The Dare to Multiply Podcast

The System You Built For Addition Won't Get You Multiplication

You can be busy. You can even be growing. And still not be multiplying.
In this episode, Cynthia talks honestly about what it actually costs to move from addition to multiplication — not the theory, but the moment you have to let go of a system you built, invested in, and were proud of, because it wasn't producing what it looked like it should. She walks through two patterns many leaders don't even realize they're still running on: a structure built for slow, careful addition, and a discipleship habit — going deep with one person, alone — that can quietly block the very multiplication it's meant to produce.
This works the same whether you're leading a congregation in the Midwest or training leaders in a movement context overseas. The system is just dressed differently.
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The Most Overlooked Step in Building a Multiplying Culture

We spend enormous energy diagnosing why discipleship isn't multiplying — new methods, better training, stronger leadership pipelines. But there's one step that almost every Western ministry has quietly set aside, and every significant Disciple Making Movement in history points back to it.
In this episode, Cynthia Anderson names the two specific prayer practices that movement leaders carry and most Western leaders have traded away: intentional, daily prayer for named lost people, and extraordinary prayer that positions dependence as the real work — not the warm-up.
This is honest, practical, and drawn from 35 years on the ground. Whether you're a pastor, a practitioner on the field, or someone working with immigrant and refugee communities in a Western city, the re-entry point is the same. Five names. Start there.
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How to Mobilize the Church to Multiply - an interview with Andy Kampman

In this episode, we sit down with Andy Kampman to talk about mobilizing churches toward multiplication and cultivating a culture of disciple multiplication within churches — both in the West and among the unreached.
In this conversation, we discuss:
How to partner with churches toward multiplication
Why vision casting from Scripture matters
Stories of disciple multiplication overseas
Building a culture of life-on-life discipleship
The importance of abiding in Jesus and patience in ministry
Why we should love the church instead of criticizing it
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What Movements, Pruning and A New Grandson are Teaching Me

What does 30+ years of cross-cultural ministry actually look like from the inside?
In this solo episode, recorded on her 59th birthday, Cynthia Anderson gets honest — about the surprises, the valleys she never would have chosen, and the convictions that have only deepened over three decades of disciple-making work across Nepal, India, Thailand, and Africa.
This isn't a highlight reel. It's a real look at what sustained obedience costs, what it produces, and why the pattern of valleys leading to breakthrough doesn't stop.
In this episode:
Why God's love is not contingent on your fruit — and why that's still disorienting after all this time
What Cynthia would do differently (margins, meetings, and what she wishes she'd said no to)
The valley-to-breakthrough pattern traced across 30 years of field work
A 1 Corinthians 13 rewrite that reframes what success in ministry actually looks like
Why Caleb at 85 is still her model for what's next
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Are We Getting Deaf Ministry Wrong? #deafministry

In this Dare to Multiply Podcast episode, Cynthia interviews Deaf disciple-makers—offering a rare opportunity to “hear” directly from Deaf believers about how to effectively minister within their own community.
You’ll discover why translation alone isn’t enough, why the gospel is best understood in sign language through Deaf culture, and how Deaf leaders are uniquely equipped to reach others.
This conversation will challenge assumptions and reshape how we think about discipleship among the Deaf.
Listen, learn, and dare to multiply.

Why Reproducibility Matters More Than Performance

What if the most impressive thing you've ever built in ministry is actually the thing slowing multiplication down?
In this episode of Dare to Multiply, Cynthia Anderson unpacks one of the most important — and most overlooked — mindset shifts for church leaders and disciple-makers: why reproducibility matters more than performance, and what happens when we confuse the two.

Why Most Churches Say Discipleship Matters—But Rarely See It Multiply

Most churches say discipleship matters.So why do we so rarely see it multiply?
In this episode of Dare to Multiply, Cynthia Anderson explores a tension many pastors, practitioners, and Christian leaders feel—but don’t always name: discipleship is often emphasized, taught, and programmed… yet reproduction rarely follows.
This conversation isn’t about blame or better techniques. It’s about re‑examining what Jesus actually did—and what happens when discipleship shifts from information transfer to obedience‑based, life‑on‑life formation.

Amazing Multiplication in America's Prisons and the Hope It Gives

In today’s episode, Cynthia sits down with three seasoned multipliers who have witnessed extraordinary transformation inside America’s prisons. What began with simple obedience has led to inmates coming to faith in Christ, being baptized, forming churches behind bars—and continuing to multiply disciples even after release.
These practitioners share the key paradigm shifts that allowed multiplication to emerge in a context often approached with addition‑focused ministry. They reflect honestly on what had to change in mindset, leadership, and practice in order to see sustainable, Spirit‑led fruit.
This conversation offers rare, practical insight for anyone involved in prison ministry, disciple‑making, or movement leadership. You’ll hear powerful stories and hard‑won wisdom from those working on the front lines of what may be one of the most overlooked—and significant—moves of God in the United States today.
If you’ve ever wondered what disciple‑making looks like in places of confinement—or how multiplication can flourish where hope seems scarce—this episode will both challenge and encourage you.