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McGavran, Donald - Pattern of the Great Century
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The Critical Path

McGavran, Donald, The Bridges of God. Chapter V, "The Characteristic Pattern of the Great Century"

Describes the pitfalls of the mission station approach and the need to re-think how we place ourselves among those we wish to reach with the gospel.

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One Doorstep to a Family
15-Second Testimony
411
Acts 2 Study
Acts Pattern Study
Allen, Roland - Strategic Points
Allen, Roland - Substance of Paul’s Preaching
Allen, Roland - The Teaching
Are We Disciples of Jesus Christ
Balance in the Five-Fold Ministry
Banyan Trees and Banana Trees
Big Vision
Blind Spot
Breaking the Rules
Church Identity Triangle
Church Planting Model Comparison
Church Planting Movements (PDF)
Coaching Plan
Coleman, Robert - The Master's Plan
Common Obstacles and Problems of Asian SCs
Community Survey
Comparing SC Training Models
CPM Continuum
Creation to Christ Story
Creative Problem Solving
Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee
Designing a Training Plan
Disciple-Making and Raising Children
Discovery Bible Study - AIM for Believers
Discovery Bible Study - AIM for Unbelievers
Door-to-Door Preparation
Ee-Taow, Part 1
Ee-Taow, Part 2
Eims, Leroy - Biblical Examples
Eims, Leroy - Early Church
Eims, Leroy - Two Examples
Engel's Evangelistic Countdown
Forces of Light and Darkness
Four Kinds of Disciples
Four Stages / Four Fields
Four-Step Checklist for Just-in-Time Training
Generational Growth Mapping
God in My Home, Neighborhood, Workplace
Gospel Bridges
Gospel Encounters Record
Gospel on the Hand
Great Commission Partnership
Hope in a Broken World
Ibraham, Ishtak - Reaching Muslim People
Inward & Outward Focus
Iron-on-Iron
Know - Be - Do
Lessons from the Thessalonians
Lockridge, SM - My King
MAWL
McGavran, Donald - Pattern of the Great Century
McGavran, Donald - People Movements
Models
Multiplication Exercise
New Life in Christ
One Anothers
One Mission
Parable of the Cornfield
Patterson, George - Spontaneous Multiplication
Paul's Development - 5 Levels of Leadership
Paul's Discipleship Model
Paul's Three Journeys
Pauline Case Study
People in the Harvest (Four Soils)
People List
People Map (oikos or network)
Person of Peace
Positive Accountability
Prayerwalking
Problem Solving Exercise
Profile of an Evangelist (SC) in a UPG
Quotes & Verses Posters
Reboot
Richardson, Don - Concept Fulfillment
Richardson, Don - Finding the Eye Opener
Schindler's List—'I Could Have Done More'
Schwartz, Glenn - Dependency
Sending Narratives Study
Seven Generations
Seven Parts of a CPM Plan
Simson, Wolfgang - Fathering
Simson, Wolfgang - Fivefold Ministry
Simson, Wolfgang - House Churches
Small Group Sizes
Smith, Steve - The T4T Story
Stott, John - The Bible in World Evangelization
Strategy Coordinator - Old and New Paradigm
Strategy Snapshot
Summary of the Acts Church Planting Pattern
Testimony (Personal Story)
The Bold Parts
The Complete Package for CPMs
The Five-Fold Ministry in the Four Stages
The Four Fields and the Great Commission
The Great Commission of Abraham
The Great Story
The Left Side of the Graph
The Lorax—'Plant the Seed'
The Modeling Sequence in Luke
The Peter Pathway
The Romans Road
The Traffic Light
The Word on the Street
Three Circles
Three Great Commands and AIM Pattern
THUMB - Religious Groups
Training Faithful Trainers (TFT)
Triangle and Square
Vision-Casting Vignettes
What Is a Strategy Coordinator?
Witness Model Zone
Witnessing to Catholics
Your New Journey