I've had it with programs. We have
been programmed us to death. Programs don’t disciple. Disciples disciple.
So you can imagine how my interest was piqued by the idea of
“4X4 Movements.”[1] As a lifelong Church of
God-er, the idea of a movement intrigued me. Still does! I think that the ChoG
stopped being a movement long ago, and that those who still use movement
language are only fooling themselves. But these 4X4 Movements might be the real
deal.
4X4 Movements are happening “as the Holy Spirit leads
disciple-makers in birthing 4 or more unrelated lineages of 4 or more
generations of reproducing disciples, each training new disciples within days
or weeks in loving obedience to Jesus.”[2]
Hmmm. Now that grabs my attention! Here I am, 49
years a Christ follower, having never birthed even one line or generation of
reproducing disciples. Like I said, Hmmm.
Robby Butler challenges us, “Each disciple-maker must train
their disciples to pray for and map their generations with as much interest as
they would their own grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”[3]
It might look something like this:
How many of us take the time to map the generations of
people we have discipled?
For that matter, how many of us have even discipled anyone?
Is it not time to get out of the boat and start walking on
the water?
Hmmm?
[1]
Robby Butler, “Introducing…‘4X4 Movement Starts,’” http://www.missionfrontiers.org/issue/article/introducing-4x4-movement-starts.
[2]
Ibid.
[3]
Ibid.
