Motus dei the movement of God to disciple the nations
Warrick Farah, editor ; Dave Coles, James Lucas, & Jonathan Andrews, associate editors.
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An incredible breakthrough in missions history is taking place as disciples of Jesus make more disciples of Jesus around the globe, particularly among the least-reached. But what exactly are these church planting or disciple making movements? Where are they occurring and what are their unifying features? How are they manifesting in diverse populations? And can you or your organization be instrumental in catalyzing more movements? Motus Dei, Latin for “movement of God,” seeks to answer these questions and more. Warrick Farah has expertly synthesized an extensive conversation between mission practitioners, scholars, and seasoned movement leaders from around the world. The resulting in-depth analysis of movements provides a multi-disciplinary academic investigation of an emerging “movements missiology,” highlighting the importance of theology, social sciences, ethnology and anthropology, communications theory, leadership theory, and statistical analysis. Motus Dei locates the current Church Planting Movement (CPM) phenomenon within modern history, while tracing its roots back to the first century, and articulates a missiological description of the dynamics of Disciple Making Movements (DMMs) in Asia, Africa, and diaspora contexts in the Global North. Offering over thirty first-hand accounts of indigenous churches planting churches among the nations, Motus Dei provides a seedbed for growing movements in diverse contexts. There are lessons to be learned here by anyone seeking to participate in the movement of God. Foreword / David Garrison -- Introduction / Warrick Farah -- Abbreviations -- Part I: The Big Picture of Movements -- Movements Today: A Primer from Multiple Perspectives / Warrick Farah -- Observations Over Fifteen Years of Disciple Making Movements / Samuel Kebreab -- Addressing Theological and Missiological Objections to CPM/DMM / Dave Coles -- How Exactly Do We Know What We Know about Kingdom Movements? / Gene Daniels -- How Movements Count / Justin D. Long -- Part II: Missional Theology of Movements -- A Biblical Missiology of Kingdomization through Disciple Multiplication Movements of House Church Networks / David S. Lim -- The Word Spread through the Whole Region: Acts and Church Planting Movements / Craig Ott -- God’s Expanding Family: The Social Architecture of Ekklesia Movements / Trevor Larsen -- John’s Missiological Theology: The Contribution of the Forth Gospel to the First-Century Movement in Roman Asia / Michael T. Cooper -- Households of Peace: Relationships, Boundaries, and the Gospel / James Lucas -- Part III: Movement Dynamics -- Why Movements Rise and Fall / Steve Addison -- From Her Perspective: Women and Multiplication Movements / Pam Arlund and Regina Foard -- How Ethnodoxology Drives Movements / Paul Kuivinen -- Media to Movements: A Church Planting Fusion / Frank Preston -- Terra Nova: Opportunities of Movement Work in Diaspora Contexts / Bradley Cocanower and João Mordomo -- Part IV: Case Studies -- The Way of Life: Transference of Spiritual DNS within Movements in East Africa / Aila Tasse and L. Michael Corley -- Bhojpuri Case Study / Victor John with Dave Coles -- A Thai Multiplication Movement / Stephen Bailey with Dwight Martin and Pastor Somsak -- Movements in Iran and Algeria: The Second-Generation Challenge / Rania Mostofi and Patrick Brittenden -- Part V: Movement Leadership and Next Steps -- The Profile of an Effective Movement Catalyst / Emanuel Prinz -- Pursuing Movements: An Organizational Paradigm Shift / Eric and Laura Adams -- Maturing the Missiological Discourse on Discipleship Movements / Richard Grady with Symposium Listening Team -- Afterword / Alan Hirsch -- Acknowledgements / Warrick Farah -- Contributors -- Index.