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4.3 ACOP Global Mission’s Strategy
Jerry & Brenda talked about two different strategies for missions. One was an "addition strategy" the other was a "multiplication strategy". Discuss the difference between these two strategies and state reasons why one is preferred over the other.
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The main difference between the addition verses multiplication strategies for mission are that the multiplication strategy allows for faster exponential growth. The addition strategy is slower, dependent upon one person reaching many, and is shorted-sightedly focused on making a certain type of insularly focused disciple. The multiplication strategy on the other hand is focused on making disciples who make disciples, equipping and empowering new disciples to make new disciples. This makes reaching the lost something that can happen organically, the Gospel can spread within the indigenous people of any area, not dependent upon continued outside input and the restrictions and limitations that sometimes go with that outside dependency. This makes the multiplication strategy much more effective, but also by its essence necessitates an “equipping for sending” discipleship pedagogy that is more in keeping with the ideals of Eph. 4:11 ministry.
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The two strategies talked about in this session are the addition strategy and the multiplication strategy. In addition, we disciple one person who disciples one person and so on. In multiplication we become a discipler of disciples. In the addition strategy, we reach a small number of people with the gospel whereas with multiplication, we can reach large numbers of disciples. I as one person will maybe only be physically able to disciple 3 people at a time, but if each person I disciple then disciples 3 people each, that’s nine people. And then if those 9 people each disciple 3 people that becomes 27 people. The number of people reached by multiplication can grow exponentially with very little additional effort on the part of any one person. I strongly believe that multiplication is a much more effective model for global growth.
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The two strategies, I think can be simple put , going fishing with a rod and reel or going fishing with a net.
Jesus, sent his disciples two by two and the great commission. Matt 28:18-20
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When the Bible talks about people, it cares about numbers, because each number is a soul.
Multiplication, as possible, is always preferred, because more souls are getting connected to Jesus. The differences between Addition and Multiplication could be compared to the old saying of “give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day; teach a man to fish, he’ll eat for a lifetime.” If we simply teach people about Jesus, they will be saved, and that’s amazing. If we teach them the full workings of Jesus and the life He invites us into, they will naturally share this good news with others, who will share it with others, causing a multiplication affect.
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