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24:14 – A Testimony to All Peoples Dave Coles and Stan Parks, editors While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. 24:14 - A TESTIMONY TO ALL PEOPLES First edition. September 1, 2019. Copyright © 2019 24:14. Compiled by Dave Coles and Stan Parks, editors. All rights reserved. ISBN: 9781687755865 24:14, Spring, Texas Unless otherwise noted Scripture quotations are taken from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™ Scripture quotations marked (NASB) are taken from the New American Standard Bible® (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.Lockman.org Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. DEDICATION To our brother Steve Smith, who spent his life training, coaching, writing, and vision casting for the God-sized 24:14 vision. We carry on your passion to become the generation that completes the Great Commission. Table of Contents Prologue ......................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1: The 24:14 Vision ....................................................... 2 Chapter 2: Are You In? ............................................................... 4 Part 1: Jesus’ Promise .................................................................... 8 This Gospel of the Kingdom............................................................ 9 Chapter 3: The Gospel of the Kingdom .................................... 10 Chapter 4: The Storyline of History – Finishing the Last Lap ... 17 Chapter 5: Passion for God, Compassion for People ............... 26 Will Be Proclaimed ....................................................................... 34 Chapter 6: What is a CPM? ...................................................... 35 Chapter 7: Dynamics of a CPM – Planting Rapidly Reproducing Churches ................................................................................... 44 Chapter 8: Mindshifts for Movements ..................................... 55 Chapter 9: Small Groups That Have the DNA of a Disciple- Making Movement ................................................................... 65 Chapter 10: The Bare Essentials of Helping Groups Become Churches: Four Helps in CPM ................................................... 74 Chapter 11: The Riverbanks of a Movement ........................... 87 Chapter 12: A Church Planting Movement is a Leadership Movement ................................................................................ 96 Throughout the Whole World .................................................... 105 Chapter 13: Amazing Progress ............................................... 106 Chapter 14: How God is Moving to Reach the Unreached .... 114 Chapter 15: How God is Moving Among the Unreached in East Africa ...................................................................................... 116 Chapter 16: How God is Sweeping Through South Asia ........ 121 Chapter 17: How God is Moving Among Muslims in Southeast Asia ........................................................................................ 130 Chapter 18: How God is Moving Toward No Place Left in Haiti ............................................................................................... 133 Chapter 19: How God is Making Simple Things Grow and Multiply.................................................................................. 136 Chapter 20: What Will it Take to Fulfill the Great Commission? ............................................................................................... 139 As a Witness to All Peoples ....................................................... 148 Chapter 21: Brutal Facts ........................................................ 149 Chapter 22: Movements in the Bible .................................... 156 Chapter 23: The Story of Movements and the Spread of the Gospel .................................................................................... 169 Chapter 24: Ordinary People as Witnesses Making Disciples 174 Chapter 25: Movements Multiplying Movements ................ 185 Chapter 26: Movements Start Movements in South and Southeast Asia ....................................................................... 189 Chapter 27: Surrendered: Movements Start Movements in the Middle East ............................................................................ 192 And Then the End Will Come ..................................................... 196 Chapter 28: 24:14 – The War That Finally Ends .................... 197 Chapter 29: Why is 24:14 Different than Previous Efforts? .. 206 Part 2: Our Response ................................................................ 210 Chapter 30: Our Response..................................................... 211 Chapter 31: CPM Essentials on a Napkin ............................... 213 How Individuals Can Get Involved .............................................. 223 Chapter 32: How to Get Involved ........................................... 224 Chapter 33: A Global Transformation of Missionary Training ................................................................................................ 227 Chapter 34: The Intangibles of Urgency and Grit................... 239 How Churches Can Get Involved ................................................ 248 Chapter 35: A Race You Won’t Want to Miss ........................ 249 Chapter 36: Five Lessons the American Church is Learning from CPMs ....................................................................................... 252 Chapter 37: Transformed Church Planting New Churches .... 257 Chapter 38: The Role of Existing Churches in an African Movement .............................................................................. 263 Chapter 39: A Two-Rail Model for Existing Churches to Reach the Unreached ........................................................................ 267 How Agencies Can Get Involved ................................................. 277 Chapter 40: An Agency Transition: From Church Planting to Disciple Making Movements .................................................. 278 Chapter 41: A Mission Agency Discovers the Fruitful Practices of Movements ........................................................................ 287 Chapter 42: Moving an Organization from Routine Mission to Launching Movements: Following God’s Call to Make Disciples of all Ethnē .............................................................................. 296 Conclusion .................................................................................. 306 Chapter 43: What Does It Cost to Behold the Beauty of the King? ....................................................................................... 307 Epilogue: What is God Calling You to Do? ................................. 311 Appendices ................................................................................ 313 Appendix A: Definitions of Key Terms ................................... 314 Appendix B: 24:14 FAQ: Clarifying Some Misconceptions .... 322 Appendix C: Stages of the CPM Continuum .......................... 330 Appendix D: Generational Dynamics and Challenges ........... 332 Prologue This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a witness to all peoples, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14, Editor’s Translation) 1 1. The 24:14 Vision By Stan Parks1 In Matthew 24:14, Jesus promised: "This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all ethnē (people groups), and then the end will come." The 24:14 Vision is to see the gospel shared with every people group on earth in our generation. We long to be in the generation that finishes what Jesus began and other faithful workers before us have given their lives to. We know that Jesus waits to return until every people group has an opportunity to respond to the gospel and become part of His Bride. We recognize the best way to give every people group this opportunity is to see the church started and multiplying in their group. This becomes the best hope for everyone to hear the Good News, as disciples in these multiplying churches are motivated to share the gospel with everyone possible. These multiplying churches can become what we call a Church Planting Movement (CPM). A CPM is defined as the multiplication of disciples making disciples and leaders developing leaders, resulting in indigenous churches planting churches which begin to spread rapidly through a people group or population segment. 1 Stan Parks Ph.D. serves with Ethne (Leadership Team), Beyond (VP of Global Strategies) and the 24:14 Coalition (co-facilitator).