Chip Scivicque, Campus Crusade for Christ, spent some time processing the four marks of a movement. Here’s how he sees it. I’ve attached his complete article for the larger context.
There are several ideas that repeatedly emerge and seem essential at a local level in order to launch and build movements. Some are things CCC has been doing since our inception – others represent significant paradigm shifts. Here they are:
I. Boldly Proclaiming the Gospel
That means we are:
Embracing the Scope, doing broad Sowing, and Focusing on the Interested
Demonstrating the Gospel with Acts of Compassion toward Human Need
Telling the Truth with a Compassionate Heart
II. Discipling for Life Change
Without transforming discipleship, there will be no movement. On the other hand, when people are transformed by Christ, no one can stop the spread of the Gospel and the growth of Christian movements. Transformation of this magnitude has almost always taken place in the context of small group discipleship and involvement in ministry. Jesus had the Twelve, Paul his missionary band, and Timothy his faithful men. CCC movement-launchers need to utilize small groups of disciples to ignite a wildfire of spiritual multipliers.
III. Multiplying Leaders
Jesus called his disciples to be with him and that he might send them out to preach, and to have authority to cast out the demons. (Mark 3:14-15). After demonstrating his authority over all things (Matt. 8 & 9), Jesus shared his authority with his disciples (Matt. 10:1). Jesus gave away ministry and shared the authority to accomplish it. If leaders do not give away ministry and authority, they will never multiply leaders. And if leaders don’t multiply leaders, we’ll never see movements everywhere.
IV. Generating resources
Ken Cochrum would argue that a ministry is not a movement if it’s not multiplying leaders and generating resources. True movements generate the resources they need to get the job done – evangelistic and discipleship materials, manpower to help the needy, and laborers to take the gospel to the world.
If the marks of a movement are bold proclamation in word and deed, transforming discipleship, multiplying leaders, and resource generation, then a group of ten can be a movement; or a ministry of a thousand students may not be a movement.
Launching Movements Everywhere-1.doc
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