How should transformation of society occur in church planting movements?

• A. Through political revolution.
• B. Through solitary conversions with no social change.
• C. Through transformation arising from felt needs in the local society under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and Scripture.
• D. Through external cultural domination.

Answer: (C)

Transformation in church planting movements comes from addressing the real needs of the local community in a way that is rooted in the gospel and guided by the Holy Spirit and Scripture. This means things unfold organically from within the society: leaders emerge from the local people, ministries respond to what people actually feel and experience, and the change is sustained as communities encounter Jesus and apply biblical principles. The emphasis is on contextualization—serving where people live, in their culture, language, and circumstances—and on relying on divine guidance and scriptural truth rather than external power or coercive methods. When transformation flows from felt needs and spiritual direction, it naturally leads to lasting social change as discipleship expands and churches multiply.

Political revolution, solitary conversions with no social change, and external cultural domination all miss this lived, holistic momentum. Political revolution relies on force or power beyond the local church’s gospel-centered mission; solitary conversions without social change miss the communal and societal ripple effects that CPMs aim for; external domination imposes outsiders’ values rather than nurturing indigenous transformation guided by Scripture and the Spirit.