Winning the World

66 Wi nn i ng the Wor l d: Fac i l i tat i ng Urban Chur ch P l ant i ng Movement s

c. They are flying below the radar screen of much popular Christian knowledge.

(1) Their numbers are small

(2) They are disorganized and disunited

(3) They are not connected to the local church, which is against the pervasive mindset of many that all legitimate spiritual activity must flow through a local church, p. 55

5. Most leaders of local churches view these movements as interfering with the life of the church, which causes unnecessary tension between them, pp. 56-57.

6. Secrets of mini-movements

a. They work with people who prioritize their faith; they are hungry for change, p. 57.

b. They are a source for relationship-building, p. 58.

c. They create a “sense of exhilaration over the transformation,” p. 58.

d. They have clear group goals, p. 58.

e. They place the participant’s life in a “very narrow focus:” prayer, worship, worldview, musical expression, or whatever (is this fragmentation ?).

7. “One artifact of the mini-movement phenomenon has been that millions of people who are growing as Christians and passionate about their faith have come to recognize