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Monday, December 5, 2011
10 Universal Elements to Launching a Church Planting Movement
It takes Ten Universal Elements says David Garrison. After surveying church planting movements around the world, Garrison concluded that the same 10 elements were present in every one of them. The elements which Garrison listed in Church Planting Movements were:
Prayer/
Abundant gospel sowing/
Intentional church planting/
Building on Scriptural authority/
Reliance on local leadership/
Strong lay leadership/
Use of cell or house churches/
Churches planting churches/
Expectations of rapid reproduction/
Making church health a priority
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