Japan Church Planting Institute (JCPI) http://jcpi.net We exist to serve those involved in church multiplication in Japan by equipping and supporting them in the establishment of healthy, growing churches that are a vital part of national, indigenous church planting movements. Thu, 03 May 2012 16:21:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 May Seminars Registration Open http://jcpi.net/1353 http://jcpi.net/1353#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:21:27 +0000 John Mehn http://jcpi.net/?p=1353

May 25 and 26 at Tokyo Baptist Church. http://www.tokyobaptist.org

EVENING GATHERING – Friday, May 25th, 6:30-8:30 to consider the topic: Partnering with Overseas Churches for Japan Mission. This seminar will be presented in English by facilitators Dr. Ed Stetzer from LifeWay Research and Dr. Larry McCrary with the Upstream Collective.

DAY SEMINAR – Saturday May 26th, 9:30am-2:45pm (will include lunch) 1,000 yen.

Principles and Practices for Multiplying Churches.

This is a bilingual Japanese and English seminar.

Presented by Ed Stetzer Ph.D. from LifeWay Research, visiting professor at three seminaries and has authored several books on church planting, missional churches and church multiplication. He has been (and still is) a church planter and has trained pastors and church planters on five continents. He is no stranger to CPI presenting several years ago at the National Conference.

To Register for one or both of these Seminars. CLICK HERE.

]]> http://jcpi.net/1353/feed 0 CPI More Important Than Ever http://jcpi.net/1297 http://jcpi.net/1297#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:10:07 +0000 John Mehn http://jcpi.net/?p=1297 Feeling tired? A bit overwhelmed? Feeling under resourced? Thinking that in the midst of relief work happening in Tohoku that the CPI National Conference is less relevant to your ministry this year? We want you to know that every member of the CPI leadership team since 3.11 has been heavily involved in Tohoku in disaster response ministry. We are wrestling too with what ministry means in the “NEW NORMAL.” We debated cancelling the conference, but felt it was way too important this year to cancel.

At a time when many overseas are praying for Japan we want to come together and allow God to touch us and encourage us and send us out as people ready to see a NEW WAVE OF CHURCH PLANTING INITIATIVES across Japan.

We also want you to know that we have RESOURCES there for missionaries, Japanese pastors and lay people interested in church planting multiplication. We have speakers and trainers from the Japanese context to bless us. This year we will be introducing a totally new interactive format. This will better allow us to pursue God’s will for us and Japan.

Along with the normal training is community worship, children’s and youth ministry programs and a resource area. We also have our consultation center that might help us all plan to stay healthy in ministry or get help when we are struggling.

Martin Crowhurst (WEC) and the CPI Leadership Team

Registration for the 2011 CPI National Conference is now open! Registration closes October 28th.  Please go to http://conf.jcpi.net to Register.

]]> http://jcpi.net/1297/feed 0 Read Good Books http://jcpi.net/1090 http://jcpi.net/1090#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:50:44 +0000 John Mehn http://jcpi.net/?p=1090 Books on Japan Ministry

1) Unseen Face of Japan – Dr. David Lewis’s excellent and well-researched understanding of the folk religion of Japanese culture and how the gospel can be relevantly shared with Japanese. This is a book that will be a valuable asset for anyone reaching Japanese. You will not find them cheaper elsewhere.  2,200 yen

2) Overcoming Spiritual Barriers in Japan

This book examines the invisible spiritual reality behind the 17th century persecution of Christians. Though this evangelical survey you will learn the historical reasons Japanese are resistant to the gospel, three spiritual strongholds of today, how you can overcome these strongholds, and three redemptive gifts the Holy Spirit waits to release. 400 yen.

Books to give as Gifts on Home Assignment

We get many requests for people to bring inexpensive and interesting books home for their supporters and friends.  Two books that are highly requested.

1) THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY A series of over 50 devotional thoughts many on living and ministering in Japan by Elaine Mehn 500 Yen and

2) Overcoming Spiritual Barriers in Japan 400 Yen (See above).

