Disciples that make disciples that make disciples.
Only God can start a movement, but disciples of Jesus Christ can follow biblical principles to pray, plant and water the seeds that can lead to multiplying movements as witnessed in the Book of Acts.
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Connecting current DMM practitioners with a network across Canada.
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In Canada, engagement in the Church has been in steep decline over the past decade. Could it be that our prevailing models of ministry require a soft reformation? How can we turn the corner from decline to multiplicative expansion? Can the principals from Disciple Making Movements (DMM) and Church Planting Movements (CPM) that are bearing fruit around the world provide an answer? Outreach Canada is committed to engaging the challenge of making disciples. We invite you to join with us.
Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington, describes in 7 minutes the impact one man (Kevin) made in Ric’s life to guide him, a believer in Jesus, to becoming an active disciple of Jesus who like Tim, is now helping others move toward becoming disciples who make disciples. Ric emphasizes commitment to mentoring and the importance of prayer and reading the Scripture.
This animated 5-minute video, graphically illustrates what DMMs are and how DMMs have become a worldwide movement for making disciples. One of the reasons DMMs are so successful is the simple use of the Discovery Bible Study (DBS) as an effective means any disciple may use to make new disciples.
Rick Burdett, OC’s COO and a former church pastor for 25 years, evaluates his discontent with former ways of disciple-making and his new involvement in the simple principles of the DMM/DBS movement.
Tim Ahlen shares how God challenged his successful approach to church planting and the result was explosive growth of congregations and new disciples. May his story inspire you.
Murray Moerman describes how any church using the Discovery Bible Study methods can create “a simple and practical process” for connecting interested people into a DMM group. He also describes why and how DMM groups fulfill the core functions of the Church.
This link gives you a comprehensive look at the Discovery Bible Study. Here you find an overview of DBS, a Study Guide for DBS with many suggested Bible passages to consider, video links, additional studies plus a link to a Facebook page for DBS.
Outreach Canada Ministries seeks to catalyze and support the expansion of Disciple Making Movements (DMM) across our country. One of the ways we can do this is to offer Discovery Bible Study (DBS) “Taster Groups”. This immersion experience is an effective way for you to understand the core principles and practice that DMM encourages us to pursue.