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St Francis Magazine Vol 6, No 6 | December 2010 ding the language and worldview of the people you are trying to reach.” 20 “[T]he primary evangelizers are always the new believers themselves,” who “contextualise the gospel better than anyone.” 21 2.3.3 Intentional Planting of Reproducing Churches The aim is not merely to plant churches, but “to plant reproducing churches.” 22 “If a fellowship is to be reproduced, then it must be both reproducible and reproducing.” 23 To this end, “[a]ll the elements that are foreign to the church – and not easily reproduced – [are] eliminated. ”24 2.3.4 The Authority of God’s Word The missionary must demonstrate that it is the Bible which is “authoritative for the new believers and the emerging church, not the wisdom of the missionary nor some foreign creed nor even the local church authorities.” 25 Where the populace is illiterate, “Memorization,” 26 “Audio-visual,” 27 “Bible Storying,” 28 “Songs,” 29 and “Using Educated Youth,” 30 are strategies employed for communicating God’s word. 20 Ibid., p. 179. 21 Ibid., p. 181. Cf. “For outsiders, contextualization can help. Insiders will contextualize more naturally, particularly if they have recently turned in faith to Jesus.” Garrison and Garrison, ‘Factors That Facilitate Fellowships Becoming Movements’, p. 212. 22 Garrison, Church Planting Movements, 181. Emphasis original. 23 Garrison and Garrison, ‘Factors That Facilitate Fellowships Becoming Movements’, p. 216. 24 Garrison, Church Planting Movements, p. 196. 25 Ibid., p.183. 26 Ibid., p. 184. 27 Ibid., p. 184. 28 Ibid., p. 184. 29 Ibid., p. 185. 30 Ibid., p. 185. 893 St Francis Magazine is published by Interserve and Arab Vision
St Francis Magazine Vol 6, No 6 | December 2010 2.3.5 Local Leadership Unlike what Garrison calls the “colonial model” which “stays to rule over the conquered territory,” CPMs “[transfer] the responsibility, vision, and momentum to new Christians.” 31 While “outsiders” may have a “vital” role to play in the introductory stages, 32 CPMs do not “[rely] on the leadership of outsiders.” 33 Their “axiom” is: “The resources are in the harvest.” 34 2.3.6 Lay Leadership In CPMs it is “the laity who are leading the way.” 35 Paid leaders would “have a disincentive to start new groups as this would tend to erode the financial basis for their own ministry.” 36 The impracticalities of sending part-time pastors for residential seminary education require “innovative ways to make theological education available,” such as “distance learning.” 37 On-the-job leadership training is “vital.” 38 2.3.7 House Churches Churches meet in homes, not dedicated church buildings. 39 This keeps gatherings “small enough … for a layperson to lead without leaving their secular employment.” 40 Departing from the “[c]onventional wisdom … that one should always work through the local church” is justified because “[i]n too many instances the local 31 Ibid., p. 268. 32 Ibid., p. 224. 33 Ibid., p. 188. 34 Ibid., p. 186. 35 Ibid., p. 191. 36 Garrison and Garrison, ‘Factors That Facilitate Fellowships Becoming Movements’, p. 216. 37 Garrison, Church Planting Movements, 270. 38 Ibid., p. 234. 39 Ibid., p. 192. 40 Ibid., p. 191. Emphasis original. 894 St Francis Magazine is published by Interserve and Arab Vision
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