Books for New Missionaries and Short-term Workers

“Cross-Cultural Connections” by Duane Elmer. Many of the problems encountered in ministry in Japan are due to a failure to recognize cultural differences and different ways of viewing the world. This book speaks to basic principles of effective cross cultural communication. 1,300 yen.

TO ORDER

Just place your book order with JEMA by calling 03-3295-1949 or emailing at info@jema.org. A longer list of CPI Resources and materials is at http://jcpi.net/resources/cpi-book-shop.

]]> http://jcpi.net/1090/feed 0 New Church Planting Book http://jcpi.net/1064 http://jcpi.net/1064#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:31:35 +0000 John Mehn http://jcpi.net/?p=1064 NEW BOOK Planting Church that Reproduce by Joel Comiskey (2009).  This small book is easy to read and full of practical help on “Starting a Network of Simple Churches.”  Only 1,200 yen!  Just place your order with JEMA by calling 03-3295-1949 emailing at cpi2009conf@jema.org.  The first part of the book including the first chapter can be found at http://www.touchusa.org/Web/Articles/pdf/planting.pdf.

]]> http://jcpi.net/1064/feed 0 Testimony – Michael Oh http://jcpi.net/1033 http://jcpi.net/1033#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:13:43 +0000 Jonathan http://jcpi.net/?p=1033 Testimony

Michael Oh

Wed, Nov 4th, 2009

Main Session

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]]> http://jcpi.net/1033/feed 0 Presentation – Attending to Matters of the Heart: Understanding God’s Gift of Emotions. — Mary Droullard http://jcpi.net/1024 http://jcpi.net/1024#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:54:50 +0000 Jonathan http://jcpi.net/?p=1024 Elective:

Attending to Matters of the Heart: Understanding God’s Gift of Emotions.

Mary Droullard

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Main Session

The Reconciled Life

Josiah Bancroft

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]]> http://jcpi.net/1007/feed 0 CPI Conference is Japanese Friendly http://jcpi.net/834 http://jcpi.net/834#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:14:04 +0000 John Mehn http://jcpi.net/?p=834 Very few Japanese attended the CPI National Conference until we began Japanese interpretation in 1998.  Now for CPI events 30-70% of those in attendance are Japanese.  Conference main sessions are bilingual Japanese and English with Japanese and English presenters. Core Training and Elective Topics are in Japanese along with the CPI church planting manual and other materials.

Japanese can meet leaders and church workers from all over Japan and from many other groups. Since 1994, The National Conference has trained 511 different Japanese participants!  These are from 36 Japanese denominations and over 200 mission agencies and local churches.  So bring your Japanese partners, and learn together!

Registration closes Fri October 23rd.

CPI: Serving Church Planters in Japan for 15 years!

]]> http://jcpi.net/834/feed 0 CPI Book Shop Resources Online http://jcpi.net/285 http://jcpi.net/285#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:48:41 +0000 John Mehn http://jcpi.net/285 Unseen Face of JapanOrganic ChurchServants of the ServantCultivating a Life for GodBest sellers, new books and materials, and other helpful resources are available through CPI.  Now you can order them online.  To check out this new part of the website, Click Here.

]]> http://jcpi.net/285/feed 0 CPI Conference Makes Japanese Press http://jcpi.net/260 http://jcpi.net/260#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:01:03 +0000 John Mehn http://jcpi.net/260 Revival Shimbun 11/25 HeadlineFor your Japanese friends there was a cover article on the CPI Conference in the Revival Shimbun for 11/25.  This article  including material on Church Planting Networks and also an article on Mitsuo Fukudas contrast between Elephant and Rabbit Churches.

The Christian Shimbun will have a page 2 article in the issue that comes out 12/2.  This article includes quotes from Akira Mori’s message, words from participants and a picture of the children’s ministry.

If you would like a copy of the article contact these newspapers directly or let us know.

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