Movements with Steve Addison 068-From church to movement: Jeff Sundell [podcast]
Aug 27, 2014
In this engaging discussion, Jeff Sundell, a mission practitioner with a decade of experience in North India and Nepal, shares his journey of applying church planting movement principles in the U.S. He emphasizes the importance of casting a God-sized vision to mobilize churches and highlights practical strategies like launching experimental zones and prayer-walking. Jeff also recounts inspiring stories of early breakthroughs in disciple-making that build confidence. His insights on transitioning from methodology to principles are particularly eye-opening for those looking to spark movements.
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Cast A God-Sized Vision
- Cast a God-sized vision using Acts examples to raise urgency and mobilize the whole church.
- Use big, attainable targets (e.g., reach 1.4M; train 500 trainers) to shift focus from growth to community impact.
Train By Modeling In The Field
- Combine training with field modeling: go out with church teams and demonstrate gospel conversations and house-of-peace examples.
- Show early wins by leading people to Christ and immediately training them to share the gospel.
Immediate Training Leads To Rapid Fruit
- Troy trained a staff member to share Jesus' story who then led a young Haitian to Christ during outreach.
- That new believer was trained on the spot and began sharing within 48 hours, energizing the team.