On the Road

Chris Lynch shares some key insights about helping people take one step closer to Jesus.

I recently ran across the "Engel Scale" which shows some specific steps people take on their journey to Christ.  When I posted a question on Facebook, Chris provided a great response (see below) that led us to schedule this interview.

Check out the BLT Communities that he mentions: https://ontheroad.link/blog/luke-10-principles-in-social-communities

Here is Chris's original response:

We trained this before there was NPL. We paired it with the parable of the soils (Mark 4) and emphasized looking for God prepared people. If you don’t know who you’re looking for then you’ll rarely find them.

At the same time, we tried to help people see:

People are on a journey. It’s our responsibility to start where they are and help them move towards God as long as our journeys overlap.

New churches starting from the lost among the lost give those who have farther to go on their journey a greater chance of coming to faith in Jesus through a sustained Gospel presence.

The Gospel, mouth to ear, is the best litmus test to begin understanding where a person is on their journey.

The distance from God is the same no matter where a person is on the scale before trusting Jesus as king. The journey will be different, but no one is more lost than another.

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If sharing the Gospel 14,000 times doesn’t help you see multiplying disciples, what do you do next? Rodger shares some key insights from the Scriptures along with amazing stories from the harvest that highlight three entry strategies God is using in Western contexts today.

Show Notes

Oikos Pray for yours, Push others to theirs

 - Steve Smith Oikos study - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQEXN_YxsNUGsbP5mTI0dPyHYcsuCwEayGzPgVgLRts/edit

Villages: Look for places you can Build relationships naturally, where there are Lots of lost people that you can Tell  the Gospel

Events with Intent are Relevant to the context you are reaching, Frequent and not a single event, Have an Intent to follow up with discipleship.

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I shared the Gospel hundreds of times and didn't find a true person of peace. Do I call it quits on pursuing movement, or is there another way forward? Join Emanuel Prinz and Pheaney for a crucial conversation. If you have ever felt like quitting (or even just discouraged) as you are pursuing a movement, this is an episode for you.

Original Blog Post from Emanuel: https://www.catalyticleadership.info/post/disillusioned-with-movements

Emanuel's website: https://www.catalyticleadership.info/

The book Movement Catalysts: https://smile.amazon.com/Movement-Catalysts-Profile-apostolic-leader/dp/B0BBK3J8J7/

Our previous conversation on Movement Catalysts: https://ontheroad.link/blog/movement-catalysts

Emanuel's conversation with Steve Addison: https://www.movements.net/blog/blog/2022/4/13/273-movements-in-sudan

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No, this isn’t a foray into my new gardening strategy. Check out this conversation with Dave Coles, one of the authors of the book Cabbages in the Desert: How God Transformed a Devout Muslim and Catalyzed Disciple Making Movements among Unreached Peoples.

“It’s not just a matter of decision-making, it’s a matter of disciple-making.”

Show Notes:

You can find the book Cabbages in the Desert here: https://www.amazon.com/Cabbages-Desert-Transformed-Catalyzed-Movements/dp/B0D2NMFQ7N/

Dave on a previous episode of On the Road: https://ontheroad.link/blog/motus-dei

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Prayer prompts to pray for Muslims during Ramadan - April 9.

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Prayer prompts to pray for Muslims during Ramadan - April 8.

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Prayer prompts to pray for Muslims during Ramadan - April 7.

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Prayer prompts to pray for Muslims during Ramadan - April 6.

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Prayer prompts to pray for Muslims during Ramadan - April 5.

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Prayer prompts to pray for Muslims during Ramadan - April 4.

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