Author: Steve Addison
Publisher: Missional Press
ISBN: 0979805376
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
This book is for anyone who wants to follow Jesus and change the world. Movements that change the world are characterized by white-hot faith, commitment to a cause, contagious relationships, rapid mobilization, and adaptive methods. Jesus founded a missionary movement. His followers are called to continue his mission in the power of the Holy Spirit. A thoroughly readable description of the dynamics of missionary movements and how to initiate, maintain, and extend them. ALAN HIRSCH Author of The Forgotten Ways Steve synthesizes his vast amounts of experience, wisdom, and research into an easy-to-read book. NEIL COLE Author of Organic Church Practitioners and thinkers with a passion for mission will want to read and re-read this book. DR. MARTIN ROBINSON Co-author of Metavista: Bible, Church and Mission in an Age of Imagination An important book for our times well researched, well written, and well thought out. DR. ROBERT E. LOGAN Author of Be Fruitful and Multiply I couldnt put it down till it finished rearranging my mind. This is a keeper! RALPH MOORE Author of How To Multiply Your Church Steve identifies the core characteristics of movements and does it in a way that enables all of us, not just the academics, to understand. BOB ROBERTS Author of The Multiplying Church As I read the manuscript I felt that I had met a long-lost brother. I had to read it through in a single sitting. DAVID GARRISON Author of Church Planting Movements Steve casts a compelling future vision by tracing Gods discernible lessons demonstrated in movements. He taps into the heart hunger of the growing number of us that want to see God do something great. ED STETZER Author of Planting Missional Churches I love this book! Every so often a book comes along that fuels the flame that was started in my heart years ago when I was a young and on-fire world changer. FLOYD MCCLUNG Author of You See Bones, I See an Army About the author Steve Addison is a lifelong student of movements that renew and expand the Christian faith. He serves as Australian director of Church Resource Ministries. Steves calling is to spark church planting movements everywhere.
What Jesus Started
Author: Steve Addison
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830866434
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Sometimes we get so caught up in the power of Jesus shouting from the cross, "It is finished!" that we forget that Jesus started something too. Uncovering the inner dynamics of Jesus's work with the disciples, veteran church planter Steve Addison reminds us that Christianity is a movement with a unique design for expansion.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830866434
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Sometimes we get so caught up in the power of Jesus shouting from the cross, "It is finished!" that we forget that Jesus started something too. Uncovering the inner dynamics of Jesus's work with the disciples, veteran church planter Steve Addison reminds us that Christianity is a movement with a unique design for expansion.
Movements That Change the World
Author: Steve Addison
Publisher: IVP
ISBN: 9780830836192
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Steve Addison gleans the characteristics of the dynamic missionary movement from biblical, historical and contemporary case studies. Addison shows how these factors recur in every period of Christian expansion, and suggests that Christianity's distinction as a historical movement lies in its power to outlast the centuries.
Publisher: IVP
ISBN: 9780830836192
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Steve Addison gleans the characteristics of the dynamic missionary movement from biblical, historical and contemporary case studies. Addison shows how these factors recur in every period of Christian expansion, and suggests that Christianity's distinction as a historical movement lies in its power to outlast the centuries.
Pioneering Movements
Author: Steve Addison
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830844414
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Jesus pioneered something completely new in human history—a dynamic missionary movement intent on reaching the world. What does it take to lead movements like that today? Steve Addison shows how to follow Jesus' example, offering a vision of apostolic leadership that embraces Jesus' mandate to make disciples of all nations, in all places.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830844414
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Jesus pioneered something completely new in human history—a dynamic missionary movement intent on reaching the world. What does it take to lead movements like that today? Steve Addison shows how to follow Jesus' example, offering a vision of apostolic leadership that embraces Jesus' mandate to make disciples of all nations, in all places.
Church Planting Movements
Author: V. David Garrison
Publisher: WIGTake Resources
ISBN: 9780974756202
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
David Garrison, PhD University of Chicago, defines Church Planting Movements as rapidly multiplying indigenous churches planting churches that sweep across a people group or population segment. Garrison's Church Planting Movements: How God Is Redeeming a Lost World signaled a breakthrough in missionary church planting. After the publication of Garrison's book in 2004 it became impossible to talk about missions without referencing Church Planting Movements. Church Planting Movements examines more than two-dozen movements of multiplying churches on five continents. After presenting these case studies, Garrison identifies ten universal elements present in each movement. He then broadens the circle of examination to identify a further ten common characteristics, factors identified in most, but not all, of the movements. He concludes his examination with a list of "Seven Deadly Sins," i.e. harmful practices that stifle or impede Church Planting Movements. Important for evangelical readers, the author returns to his findings to see how they stand up to the light of Scripture. What he discovers is that Church Planting Movements are much more consistent with the New Testament lay-led house-church movements that swept rapidly through the Mediterranean world in the face of hostile opposition than today's more sedentary professional institutionalized Christianity. Learn more about Church Planting Movements from the book's website: www.ChurchPlantingMovements.com.
