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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
“DMM gave us the much needed tools to make the Great Commission personal for each person in our church. The Biblical principles within DMM empowered us to make disciples who make disciples and birthed a new dawn for our church.”—Pastor Brent
“I wish I had discovered DMM training years ago. These biblical principles have taught me that fruitfulness that flows from God’s power rather than human effort. It's thrilling to experience. I highly recommend DMM for any pastor or church looking for a way to help their people engage the Great Commission.” —Pastor Kevin
"The principles within DMM have enabled me to truly make disciples that make disciples. They also have empowered so many people in our ministry to move from good church goers to authentic disciple makers. I can truly see how a movement could take place in our city and it’s so exciting." —Pastor Jim
"DMM has resulted in a spiritual awakening for me. I used to rely on the church bringing people to me to make disciples. I now go out to people in my community, utilizing opportunities found in government subsidized housing, clean and sober living facilities, the county jail, and my neighborhood. I go with the vision of making disciples who will then make disciples." — Tom
“I wish I had discovered DMM training years ago. These biblical principles have taught me that fruitfulness that flows from God’s power rather than human effort. It's thrilling to experience. I highly recommend DMM for any pastor or church looking for a way to help their people engage the Great Commission.” —Pastor Kevin
"The principles within DMM have enabled me to truly make disciples that make disciples. They also have empowered so many people in our ministry to move from good church goers to authentic disciple makers. I can truly see how a movement could take place in our city and it’s so exciting." —Pastor Jim
"DMM has resulted in a spiritual awakening for me. I used to rely on the church bringing people to me to make disciples. I now go out to people in my community, utilizing opportunities found in government subsidized housing, clean and sober living facilities, the county jail, and my neighborhood. I go with the vision of making disciples who will then make disciples." — Tom
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“DMM gave us the much needed tools to make the Great Commission personal for each person in our church. The Biblical principles within DMM empowered us to make disciples who make disciples and birthed a new dawn for our church.”-Pastor Brent H.
“We were spending $46k - $60k per month in our operating budget, but couldn’t find a generational discipleship growth within our 4 campuses. How could we be spending that amount of money and not have a disciple who had made a disciple who had made a disciple? DMM helped us make the Great Commission personal again. The Biblical principles within DMM empowered us to make disciples who make disciples and birthed a new dawn for our church.” -Pastor Brent H.
“I wish I had discovered DMM training years ago. These biblical principles have taught me that fruitfulness that flows from God’s power rather than human effort. It's thrilling to experience. I highly recommend the training for any pastor or church looking for a way to help their people engage the Great Commission.” — Pastor Kevin B.
"The principles within DMM have enabled me to truly make disciples that make disciples. They also have empowered so many people in our ministry to move from good church goers to authentic disciple makers. On the big picture I can truly see how a movement could take place in our city and it’s so exciting." -Jim , Oceanside, CA
“DMM gave us the much needed tools to make the Great Commission personal for each person in our church. The Biblical principles within DMM empowered us to make disciples who make disciples and birthed a new dawn for our church.”-Pastor Brent H.
“We were spending $46k - $60k per month in our operating budget, but couldn’t find a generational discipleship growth within our 4 campuses. How could we be spending that amount of money and not have a disciple who had made a disciple who had made a disciple? DMM helped us make the Great Commission personal again. The Biblical principles within DMM empowered us to make disciples who make disciples and birthed a new dawn for our church.” -Pastor Brent H.
“I wish I had discovered DMM training years ago. These biblical principles have taught me that fruitfulness that flows from God’s power rather than human effort. It's thrilling to experience. I highly recommend the training for any pastor or church looking for a way to help their people engage the Great Commission.” — Pastor Kevin B.
"The principles within DMM have enabled me to truly make disciples that make disciples. They also have empowered so many people in our ministry to move from good church goers to authentic disciple makers. On the big picture I can truly see how a movement could take place in our city and it’s so exciting." -Jim , Oceanside, CA
Pathway is for existing churches who want to include disciple making movement practices into their present setting. It contains four key in-service elements and five essential satellite ministries.
Sometimes it is best to start a DMM service as a separate stand-alone event. Sometimes it's best to enfold the four key elements into an existing service. Seek the Holy Spirit for the wisest option and the pace of implementation.
It is highly recommended that you view the DMM Sails page and read the Megachurch to Multiplication book. The Sails page will give you a helpful overview of DMM. The book is an excellent description of DMM in the North American church context.
Sometimes it is best to start a DMM service as a separate stand-alone event. Sometimes it's best to enfold the four key elements into an existing service. Seek the Holy Spirit for the wisest option and the pace of implementation.
It is highly recommended that you view the DMM Sails page and read the Megachurch to Multiplication book. The Sails page will give you a helpful overview of DMM. The book is an excellent description of DMM in the North American church context.
DMM SERVICE ELEMENTS
WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE
- Provide an attractive online presence. People visit virtually before they visit physically. See the following page for helpful information.
- Provide a pleasing pre-service experience. Friendly greeters, clear informational signage, secure and efficient children check in, and a comfortable sanctuary environment.
- Provide an encouraging post-service experience. Extended children pick up times, intentional mingle space and time (munchies, drink).
INSPIRING PRIASE
- Provide and outer court to inner court flow. Start with an upbeat, celebratory song with everyone standing. Then move to more contemplative, reflective songs with people seated. See this page for more information.
IRRESISTIBLE VISION. Cast Vision
- Share a simple, one sentence mission statement each week. It might even begin with "We exist to..." Vision time should become a major part of the service. Learn more here.
- Share God stories. Give people an opportunity to tell how God is using them to fulfill the mission of the church. Stories about disciple making.
- Invite people to relevant ministries. Begin vision time with a statement, include stories and end with a pathway involvement in one of the five satellite ministries.
- Be discussion oriented. Use a modified DBS format by asking what the passage says about God and man. Then, depending on the size of the audience, harvest answers from the audience or state the answers. Be ready to ask follow up questions. Learn more here.
- Be passage centered. Work through a book a passage at a time. They are the basic units of thought in Scripture. Let God's word tell you what to say, not the other way around.
ESSENTIAL SATILLITE MINISTRIES
DMM PRAYER GROUPS. Multiply Extraordinary Prayer
- Start weekly one hour DMM prayer groups. These are different from existing prayer groups in that they focus on Disciple Making Movement principles. See How To Spend An Hour In Prayer.
- Start monthly four hour DMM prayer groups. See Ideas for Longer Prayer Meetings.
DMM TRAINING EVENTS. Train Believers
- Offer a half-day DMM Sail overview. Include food and teach DBS, DG, FARM, Prayer Walk.
- Offer five-week launch groups. Groups to help believers start their own discovery groups.
- Offer eight-week DMM training to catalytic people. Those who demonstrate the desire to reach large groups of people.
- Encourage situational witnessing. Promote FARM conversations.
- Offer intentional witnessing experiences. Do group Prayer Walking.
- Persons of peace who start Discovery Groups.
- Discovery Groups who start Disciple Making Communities.
- Disciple Making Communities who discover persons of peace.
- Offer bi-monthly coaching for those trained in half day DMM sails event.
- Offer weekly coaching for the who have gone through DMM training.