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Brooks Buser on Multiplying Movements - Defend and Confirm Podcast
In this episode, we interview Brooks Buser of Radius International. We ask Brooks if our critics are right: Have we been too severe in our assessment of multiplying movements? Tune in for another perspective from a trusted voice on missions to the glory of God.
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Are Church Planting Movements Actually Planting Churches? - Defend and Confirm
Church Planting Movement and Disciple Making Movement practitioners both aim to see churches planted, but what does that mean? In this episode, we compare the biblical definition of a local church against the definitions used by these paradigms. How do they stand up to the test? See for yourself.
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Obedience-Based Discipleship: Is It Biblical? - Defend and Confirm Podcast
Church Planting Movement practitioners teach a form of inductive bible study that emphasizes obedience to Jesus above all else. This "Obedience-based Discipleship" is said to counter a "knowledge-based discipleship" that plagues the Western church, while producing genuine Christians. But is this ...
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Person of Peace: Is it Biblical? - Defend and Confirm Podcast
Church Planting Movement practitioners teach missionaries to look for the "Person of Peace." These individuals, they claim, act as Spirit-prepared gatekeepers to non-Christian communities. But is this concept taught to us in scripture, as they claim? Continuing our series on multiplying movements...
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Did We Get Church Planting Movements Wrong? - Defend and Confirm Podcast
Have we slandered those who use Church Planting Movement methodologies? In this episode, we discuss the feedback we've gotten on our current series. Why are some of our listeners telling us that our description of multiplying movements is accurate, while others are telling us we've attacked a str...
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What are Church Planting Movements? - Defend and Confirm Podcast
The first episode in our series on Multiplying Movements. Commonly known as Church Planting Movements or Disciple Making Movements, these missiological paradigms have become the standard in evangelical missions. But are they wise? In this episode, we define these strategies, and do our best to sa...
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The History of Church Planting Movements (Part 1) - Defend and Confirm Podcast
Russell and Sean explore the historical roots of Church Planting Movements.
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The History of Church Planting Movements (Part 2) - Defend and Confirm Podcast
What do Andy Stanley, Rick Warren, and Church Planting Movements have in common? While the "attractional" model of ministry might seem like the polar opposite of Church Planting Movements, a close look at their history tells a very different story. In this episode, we trace the theological roots...