Overview

**SUMMARY**
According to Jesus’ instructions to His disciples, when He sends us to reach a different city, nation, neighborhood or people group, we have ONE primary job: to find the “Person of Peace.”
 
The miracle of DMM and CPM came from re-learning the instructions that Jesus gave to His disciples, particularly concerning the Person of Peace. The Person of Peace Strategy comes from a composite view of Jesus’ teachings in Luke 10, Luke 9, and Matthew 10.
 
Jesus’ Person of Peace approach is an “entry strategy” to new people groups and social networks. In the Great Commission Jesus commanded us to “go.” But what do we do when we get to where we are going? We find the Person of Peace. This is radically different from traditional disciple-making methods.
 
In Matthew 10:11 Jesus said,
*“Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.”*

The “worthy person” of Matthew 10:11 is the “Person of Peace” in Luke 10:6. Notice the word, “search.” Jesus had told His disciples to search for the Person of Peace.
 
Again, in the Person of Peace Strategy, you as the disciple-maker have ONE JOB––to find the Person of Peace and to train them to become the disciple-maker for that community. Why? Four reasons: 1) The Person of Peace lives there, you don’t. 2) they know the culture, you don’t. 3) they already have relationships and trust, you don’t. And 4) God has chosen them, and not you, to establish the Gospel and see disciple-making multiply in their community.
 
**HOW DO YOU FIND A PERSON OF PEACE?**
 
First, you PRAY for direction and power.
 
Second, you go where Jesus tells you to go, openly preach the Good News and HEAL with words and miracles. If you will do this in a visible way, the Person of Peace will find you.
 
Third, look for people who are **WOOLY**:
 
**W** = “Welcoming.” Persons of Peace will welcome you.
 
**OO** – “Open Oikos.” Oikos means house or household. Persons of Peace will not only welcome you personally, they will open the door for you to bring the Good News to their family and close friends.
 
**L** = “Listens.” Persons of Peace will not only welcome you, they will welcome the word of God, and obey it.
 
**Y** = nothing. It simply makes the noun, WOOL, an adjective, making it easier to use in a sentence (e.g. she is a WOOLy person).
 
And fourth, ask this question again and again:
 
“Would you like to bring your family and friends together to discover more about God through His Word?”
 
REMEMBER: the Bible says you ‘don’t have because you don’t ask’ – that can apply here too. In order to see multiplication, we must ASK!
 
When you get a “Yes,” this will lead to the next Secret: DISCOVER)
 
**WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?**
***Luke 10:5-6** | Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.*

***Matthew 10:11 (NLT)** | “Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town.*

***Luke 10:7 (NLT)** | Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.*