DBS. No, that doesn't stand for "Daily
Vacation Bible School" like I at first thought. But then, we all have moved way beyond that.
Kevin King's explanation of the Discovery
Bible Study method at our LEAD meetings was eye-opening for a lot of us. In fact, on the last day when we all wrote
down three things we each committed to try during the next three months, most
of us said they were going to try to start a DBS. I'm excited to see what comes of that.
I don't remember if I mentioned it, but
in October when I visited CityTeam headquarters in San Jose, Calif. I met a guy
named Ricardo Pineda. I am a Ricardo
Pineda fan. A few years ago, Ricardo
started his first house church using the DBS method. He is Hondureño if I remember right, though
that detail probably isn't important. He
started his DBS among Spanish speaking immigrants in the San Jose area. In just a few years, that first house church
grew from one to more than 300 in at least four countries. Chris Wassell took this photo of Ricardo and
me with the graphic of his burgeoning house-church network on the wall behind
us.
One thing that strikes me about Ricardo's
ministry, and about Kevin's explanation of the DBS method, is the focus on
developing leaders. The key role of the
Christian worker, of the missionary in our way of thinking, is facilitating and
developing leaders. Ricardo doesn't lead
very many of the 300+ house churches that have been started. But he spends lots of time mentoring and
developing and facilitating leaders.
Let me know how things are going with
your efforts to start a DBS. I'm excited
to hear what happens next.
I'm attaching a copy of one of the
documents Kevin shared with us. It's a
short outline on facilitating a DBS. And
remember, Kevin and Chris have more resources for us. Don't hesitate to ask them for help as your
DBS gets going.
Karry
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