I remember the first time I heard the lessons and principles of Carol Davis' church planting ministry. It was our 2nd month in Malaga, Spain in 1999. Pentor, a regional director, came to visit us and just shared some of the principles. These ideas were a bit different and refreshing. Then a few years later we had her come speak at our staff conference. Again challenging and refreshing. But all along the way our staff and myself took these principles and just changed them to fit our CCC way. But we still didn't see the multiplication and reproduction she was talking about. I think the subtle differences are that we kept doing what we do; gather tons of people, expose the whole campus, do big weekly meetings and programs and plug them into the CCC methods. She was talking about a whole new system of reaching communities and seeing the multiply, start small with "persons of peace." I may have already posted this before but I read it this morning and was encouraged. This is where I want to live and lead. This coming summer in Long Beach is where we are going to train students and staff in these principles. No, we're not just adding these methods to our current methods. We are completely re-working what we do from the ground up. Our summer mission project will be a unique CCC project.
Here are some of her thoughts:
- Sick, dead or sterile
- The Person of Peace
- The authentic witness
- Not one, but 200
- Look to the one week old Christian
- Growth vs. Reproduction
You can read the full article at Let's Stop Planting Sterile Churches by Carol Davis
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