangelistic
strategy would take. His concern was not with programs
to reach the multitudes, but with men whom the
multitudes would follow.. Men were His method of winning
the world to God.
- Robert Coleman
The Master Plan of Evangelism
Sunday, January 22, 12 10

11. Filtering out Ripe Fruit
“One must find the committed few to reach
the many.” You can’t evangelise (or work
with) everyone first.
- Church growth principle of “selectivity”
Sunday, January 22, 12 11

12. Building Multiplying Disciples
Paul’s example (2 Tim 2:2)
Sunday, January 22, 12 12

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14. Building Multiplying Disciples
3 basic characteristics of a “multiplying disciple”
- Faithfulness
- Availability
- Teachability
Sunday, January 22, 12 14

15. Building Multiplying Disciples
“You cannot impart what you do not possess. If
you don’t know it - truly know it, you can’t give
it”
Our primary interest is not how many students
are in our meetings. Our question is “What kind
and how many movements are in our
students?”
Sunday, January 22, 12 15

16. Building Personal and Biblical Conviction
Importance of personal conviction
How to build and deepen personal conviction?
Growth in personal conviction occurs by
- Teaching the word of God to them (2 Tim
3:16-17)
- Involving them in experience
- Giving them constant opportunity to surrender
to the Lordship of Christ.
Sunday, January 22, 12 16

17. Establishing Credibility
Those who are familiar with the teachings of
Christ (Acts 17:11)
Those who are not familiar with the teachings of
Christ (1 Peter 2:12, Matthew 5:16)
Sunday, January 22, 12 17

18. Finding and Increasing Existing Leadership
Paul’s example
Expand the leadership base
Increase student ownership, involvement and
leadership
Sunday, January 22, 12 18

19. SIM
THINK OWN
Sunday, January 22, 12 19

20. Discussion Time
Sunday, January 22, 12 20

21. Discussion Questions
1. Rate, using a scale of 1 - 5 (5 being the best) on
how we are performing as a movement using
the seven principles as evaluative criteria.
2. Choose 3 principles that we are doing well in /
not doing well in. How so?
Sunday, January 22, 12 21

22. What’s Next?
Sunday, January 22, 12 22