Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this episode of God on the Move, Dave Coles shares his journey from pastoring in the U.S. to church planting in Indonesia. He discusses his work with Muslims and the importance of understanding and respecting diverse worldviews. Dave highlights the immense growth and impact of Church Planting Movements (CPMs) and Disciple Making Movements (DMMs), emphasizing reproducible practices, obedience-based discipleship, and family-focused evangelism. He also addresses the challenges and successes of contextual missions and the role of the global church in advancing God's kingdom. Through personal anecdotes and scriptural insights, Dave showcases how God is actively working across the world, transforming lives and communities through faith and obedience.
đź“š Links from the Interview
Book: God on the Move: Making Disciples Among the Nations: missionbooks.org/products/god-on-the-move
Book: Living Fire: Advancing God’s Kingdom in Challenging Places: amazon.co.uk/Living-Fire-Advancing-Kingdom-Challenging/dp/B0DRSDPPZN
Book: Cabbages in the Desert: How God Transformed a Devout Muslim and Catalyzed Disciple Making Movements among Unreached Peoples: amazon.com/Cabbages-Desert-Transformed-Catalyzed-Movements/dp/B0D2NMFQ7N
Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=XQx7GABUp_Y
🧑‍💻 About Dave
Dave Coles is an encourager and resourcer of church-planting movements among unreached groups, serving with Beyond. He has dozens of articles published about church-planting movements, contextualization, reaching Muslims, and the nature of the church. Among other publications, he is the author of Jonathan Edwards on Movements, coauthor of Bhojpuri Breakthrough: A Movement that Keeps Multiplying, coeditor of 24:14 – A Testimony to All Peoples, and associate editor of Motus Dei: The Movement of God to Disciple the Nations.
đź”— Join the God on the Move Community on the Lausanne Action Hub and be part of the conversation, see exclusive content and share your own testimony. collaborate.lausanne.org
📝 We’d love your feedback to help us to improve this podcast. Thank you!
00:00 72. Unveiling the Impact of Church Planting Movements
01:35 Introduction
02:55 Ad - Join the Community And Share Your Story
03:29 Dave's Testimony
05:33 On Muslim Wordview(s)
08:48 Dave's Contextual Mission Approach
11:26 How to Reach a Family
14:28 Societal Hierarchies in Muslim Contexts
18:32 Church Planiting Movements and Disciple Making Movements
21:28 Dave's Ministry
26:53 Miles Wide but Only an Inch Deep?
32:09 Whoever Hears These Words and Obeys...
33:38 A Word to the Listeners
36:40 How to Pray
37:22 Outro
In this episode of God on the Move, Dave Coles shares his journey from pastoring in the U.S. to church planting in Indonesia. He discusses his work with Muslims and the importance of understanding and respecting diverse worldviews. Dave highlights the immense growth and impact of Church Planting Movements (CPMs) and Disciple Making Movements (DMMs), emphasizing reproducible practices, obedience-based discipleship, and family-focused evangelism. He also addresses the challenges and successes of contextual missions and the role of the global church in advancing God's kingdom. Through personal anecdotes and scriptural insights, Dave showcases how God is actively working across the world, transforming lives and communities through faith and obedience.
đź“š Links from the Interview
Book: God on the Move: Making Disciples Among the Nations: missionbooks.org/products/god-on-the-move
Book: Living Fire: Advancing God’s Kingdom in Challenging Places: amazon.co.uk/Living-Fire-Advancing-Kingdom-Challenging/dp/B0DRSDPPZN
Book: Cabbages in the Desert: How God Transformed a Devout Muslim and Catalyzed Disciple Making Movements among Unreached Peoples: amazon.com/Cabbages-Desert-Transformed-Catalyzed-Movements/dp/B0D2NMFQ7N
Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=XQx7GABUp_Y
🧑‍💻 About Dave
Dave Coles is an encourager and resourcer of church-planting movements among unreached groups, serving with Beyond. He has dozens of articles published about church-planting movements, contextualization, reaching Muslims, and the nature of the church. Among other publications, he is the author of Jonathan Edwards on Movements, coauthor of Bhojpuri Breakthrough: A Movement that Keeps Multiplying, coeditor of 24:14 – A Testimony to All Peoples, and associate editor of Motus Dei: The Movement of God to Disciple the Nations.
đź”— Join the God on the Move Community on the Lausanne Action Hub and be part of the conversation, see exclusive content and share your own testimony. collaborate.lausanne.org
📝 We’d love your feedback to help us to improve this podcast. Thank you!
00:00 72. Unveiling the Impact of Church Planting Movements
01:35 Introduction
02:55 Ad - Join the Community And Share Your Story
03:29 Dave's Testimony
05:33 On Muslim Wordview(s)
08:48 Dave's Contextual Mission Approach
11:26 How to Reach a Family
14:28 Societal Hierarchies in Muslim Contexts
18:32 Church Planiting Movements and Disciple Making Movements
21:28 Dave's Ministry
26:53 Miles Wide but Only an Inch Deep?
32:09 Whoever Hears These Words and Obeys...
33:38 A Word to the Listeners
36:40 How to Pray
37:22 Outro
