The Secret to a CPM
David Watson
Has CPM become a fad? I was in the meeting where the term "Church Planting Movement" was coined. It was an attempt by a group of mission practitioners and strategists to describe what we were observing in several countries as we took seriously our understanding of the Great Commission's charge to go and make disciples of all peoples, baptize them into local churches, and teach them to obey all the commands of Christ. Read more here
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The Three Levels of Purpose
From the new book, A Leader’s Life Purpose: A Destiny Discovery Handbook for Christian Life Coaching,
by Tony Stoltzfus
When you are coaching around life purpose, it is helpful to understand
how our purpose fits with God's overall plans for h![]() umanity. In Ephesians 1 Paul discusses our destiny: we were chosen “before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before him” and that we are predestined for adoption as sons. The passage concludes with God’s overriding purpose: “to unite all things in Christ; things in heaven and things on earth” (Eph. 1:10). Paul saw our primary aim as being together with God in Christ, in the Kingdom of Heaven. The Holy Spirit is given to us now as the pledge of this inheritance: he lives in us now, so that we can be sure we will be together with Jesus in heaven. All God’s other objectives for humanity flow from this purpose.
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