Blog - Movements

A conversation with Rick about a local and national strategy to reach Americans.LinksTraining options: americanchurchplanting.comGreat Commission Christian questionnaire: movements.net/s/GCC-interview-qs.pdf

A conversation with Stan Parks, one of the three authors of Forests in the Seed: How Kingdom Movements are Multiplying Across the Unreached World.They track the rise of multiplying movements of disciples and churches around the world and identify their characteristics.Some encouraging news:Recent research covering 1995 to the present has made a staggering discovery. Many movements fade away before reaching multiple generations, but those that do reach multiple generations become a powerful, nearly unstoppable force. An astonishing 99% of movements that have reached multiple branches of four or more generations of churches have thrived since their inception. The disciples and churches in these movements have grown exponentially at an astounding average rate of 23% yearly—much faster than the global population. The total number of disciples in these movements has doubled every 3.5 years—a testament to the potency of divine multiplication. This global growth has occurred over four distinct stages: From 1995 to 2000, from 10,000 to over 100,000 disciples From 2000 to 2005, from 100,000 to over 1 million disciples From 2005 to 2015, from 1 million to over 10 million From 2015 to 2024, the number surpassed 100 million. Buy on Amazon  

One couple’s journey in loving God, loving each other and multiplying disciples and churches in a lost world.Previously with Joe. . . 345-Coaching from the Sidelines355-Joe’s Story (1)356-Joe’s Story (2)

Northern Iraq Forced out of India, Joe and family head for Iraq.

The first part of Joe’s story — from prison to movement pioneer.

AI generated version of Steve A first for the Movements podcast, an AI-generated discussion about Acts and the Movement of God.Let me know what you think.Acts and the Movement of God is now available as an audiobook on Audible, Apple and Spotify.

A conversation with Nick and Sarah Field about reaching their nation. Listen for the stories; they are the evidence of a movement of God.

The power of God is unleashed when we trust him in our weakness.

A conversation with Puck on what to do when you find you are digging in hard soil.

A brief but powerful update from Don Waybright on the movement behind bars in Texas.

One man’s story paints the picture of a movement of God behind bars in Texas.

We hear from Zeke, a movement catalyst in Indonesia with thirty-five generations of disciples and churches.I wrote this reflection just after the interview.

OUT NOW! Announcing the release of Acts and the Movement of God audiobook. Listen to the free sample on the Movements podcast.Available on Audible-AmazonListen on SpotifyDownload the accompanying notesAlso available at these outlets . . .

A conversation with father and son, Pavel and Danny about making disciples and planting churches in the Czech Republic.

From a noisy cafe in Bangkok, Peter and John give an update on movements of disciples and churches in Laos, SE Asia.

Joe can’t visit this Muslim nation, but he can train and coach from the sidelines.

Diar and Miriam are going after movements of disciples and churches somewhere in the Middle East.

In Acts 4:23-31, Luke shows us how a movement prays when God is their only hope.

A conversation with Don Waybright after two days behind bars in Texas.

This week I visited Zeal Church in Newport Beach, Southern California. It's one church in a network of multiplying disciples and churches in Southern California.