Church Planting Movement Articles

Would you like to learn more about how churches are rapidly reproducing?  The March-April 2011 issue of Missions Frontiers focused on church planting movements, or CPMs.  Articles describe the phenomenon, provide examples from several contexts, give the current number, and describe how one is accessed.  Follow the links below to read the articles or download the entire issue as a PDF.

Church Planting Movements Booklet

What is a church planting movement?  This 60 page booklet by David Garrison explains that a church planting movement is a rapid and multiplicative increase of indigenous churches planting churches within a given people group or population segment.  He explains this by describing some recent church planting movements (CPMs).  He then describes common elements and obstacles of CPMs, tips for missionaries, and concludes with a glossary.  Download the PDFLearn more.