The slideshow of the Ordination Service Message given by the presiding General Superintendent to the 2012 Assembly of the Rochy Mountain District COTN.

1. Church Multiplication
Movement
Jerry D. Porter
Rocky Mountain District
Ordination Service
Church of the Nazarene
Billings, Montana - June 28, 2012

2. The Core Values of
the Church of the
Nazarene:
1. Christian
2. Holiness
3. Missional

3.  The Mission of the
Church of the
Nazarene:
 To Make Christlike
Disciples in
the Nations

4. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Multiplying believers and churches
Then the word of God spread, and the
number of the disciples multiplied
greatly in Jerusalem, and a great
many of the priests were obedient to
the faith. (Acts 6:7 NKJV)
Then the churches throughout all
Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had
peace and were edified. And walking
in the fear of the Lord and in the
comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were
multiplied. (Acts 9:31 NKJV)

5. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Led by the Holy Spirit
They went to Phrygia, and then on
through the region of Galatia.
Their plan was to turn west into
Asia province, but the Holy Spirit
blocked that route. So they
went to Mysia and tried to go
north to Bithynia, but the Spirit
of Jesus wouldn't let them go
there either. Proceeding on
through Mysia, they went down to
the seaport Troas. (Acts 16:6-8)

6. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Paul had a vision
Of a man
Of Macedonia
Standing, and
begging him, "Come over to
Macedonia and help
us.“ (Acts 16:9 NIV)

7. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Radical and ready obedience
The dream gave Paul his map. We
went to work at once getting
things ready to cross over to
Macedonia. All the pieces had
come together.
We know that God wants us to
plant a church here
We knew now for sure that God
had called us to preach the good
news to the Europeans.
(Acts 16:10 MSG)

8. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Share faith with receptive people
On the Sabbath, we left the city
(Philippi) and went down along the
river where we had heard there
was to be a prayer meeting. We
took our place with the women who
had gathered there and talked with
them. One woman, Lydia, was from
Thyatira and a dealer in expensive
textiles, known to be a God-fearing
woman. As she listened with intensity
to what was being said, the Master
gave her a trusting heart—and
she believed! (Acts 16:13-14)

9. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Gather core group in a home
After she was baptized, along with
everyone in her household, she
said in a surge of hospitality, "If
you're confident that I'm in this
with you and believe in the Master
truly, come home with me and be
my guests." We hesitated, but she
wouldn't take no for an answer.
(Acts 16:15)
“My home can be your church!”

10. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Church planting sacrifices
The judges went along with the
mob, had Paul and Silas's clothes
ripped off and ordered a public
beating. After beating them black
and blue, they threw them into
jail, telling the jailkeeper to put
them under heavy guard so there
would be no chance of escape. He
did just that—threw them into the
maximum security cell in the jail
and clamped leg irons on them.
(Acts 16:22-24)

11. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
We know that we know that
we know this is where God
wants us!
Along about midnight, Paul and
Silas were at prayer and singing
a robust hymn to God. The other
prisoners couldn't believe their
ears. (Acts 16:25)

12. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
God’s majestic interventions
Then, without warning, a huge
earthquake! The jailhouse
tottered, every door flew
open, all the prisoners were
loose. (Acts
16:26)

13. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Philippi Second Church
The jailer got a torch and ran
inside. Badly shaken, he collapsed
in front of Paul and Silas. He led
them out of the jail and asked,
"Sirs, what do I have to do to be
saved, to really live?" They said,
"Put your entire trust in the
Master Jesus. Then you'll live as
you were meant to live—and
everyone in your house included!"
(Acts 16:29-31)

14. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION MOVEMENT
Missionary dependent
church planting
Rent a church = $
Rent a manse = $
Rent a pastor = $
COST for 1 CHURCH $
Pastor must be a seminary
graduate

15. CHURCH MULTIPLICATION
 Each church start a
new outreach ministry
 Meet in homes or other
available site
 Each pastor mentor a
bivocational pastor
who will be in training

16. Africa
What is
the hope
for
Africa?

17. Africa
24 Converted Muslim
Witch Doctors

18. Africa
•Horn of Africa 2005-2008
•15,000 to 90,000 Nazarenes
•539 congregations to 2,535
•Attendance from 42K to 250K

19. ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
CHURCH MULTIPLICATION
 Each church start a
new outreach ministry
 Meet in homes or other
available site
 Each pastor mentor a
bivocational pastor
who will be in training

20. What if you had to choose:
“plant a new church this year or
lose your soul for ever?”
 South Africa
 Tasmania, Australia
 Costa Rica seminary
 I don’t think a pastor will lose
their soul because they do not
plant a new church … but if
they don’t, there will be many
who will be eternally lost”

21. ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
CHURCH MULTIPLICATION
 Each church start a
new outreach ministry
 Meet in homes or other
available site
 Each pastor mentor a
bivocational pastor
who will be in training