1. From Churches to Movements Viv Grigg July 2003 Read Cry, From Churches to Movements

2. The Aim (Matt 28:18-20) Mission Team? Churches?
Movements of Disciples?
Transforming Communities

3. Models of Urban Poor Movements
Monastic Orders
Franciscans
Wesleyans
Salvation Army
Base Communities in Brazil
Assembly of God in Latin America

4. Factors in Movements (Gerlach and Hine)
Cell - like Structure
Face to Face Recruitment
Act or Experience that separates from the established order
Ideology codifies values
codifies goals
produces conceptual framework for change
defines opposition
basis for unification of segmented network of groups
Real or perceived Opposition from that Segment from which it has arisen

5. Other Factors (Grigg) Absolutist Strong Espirit de Corps Simple Ideas
Charismatic Leadership
Man(or Woman) of Words, Fanatic, Institutionalizer (Hoffer)
Man(Woman) , Mission, Movement, Machine, Monument
Leadership functions (Eph 4:11, 12)
Initiated by apostles, prophets,
Expanded by evangelists,
Consolidated by pastors and teachers
Male or female

6. Voluntary Leadership and Professionally Trained Leadership
- Movements are based on voluntary leadership
- Key deployment of supported professional workers to develop these leaders
- Lay movements will not be sustained unless leadership is developed theologically and in understanding the cultural and social dynamics
Extent of the Movement
-rate of multiplication of cells
- number of conversions
-extent of leadership training and deployment
-extent to which movement speaks to soul of the people

7. Developing a Catechism
From Four Seasons Chart
Non-Literary Devotional Patterns
Publications
The Place of the Song-Book

8. The Principle of the Seed
Extent of the Cross
Self-giving/forgiving love
Extent of Commitment to the Word
Anointing and Transmission of patterns of operating in the power of the Spirit
Patterns and structure

9. Summary of Patterns and Rituals
Song Book
Devotional / Bible Reading program
Regular meetings - small and large group
Pattern of Oral Teaching
Fixed Liturgy

10. 10 principles of a Churchplanting Movement David Garretson
Prayer
Abundant gospel sowing
Intentional Churchplanting
Scriptural Authority
Local Leadership
Lay Leadership
Cell or House Churches
Churches planting churches
Rapid reproduction
Healthy churches

11. supplementary principles
Worship in the heart language
Evangelism has community implications
Rapid incorporation of new converts into the life of the churches
Passion and fearlessness
A price to pay to become a Christian
Perceived leadership crisis or spiritual vacuum in society
On-the-job training
Leadership authority is de-centralised