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Project 2030

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." -Matthew 24:14 Let me introduce a concept called "Project 2030." This is a time frame goal. The goal is to fulfil the basic requirement of Matthew 24:14 by the year 2030. Why 2030? There is a broad consensus that the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ took place in 30 AD. Also, of course, this was the year when He spoke the Great Commission, ascended to heaven and the Church was born at Pentecost. Thus, completing the task by 2030 would be finishing at exactly 2000 years following the commission and the giving of the Holy Spirit. Can it be done? The answer is: YES! With the work of the Holy Spirit. Is there a strategy to initiate? I suggest a UPG / CPM strategy. Focusing on Unreached People Groups and utilizing strategies that are birthing Church Planting Movements can be the strategy that achieves the goal. The Powe

Win the World in 1 Generation, Part 2

In my last blog I talked about the concept of winning the world in 1 generation. By suggesting such a concept, I am not downplaying the extent of the challenge. But church planting movement strategy is one of multiplication not addition, and this explains how it can be done. To begin with, let's do a simple exercise that is familiar to lots of people in some form. Keeping it simple (it usually starts with a penny and extends for 30 days) let me ask you whether you would rather have me give you 100 dollars per day for 21 days, or give you 1 dollar the first day and double it every day after for 21 days. If you choose the 100 per day option, in 21 days you will have 2100 dollars. If you choose the 1 dollar doubled option, in 21 days you will have more than 1 million dollars. That is addition versus multiplication. Let's make it about souls. If you are a world class personal evangelist and win a soul by witnessing every day for the next 10 years, at the end of that time y

How to Win the World in One Generation

When I received the CPM training with David Watson, one of the most fascinating sessions was a presentation on how the Great Commission could be completed in one generation. Taking its lead from Matthew 24:14 and Matthew 24:34 the concept was that the task could be completed in one generation. In fact, the scripture may be predicting that that is precisely how it will be done. Such a concept seems far fetched to someone who is familiar with the level of task that remains. There are about 9600 Unreached People Groups by some of the latest calculations of experts. There are over 4 billion non-christian people. The sheer magnitude of the remaining task and the track record of the last 2000 years would suggest to many that a gradual multi generational approach is needed. But as we consider the problem, we see that as the earth's population is continuing to explode exponentially, the completion of the task must increase in speed that exceeds the population growth. Could it be done in on