Church Planting Multiplication from a German Perspective

Dr. Dietrich Schindler

IntroductionFrance has the

highest Muslim population, 10%.

In Germany the Lutheran Church has closed down 10% of its churches.

The news magazine Der Spiegel : “Germany is a heathen country with a Christian residue”.

The answer lies in culturally relevant church planting multiplication!

Good Church Planting

Long recovery timeDirect involvementEmphasis on

leadershipHaphazard and

situationalCentripetal forceEmphasis on

giftedness

Great Church Planting

Timed releaseGenerational

distanceDiscipleship depthIntentional mindsetExternal focusReproducible models

I. The Differences between Good and Great Church Planting

DaughterChurch

MotherChurch

DaughterChurch

DaughterChurch

Good Church Planting

MotherChurch

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Genera-tion

2nd Genera-

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2nd Genera-

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tion3 years 3 years 3 years

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Great Church Planting

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2nd Genera-

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1. The Discipline ofbi-focal vision

2. The Discipline of Leadership multiplication

3. The Discipline of congregation-wide Missional practices

4. The Discipline of Vision Casting for CPM

5. The Disciplines of Prayer and Sabbath

6. The Discipline of a Multiplication Coordinator

II. New Disciplines needed for church planting multiplication

Myopic Ministry Pastoral Change Economic Down-

Turn

Christian Consumerism

Denominational Resistance

Moral Failure

III. Barriers to Church Planting Multiplication

Questions to PonderWhich of the 6

Disciplines do we need the most? Why?

What personal price would I have to pay to see a CPM come to life?

With whom can I partner to see a CPM happen?

What one thing do I intend to actualize as a result of this session?

Can you see it?On a continent

where death has reigned – Christ will reign and rule through a great movement of church planting multiplication!