Disciple Making Movements aim not just to bring people to follow Jesus, but also to equip them to share their salvation with others. Each new believer becomes a producer of new life, not just a passive consumer whose only engagement with the Church is sitting in a pew. Trent Redmann, head of ministry partnerships for… Read more »
February 23, 2024
Zúme Coaching Can Bring Direction and Hope – Be Both a Coach and a Student!
Tim Ahlen has been working in church multiplication since 2004, but he began to focus his efforts on Zúme once he found our resources during the pandemic lockdown. Tim, who lives in the Dallas area, coached a man in Houston who has since begun churches in Dubai, Jordan, and China, “all from his office in… Read more »
February 13, 2024
What Can We Learn from the Life and Legacy of Richard Ford?
Richard Ford was an incredibly motivated man, dedicated to his job of increasing voter turnout in the U.S. His success in that role led him to rub shoulders with many influential American politicians, but Richard’s vision was not limited to the political realm. He wanted to follow the command Christ gave His disciples before ascending… Read more »
February 4, 2024
3 Lessons Found in a Cross-Cultural Ministry Partnership
When American couple Terry and Amy came on our podcast with Isaac, a leader in the church in Ghana, we took the opportunity to ask what they learned in working cross-culturally for 15 years. Their responses apply wherever believers from different backgrounds work together to advance God’s Kingdom. A critical aspect of a successful cross-cultural… Read more »
January 28, 2024
Will Your DMM Training Be Enough? Back it Up with Action
Sometimes, we can be intimidated by the call to spread God’s Word. It is so much easier to collect knowledge, never speaking about what we have learned. At Zúme, we would compare that to breathing in without ever breathing out—faith without action, learning without sharing (James 2:20). Our reason for inaction makes sense to us:… Read more »
January 19, 2024
New Believer Course
So, you’ve gathered your small group of between four and twelve people, and have either started or finished your ten training sessions. Now, you’re ready to put what you’ve learned to work. Whether with your neighbors, friends, or family, we celebrate every step taken toward Jesus. That’s why we want to let you know about… Read more »
January 14, 2024
Two Miraculous Stories of God’s Response to Faithfulness in Ghana
When a group of Ghanaian believers listened to God, they expected a response. They knew the words of Jesus, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me,” and they listened often in their 3/3 groups (John 10:27). “From this, they see visions, they hear God telling them to go places,… Read more »
December 31, 2023
In Ghana, Cross-Cultural Co-Laborers Join to Share the Story of Scripture
“We have received something that is not to be kept by us, but to be given to others,” says Isaac, a Ghanaian Christian. When he heard the Gospel for the first time in 1992 from a couple in the neighboring country of the Ivory Coast, Isaac decided to leave Islam and follow Christ. He boldly… Read more »
November 30, 2023
How God Used Zúme to Strengthen and Multiply a Church in Denver
When Restoration Church first discovered Zúme through their pastor, Ron Johnson, they used it as a primary source of training for church leaders, members, and the leaders of their simple churches. Over time, they’ve boiled down the resources to their core elements to continue training more simple churches and participants. They also send Zúme videos… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Three Ways to Use a DMM Approach – Which is Best for Your Church?
If you were asked to describe a church, what would you say? You might think of a service with collective worship through song, a sermon, and minimal interaction from the audience. But what else could church look like? If you’re familiar with Zúme, you’re probably also familiar with the concept of Disciple-Making Movements (DMM)—the “rapid… Read more »