Breakthrough Multiplication Steve Smith

The CPM Continuum: Purposeful progress toward Church Planting Movements so that the End-Vision is reached

The 7-stage CPM Continuum 0 - On field but no purposeful CPM plan or efforts yet 1 – Moving purposefully 0 to 1 – trying to consistently establish 1st generation believers & churches 1.1 – 1.9 - (A range from 1.1 “purposeful but no results” to 1.9 “1st gen churches and almost to 2nd gen”) 2 – Moving purposefully 1 to 2 – Some 2nd gen churches 3 – Near CPM – Some 3rd gen churches 4 – Emerging CPM - Some 4th gen churches 5 – CPM - consistent 4th generation churches; multiple streams 6 – Sustained CPM – Visionary, indigenous leadership leading the movement with little/no need for outsiders. Stood test of time. 7 -NPL – No Place Left! – Rm 15:23 Christ preached in all segments     1.1 – Purposeful Field 1 and Field 2 (entry – looking for POPs -- and evangelism) activity but no results yet     1.2-1.3 Have some new G1 believers     1.4-1.5 Have consistent G1 believers     1.6-1.7 Have one or some G1 churches     1.8 Have several G1 churches     1.9 – Close to G2 churches (it may happen soon)   

Count Generations NOT Simply Numbers

What is the STATUS of your work? 0 - On field but no purposeful CPM plan or efforts yet 1 – Moving purposefully 0 to 1 – trying to consistently establish 1st generation believers & churches 1.1 – 1.9 - (A range from 1.1 “purposeful but no results” to 1.9 “1st gen churches and almost to 2nd gen”) 2 – Moving purposefully 1 to 2 – Some 2nd gen churches 3 – Near CPM – Some 3rd gen churches 4 – Emerging CPM - Some 4th gen churches 5 – CPM - consistent 4th generation churches; multiple streams 6 – Sustained CPM – Visionary, indigenous leadership leading the movement with little/no need for outsiders. Stood test of time. NPL – No Place Left! – Rm 15:23 Christ proclaimed in all segments     1.1 – Purposeful Field 1 and Field 2 (entry – looking for POPs -- and evangelism) activity but no results yet     1.2-1.3 Have some new G1 believers     1.4-1.5 Have consistent G1 believers     1.6-1.7 Have one or some G1 churches     1.8 Have several G1 churches     1.9 – Close to G2 churches (it may happen soon)    What will it take to move ahead 1-2 major steps this year?

CPMs: The Irreducible Minimum

The 3/3 Discipleship Process First Third Pastoral Care Worship/Praise Accountability Vision-Casting SecondThird New Lesson FinalThird Practice Set goals & Prayer LOOK BACK LOOK UP LOOK AHEAD Don’t leave out any parts… GREEN– give life to you RED – enable you to give life to others

Spiritual Posture/Climate Reproducing, discipleship Process Clear, simple Path Reproducing, discipleship Process

Where is your work the strongest? Where does it need to improve? 3 Areas of Movements Spiritual Posture/Climate: Father’s Heart, Generational Multiplication, Abiding in Christ, Fervent Prayer, Death/count the cost Clear, Simple Path: 1) Find God-prepared people (entry), 2) Reproducing Evangelism, 3) Rep. Discipleship, 4) Rep. churches, 5) Rep. Leaders Reproducing Discipleship Process: weekly life-on-life 3 thirds process (red and green parts) Where is your work the strongest? Where does it need to improve?