Bruce Carlton emerged from language school in 1991. Instead of starting a
church himself, as missionaries had traditionally done before him, he gathered
six Cambodian believers together and cast a vision for them about the amazing
power of doubling groups. Doubling groups are groups that grow and divide, grow
and divide, grow and divide. It is about lateral growth, not vertical growth.
Six believers. Picture it. Bruce Carlton and six Cambodian believers sitting
around a table, each with a bowl of rice in front of them. As they eat their
rice with chopsticks Bruce is talking to them about 2 Timothy 2:2, “And the
things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to
reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.” (NIV) Bruce casts a
vision about the amazing power of doubling groups as six guys listen.
The next year, each of these guys started a group. The groups began to grow
and divide, grow and divide, grow and divide. Note the following chart:
1992 6 churches
1993 10 churches
1994 20 churches
1995 43 churches
1996 78 churches
1997 123 churches
2000 220 churches
By 2001, the total number of believers in Cambodia had risen to 100,000. Six
guys and a dream in 1992. By 2001, 100,000 believers. That is the amazing power
of doubling groups. That is what this training is about.
Saturday Morning Training videos feature about an hour of
training interspersed with interactive questions. The questions are built into
the video itself, so there is not need for any other leader's guide. It is
designed to be used on a Saturday morning in a home with about a dozen teachers
at a time. Alternatively, it could be used in a church setting where discussion
take place around round tables.
Each video is offered in two formats: Normal and reproducible.
The reproducible format licenses you to make up to ten copies for use within one
local church. There is also a buy two, get one free discount.
