Meet the Leader of a Global Movement

What?

     This is a personal invitation to you as a key CBC leader to meet Ying Kai.  On Sunday, February 25th we will meet in the church parlor from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.  Childcare will be provided and there will be light refreshments.  Contact Denisse Ibarra to reserve your spot.

Why?

     For seven years we have been praying and thinking about Calvary's future in relationship with the Great Commission and the Great Commandment.  Two primary components have been essential in the development of that vision: (1) making authentic disciples, and (2) multiplying groups/congregations.

     We want more than just church growth.  We want more than adding members and groups to CBC.  We want to start groups that multiply.  We want Calvary to reproduce disciples and congregations throughout the RGV and in other parts of the world.  For that to become a reality we need to depend on the power of God as we obey Him.  Furthermore, this calls for a movement among our lay people and lay leaders.  That is why you are key to this vision and strategy.  We also need to learn from those who have done this successfully.  That is why we are having this event.

When?

      We believe this year is a year of launching and putting in place big pieces of the strategy for the vision.  We sense that this is God's timing and that He has brought people, tools and opportunities together for His purposes. 

Who?

     Ying and Grace Kai are at the core of what has become a global movement.  In 2001 in partnership with then IMB (International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention) missionary Steve Smith, the Kai's began to train new believers to be obedient to Jesus' commands and immediately begin sharing them with others.  They innovated new tools based on observations from the ministries of Jesus and Paul, and implemented them on a large scale.  They started what has become known as Training for Trainers or T4T, which produced a book by the same name.  That movement saw over 1.7 million new baptisms and over 100,000 house churches planted in China.  Their story has inspired and equipped thousands of missionaries and help to empower over 650 different Church Planting Movements (CPM) around the world today.  This represents the biggest Church Planting Movement in the world the 21st century, if not also for the 20th.  Ying & Grace live in Austin, Texas and serve the global church by traveling and training trainers everywhere they can. 

     We want our CBC leaders to be inspired by Ying Kai's story as we continue to pray and seek to learn and adapt strategies for our own context.  I hope you will make the time to come, hear Ying Kai's heart, and be encouraged as follow God into the future.