How to know when you have a 10:2b answer
When I am praying Lk 10:2b, one type of “harvest worker” that I am asking for and looking for is a “person(s) of peace”. A household where the shalom of God has already been at work preveniently (look it up!). They may or may not currently be followers of Jesus. But, when they hear that “the Kingdom of God is near you” (Lk 10:9), they respond with great joy and welcome the King into their home. That home becomes a base of operations for the Kingdom in that neighborhood or people group. That person (or persons) becomes the leader (spiritual parent) of the new church.
10:2b Virus Spreading to African Leaders
What’s the key to CPMs (Church Planting Movements)?Humanly, the answer is “leaders”. Effective leaders are required for healthy churches to be planted.Where do those leaders come from?Only one place. They are sent out by the Lord of the harvest.What’s our part?To do what Jesus commanded and “Beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out […]
Contagion
The clip below is for a truly frightening movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Damon. As you watch it, consider that epidemics or contagions can be either negative and destructive or positive and constructive.Con-ta-gion. From contagio (Latin) meaning to touch. 1. the spreading of disease from one individual to another by direct or indirect contact… […]
How to start a million churches
*Every home a church. The subtitle of The LK10 Journal is “Stories from the Revolution”. So, what exactly is the nature of this revolution? One critical aspect is a return to the Biblical concept that the home and not the church building is the center of spirituality. The Chinese house church movement captured this simple […]
SASHET is viral
Neil Cole made this important observation: “Only that which is simple can multiply rapidly.” And, that’s exactly what we have seen with using SASHET to “check in” with each other. This powerful community building tool is so simple that, if a person experiences it once, they often begin teaching it to others right away. In the […]
CO2 changing African families
The CO2 (church of two) concept is changing family culture in Africa. In this video, Hugh Brandt (who was a missionary for many years in Africa) and Walt Hastings (who is coaching the Apprenticeship in Kenya) talk about family culture in Africa.
CO2s multiplying in Africa
The interview below is with Walt Hastings who is coaching our African Cohort. Here are three things that encourage me from the interview… 1. CO2s are transforming marriages. 2. CO2s are multiplying rapidly. Probably more than 50 now in Kenya. 3. CO2s are culturally transferable. And, all of this is happening in a country where […]
The 10:2b Prayer in Belfast in 1932
When I was a student at Fuller Seminary in the early 1970s, I had the privilege of taking a class on the history of revivals from Dr. J. Edwin Orr. At the time, Dr. Orr was well into his 70s and certainly knew more than any man alive about what the Spirit of God had […]
10:2b in Australia
As we continue to “beseech the Lord of the Harvest”, He continues to answer that prayer and connect us with apostolic people (both men and women) around the world who resonate with the vision of LK10. Below is an email (shared with permission) from Margie James who lives with her husband near Perth, Australia and […]
How to plant a biker church
How would you start a church with people who are culturally different from you? I’m an old (63 last month), white, middle class American. How would I help start a church with goths or hispanics or Russians or bikers? I can think of two ways. One way would be to begin to study the cultural […]