Dr. Dietrich Schindler

Introduction France 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 time Direct involvement Emphasis on leadership Haphazard and situational Centripetal force Emphasis on giftedness Great Church Planting Timed release Generational distance Discipleship depth Intentional mindset External focus Reproducible models I. The Differences between Good and Great Church Planting

Daughter Church Mother Church Daughter Church Daughter Church Good Church Planting

Mother Church 1 st Genera- tion 2 nd Genera- tion 3 rd Genera- tion... 4 rd Genera- tion 1 st Genera- tion 2 nd Genera- tion 3 rd Genera- tion 3 years 2 nd Genera- tion 3 rd Genera- tion... 4 rd Genera- tion... 4 rd Genera- tion... 4 rd Genera- tion... 2 nd Genera- tion 3 rd Genera- tion 4 rd Genera- tion Great Church Planting 3 rd Genera- tion 2 nd Genera- tion

1. The Discipline of bi-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 Ponder Which 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!