In CPM contexts, why is local leadership development emphasized as a sign of health?

• A. It ensures reproduction and sustainability.
• B. It is not important for CPM health.
• C. It slows growth.
• D. It shifts focus away from evangelism.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that a healthy CPM shows through indigenous leadership that can reproduce itself. When local people are trained to lead, plant new churches, and shepherd new believers, the movement breaks free from reliance on outsiders and creates a self-sustaining cycle of multiplication. This local leadership pipeline makes it possible to reach more communities quickly, adapt to local culture, and endure through leadership changes and resource shifts. In CPM thinking, reproduction is the heartbeat of health, and sustainability follows because the churches and leaders are rooted in the very communities they serve.

Lack of importance is not aligned with CPM practice, as leadership development is what enables ongoing evangelism and expansion. It doesn’t slow growth; it actually accelerates it by enabling more churches to be started and more leaders to disciple new believers.