DMM: Raising the Sails-7 High Value Weekly Activities

DMM definition “Obedience-based discipleship that sees disciples reproducing disciples, leaders reproducing leaders, churches reproducing churches, and movements reproducing movements.” 

Remember that obedience and reproduction/multiplication are keys to see a movement started. It is an act of the Holy Spirit to start movements, but our obedience to DMM principles is like putting up the sails on a boat. We can only hoist up the sails but unless the wind blows our boat isn’t going anywhere. But what happens if the Spirit begins to move and our sails aren’t up? The boat still won’t move! We want to make sure our “DMM sails” are up so that when the Spirit moves, we can move with Him! 

The implementation of the seven essential elements of a DMM can be compared to what it is to raise the sails on a sailboat. There are other aspects to DMM but if we are moving forward in these areas then we are hoisting our sails and getting ready for the move of the Holy Spirit.

1. Multiply extraordinary prayer 

2. Focus on God’s Word 

3. Cast Vision 

4. Train believers to make disciples 

5. Go out among the lost 

6. See Groups Start (Discovery Groups) 

7. On-going Coaching 

An Example of a Movement 

The Lord is using this type of training around the world among obedient disciples as they implement what they are learning. While no one can predict when movements will be started, as workers have put up their “DMM sails” there has been a mighty wind of the Holy Spirit in every continent resulting in over 1,000 UPG’s! 

Here’s one example from South Asia: In South Asia (North India) a husband and wife received this same basic DMM training and they heard God saying two things 1) “listen to me” and 2) find your Paul (you are Barnabas). They found a man who had planted 12 churches in 14 years. As they shared the DMM training with him, he was stunned he had never seen some of these strategies in the Bible. He began to implement the training as well as train other Indians and now God has started 5000+ churches in 4 years. This is one amazing example of what the Spirit did when these disciples put up their DMM sails! 12 churches in 14 years seemed good to this brother (and it was!) until he began implementing multiplication principles. That is when they really began seeing God permeate the UPG among whom they were working. 

The Father works through multiplication to see thousands of people reached in a short amount of time.