Coles, Dave

Dave Coles

Encourager and Resourcer of Church Planting Movements, Beyond

Dave Coles is an encourager and resourcer of church planting movements among unreached groups, serving with Beyond. After 10 years of pastoral ministry in the US he served among Muslims in Southeast Asia for 24 years. He has over a dozen articles published (under a pseudonym) on topics related to contextualization, reaching Muslims, and the nature of the church. He has also served as Lead Facilitator for the Bridging the Divide network since 2011.

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Reporting Challenges for Movements in a World of Misinformation and Persecution

By Stan Parks | Globally, 1,965 church planting movements (CPMs) are being reported, with approximately 90% of these among current or former unreached people groups. These reports have been compiled by the 24:14 Coalition. Our primary goal has been to find out where the unreached are being reached so we can identify the gaps where the unreached are not being reached. But in the process, we have shared information about movements, globally and regionally, which has led to some people feeling frustrated when they cannot know more.