• Movements vs. Tradition Approach Debate: Mission Nexus

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5cvuFg1VVE&t=7267s

CPM/DMM Level 2

Focus On Fruit DMM training for Field Practitioners and Movement Servants (or Alongsiders)

The DMM class led by Dono from the Focus on Fruit team will NOT be an introductory study of DMM. This course presumes previous training in DMM or CPM methodology, the basics of how movements grow.

Note: If you have not had previous DMM/CPM training, please consider taking either DMM Level 1 or Any 3.

This course is specifically for people supporting existing movements and field practitioners needing coaching on specific skills, including newly fruitful team members with only one or two generations of fruit. We expect many attendees to be Movement servants who are helping movements with media, translations, apps, online tools, member care, or project management. Those serving alongside growing movements need to learn some of the more complex dynamics of movements from the field and the New Testament. Half our time will be learning new content and half will be solving real field problems.

The course will be based on the practices found in our book Core Skills for Movement leaders and share real world video testimonies, some of which are written up in Focus on Fruit: Movement Case Studies. Both these e-books are available at www.FocusOnFruit.org along with our new book on prayer.

Our time will include Biblical overview of 7 movements in the New Testament, several recorded testimonies from field workers, videos by Trevor L., and group discussions based on:

Core Skills 1 – Transformation Dialog – Prayer and Ethnographic research to build outreach dialogs.

Core Skill 2 – Group Formation – Group formation patterns by catalysts (root) and new believers (twigs).

Core Skill 7 – Coaching Circles – A Multipurpose leadership development tool using peer coaching.

You can find bilingual versions of the chapters on Core Skill 1 and Core Skills 7 along with a summary of Coaching questions in this Dropbox Directory. Reading these three documents before attending is strongly suggested and will likely double the value of this course for you.

Participants will be expected to share their roles in or in support of movements with others (as is reasonable with security issues) and to help coach one another with practical peer coaching. Note: The evening sessions will be optional, and more basic; church members and visitors are welcome.

Trainer:

Dono is a member of the Focus on Fruit team, which is led by Trevor L., supporting fifteen workers who have started DMM in more than thirty UPGs of Indonesia. Dono has done church planting, taught seminary, and supported movement leaders in Indonesia in various roles since 1984. Besides encouraging DMM field workers, studying their ministries and writing up case studies from the field, he supports his wife Karina in coaching an emerging movement among women that has reached twelve generations of fruit over four years. Dono is also part of the leadership team of Media4Movements, which is helping media, ethno-arts and technology ministries serve movement leaders on the ground who have tens of thousands of disciples for whom they are responsible.

Bible Storytelling

Scriptures in Use – Bridges for Neighbors

Did you know that approximately 80% of the world’s population are “Oral-Preference Learners?”

Mark 4:33-34 Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand. In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables…

Is your ministry hitting the brick wall of literacy and culture? Are you willing to adapt your communication style to match that of your target audience as you “become like” those you are reaching (1 Cor 9:19-23)?

“Oral-Preference Learners” prefer to share and pass information, knowledge, and history through oral communication. Many of them cannot read or write, while others simply prefer non-print forms of communication.

Jesus was a storyteller! Join us for a three-day training where you will learn how to use Bible Storytelling and other Oral Strategies to reach the unreached. SIU’s Bridges training will focus on understanding Oral Cultures and how to use Jesus’ own strategy to enter new areas, evangelize, disciple, plant churches, and train leaders all through storytelling and oral methods. You will experience the power of God’s Word in a new way and learn practical skills that are highly reproducible in the states and overseas.

Scriptures in Use equips and empowers local, indigenous leaders to reach their own communities and nearby people groups with the Gospel in their native language. The Bible stories come to life for entire communities through Bible storytelling and discussion, drama, music, dance, and poetry. Disciple making and church planting movements are organically starting and growing as believers memorize and share these Bible stories (2 Timothy 2:2).

Scriptures In Use has been around for 35 years, and by the grace of God, our indigenous partners have planted 90,000+ churches in 70+ countries using these Orality Strategies.

Any 3 CPM Practicum

Jesus left His disciples with one core task: disciple all nations and 3 steps to get there.  Going, baptizing, and teaching to obey.   To-date this movement of Jesus continues through Church Planting Movements.  Join this 3-day interactive practicum to develop your team, country strategy, or take your first steps in engaging the lost and starting a church planting movement locally.  

Participants in the past have gone on to reproduce this training for the planting of new multiplying churches in the US and among the unreached. You will learn a gospel dialogue called "Any 3" that has led to one of the largest movements among Muslims; however, this tool has proven to be effective with a variety of works-based religions.  Furthermore, you will develop a plan of action for what to do with those seekers who want to hear more about Christ, and how to develop a healthy reproducing church.  

You will be invited to practice these movement methods in the local community outreach each day.  You will receive counsel for developing your own team or adapting your current team strategy.

We will reflect on case studies and the experiences of multiplying disciples and churches in the world.

Reading or listening to the following may aid in preparing for this training: 

• Read Acts 13-20 and note Paul's use of evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and leadership development.  

• Podcast with Mike Shipman, author of “Any 3”. 

• "Any 3" book

• "Plan A" book 

• "T4T" book 

• "What Jesus Started" book