Publisher: WIGTake Resources
ISBN: 9780974756202
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
David Garrison, PhD University of Chicago, defines Church Planting Movements as rapidly multiplying indigenous churches planting churches that sweep across a people group or population segment. Garrison's Church Planting Movements: How God Is Redeeming a Lost World signaled a breakthrough in missionary church planting. After the publication of Garrison's book in 2004 it became impossible to talk about missions without referencing Church Planting Movements. Church Planting Movements examines more than two-dozen movements of multiplying churches on five continents. After presenting these case studies, Garrison identifies ten universal elements present in each movement. He then broadens the circle of examination to identify a further ten common characteristics, factors identified in most, but not all, of the movements. He concludes his examination with a list of "Seven Deadly Sins," i.e. harmful practices that stifle or impede Church Planting Movements. Important for evangelical readers, the author returns to his findings to see how they stand up to the light of Scripture. What he discovers is that Church Planting Movements are much more consistent with the New Testament lay-led house-church movements that swept rapidly through the Mediterranean world in the face of hostile opposition than today's more sedentary professional institutionalized Christianity. Learn more about Church Planting Movements from the book's website: www.ChurchPlantingMovements.com.
Movements That Change the World
Author: Steve Addison
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830868607
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Steve Addison gleans the characteristics of the dynamic missionary movement from biblical, historical and contemporary case studies. Addison shows how these factors recur in every period of Christian expansion, and suggests that Christianity's distinction as a historical movement lies in its power to outlast the centuries.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830868607
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Steve Addison gleans the characteristics of the dynamic missionary movement from biblical, historical and contemporary case studies. Addison shows how these factors recur in every period of Christian expansion, and suggests that Christianity's distinction as a historical movement lies in its power to outlast the centuries.
The Church as Movement
Author: JR Woodward
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830893628
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
JR Woodward and Dan White Jr. have trained church planters all over North America. In this interactive field manual, they help you and your team gain eight key competencies crucial for church planting so that you can create churches that flourish and launch their own sustainable missional and incarnational congregations.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830893628
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
JR Woodward and Dan White Jr. have trained church planters all over North America. In this interactive field manual, they help you and your team gain eight key competencies crucial for church planting so that you can create churches that flourish and launch their own sustainable missional and incarnational congregations.
Pioneering Movements
Author: Steve Addison
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830898972
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Jesus pioneered something completely new in human history—a dynamic missionary movement intent on reaching the world. What does it take to lead movements like that today? Steve Addison shows how to follow Jesus' example, offering a vision of apostolic leadership that embraces Jesus' mandate to make disciples of all nations, in all places.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830898972
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Jesus pioneered something completely new in human history—a dynamic missionary movement intent on reaching the world. What does it take to lead movements like that today? Steve Addison shows how to follow Jesus' example, offering a vision of apostolic leadership that embraces Jesus' mandate to make disciples of all nations, in all places.
Emerging Gospel Movements
Author: Gene Wilson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666721131
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
In this book, Wilson gives a thoroughly biblical foundation for gospel movements. He takes us back to the New Testament and walks us through examples from missions history. He compares different types of gospel movements and demonstrates that, at their core, gospel movements make, mature, and multiply disciples. They are found not only in Africa and Asia, but also in Europe, the Americas, and throughout the world. Based on twenty years of experience, Wilson gives practical principles and real-life stories that will help church planting catalysts maximize their effectiveness as they come alongside emerging movements around the world. He shares the collective wisdom of national movement leaders and missionary catalysts to help us engage and assist developing movements without doing harm. This book offers a realistic portrayal of the challenges and sacrifices involved in launching gospel movements and constructive pathways to strengthen their growth. With insights from this book, movement leaders and external catalysts can contribute synergistically according to the stage of the movement--pioneer penetration, local multiplication, regional organization, or global participation. Humble facilitators who embrace biblical priorities and best practices will play a constructive role. Read this book prayerfully considering how God can use you to add value to a gospel movement.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666721131
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
In this book, Wilson gives a thoroughly biblical foundation for gospel movements. He takes us back to the New Testament and walks us through examples from missions history. He compares different types of gospel movements and demonstrates that, at their core, gospel movements make, mature, and multiply disciples. They are found not only in Africa and Asia, but also in Europe, the Americas, and throughout the world. Based on twenty years of experience, Wilson gives practical principles and real-life stories that will help church planting catalysts maximize their effectiveness as they come alongside emerging movements around the world. He shares the collective wisdom of national movement leaders and missionary catalysts to help us engage and assist developing movements without doing harm. This book offers a realistic portrayal of the challenges and sacrifices involved in launching gospel movements and constructive pathways to strengthen their growth. With insights from this book, movement leaders and external catalysts can contribute synergistically according to the stage of the movement--pioneer penetration, local multiplication, regional organization, or global participation. Humble facilitators who embrace biblical priorities and best practices will play a constructive role. Read this book prayerfully considering how God can use you to add value to a gospel movement.