The Dare to Multiply Podcast

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The Dare to Multiply Podcast is a weekly show on discipleship and disciple-making, hosted by Cynthia Anderson — a movement pioneer who has helped launch 24 disciple-making movements worldwide — alongside co-host Jenn Chang, a discipleship practitioner based in Thailand who brings a Southeast Asia field perspective to the show. Each episode brings field stories, practical tools, and honest conversation for two audiences at once: Western pastors and church leaders who want their discipleship to actually multiply, and global DMM/CPM practitioners working in unreached and oral cultures. From simple, reproducible discipleship processes to leadership culture, obedience, and the Holy Spirit's role in multiplication — this is a show for anyone who wants to see ordinary believers become disciples who make disciples.

  1. 23h ago

    A Shrine, a Waiter, and a Hairstylist: Who’s Really Open to God?

    A huge idol statue. A shrine. Everything about the room said he wasn’t interested. Then he asked me to sit down and tell him a Bible story. In this solo episode of Dare to Multiply, I talk about the quiet assumptions that keep us from starting spiritual conversations, and why they’re wrong more often than we think. I share three real stories: a man with a shrine in his home in India, a waiter in Anaheim, and my Ghanaian hairstylist. I also share research showing how badly we misjudge strangers’ willingness to talk. We look at Philip and the chariot in Acts 8, Jesus’ words in John 4:35, and one simple practice anyone can use this week: start with appreciation, then offer prayer. Whether you pastor in the suburbs or make disciples among the unreached, this episode will help you open your eyes to who’s really open to God. Free resource: 3 Mindset Shifts That Unlock Multiplication Resources.daretomultiply.com/3mindsetshifts More from Dare to Multiply: daretomultiply.com

  2. Oct 27

    Why Latino Believers Can Go Where Westerners Can't

    Manny Martinez had just finished teaching 40 Egyptian pastors and church planters when his translator came up with a question from the room. "Your English is so good," they wanted to know, "but you don't look American." Manny explained that his grandparents came from Mexico. The light went on. Oh, you're Mexican. The conversations went deeper from there. Manny is a mission mobilizer with Via. He spent six years in Peru mobilizing the Latino church toward unreached peoples, and now he's back in Austin, Texas, working with Latino believers and with a large North American church. Jenn Chang and I ask him what's different when you mobilize Latinos and Anglos. In many Latino churches the barrier is permission, because nothing moves without the pastor's blessing. In many Western churches, especially large ones, the barrier is comfort and a hamster wheel of programs. Manny's approach to the first is simple. He never goes around the local church. I also ask him a question I keep wrestling with: what do you do when believers are released to make disciples on the field in ways their sending churches would never allow at home? Manny answers it honestly. Jenn shares how some Thai pastors have helped by offering covering to new house churches. And Manny tells the story of Ronald and Glenda Chunga, who now lead the mobilization work in Peru and do it better, he says, than he ever could. Maybe you pastor a congregation with Latino families in it. Maybe you're a practitioner watching God raise up workers from the global South. Either way, this conversation will stretch how you think about who goes, and who sends. Learn more about Via at vianations.org. Free resource: 3 Mindset Shifts That Unlock Multiplication — resources.daretomultiply.com/3mindsetshifts

  3. Oct 20

    The Level Three Magnet: Why Growing Churches Stop Short of Multiplying with Dave Ferguson

    "How do I grow my church?" Dave Ferguson calls it a good question. It's just not a great one. Dave was lead pastor of COMMUNITY Christian Church in Chicago for thirty years and now leads Exponential, the organization behind the 16% Mission. In this episode of Dare to Multiply, he explains the Level Three magnet that keeps growing churches from reproducing. He also shares RPMs, the four-minute daily check that keeps leaders from drifting, and the reason you will always reproduce who you are and what you do. We compare how Dave defines a multiplier with how those of us in Disciple Making Movements use the word. He closes with two shifts any leader can make right away, starting with always having an apprentice. Whether you lead a growing congregation in the suburbs or train movement leaders in Africa and Asia, this conversation will help you check your own gauges and start asking the kingdom question: How do we reproduce and multiply God's kingdom?

  4. Oct 13

    Living the Kind of Life You Want to Multiply with Josh Benadum

    What kind of disciples are we actually multiplying? Cynthia talks with Josh Benadum, author of A Life That Leads, about the character qualities that hold up under pressure — self-will, gentleness, teachability — and why ambition for multiplication can quietly become its own form of self-will. A candid conversation for any leader who wants their multiplication to outlast their name.

  5. Oct 6

    A Leadership Mindset That Will Either Unlock or Kill Multiplication

    Fear is the exact opposite of faith — and Cynthia says it's never passive. In this episode, she tells her own story from a restricted-access country in Central Asia, shares what friends are facing right now in Asia under growing anti-conversion laws, and names the quieter Western version of the same fear: hesitating to mention Jesus to a coworker, or being willing to go against a church's unbiblical traditions for the sake of the Kingdom. Anchored in Ephesians 6:19-20, the episode closes with a practical challenge to turn your own fears into faith this week. 🎁 Grab the free 3 Mindset Shifts guide: resources.daretomultiply.com/3mindsetshifts

  6. Sep 29

    Finland's Lesson: People Weren't Activated — They Were Passivated

    In this episode, Pyry Winter gives us a raw, hopeful look at how disciple‑making becomes movement — not through programs, but through ordinary people who refuse to stay passive. He shares why Finland’s lonely, secular culture is actually ripe for harvest, how experience beats information, and why breakthrough often comes only after years of faithfulness. If you’re wondering how the Kingdom breaks through in your own context, this conversation will reframe the way you see community, courage, and multiplication.

  7. Sep 22

    Living Out Of A John 15 Abiding

    In this episode, Jenn and Steven share about how to live and serve out of an abiding life in Christ. They share their own story of ministry difficult and burnout into discovering the secret of union with Christ. They walk through John 15 and also the life and example of Hudson Taylor, a missionary known as "a man in Christ." Additional Resources mentioned in this episode: 1) Abide in Christ by Andrew Murray https://link.amazon/B09VDpJxa/ 2) Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray https://link.amazon/B0fVNbLcb/ 3) Union With Christ Blog Post on MissionsLeaders.com Union With Christ (Part 1) – The Problem - The Missions Leaders Blog and Union with Christ https://missionsleaders.com/union-with-christ/ (Part 2) – Surrender and Receive - The Missions Leaders Blog https://missionsleaders.com/union-with-christ-2/ 4) Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret https://link.amazon/B0eWkXaBY/

  8. Sep 15

    How Control Kills Disciple-Making — and Trust Sets It Free

    "It's irresponsible — maybe even unbiblical — to let a brand-new believer lead." Cynthia tackles that objection head-on, unpacking what 1 Timothy 3:6 actually says, two different ways leaders default to control, and why Jesus released new believers same-day rather than someday. Recorded just before her own sabbatical begins — and living the lesson as she records it.

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The Dare to Multiply Podcast is a weekly show on discipleship and disciple-making, hosted by Cynthia Anderson — a movement pioneer who has helped launch 24 disciple-making movements worldwide — alongside co-host Jenn Chang, a discipleship practitioner based in Thailand who brings a Southeast Asia field perspective to the show. Each episode brings field stories, practical tools, and honest conversation for two audiences at once: Western pastors and church leaders who want their discipleship to actually multiply, and global DMM/CPM practitioners working in unreached and oral cultures. From simple, reproducible discipleship processes to leadership culture, obedience, and the Holy Spirit's role in multiplication — this is a show for anyone who wants to see ordinary believers become disciples who make disciples.

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  • Creator
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  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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