Steve Addison, head of the sending agency MOVE, formerly CRM (Church Resource Ministries) Australia, defines a movement as “a group of people committed to changing the world” (p. 15), a definition broad enough to include churches, parachurch organizations, and missions organizations.
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Book review Members onlyThe literature addressing Jesus movements is narrow, crowded, and prone to repetition. However, Robert M. Reach’s latest volume attempts to move beyond compelling testimony and lists of multiplication factors to consider the overlooked issues of movement structure and sustainability.
Book review Members onlyWhy do some flourish where others fail? Virgil Tanner’s Soul Tending provides a framework to turn challenges and negative experiences into fertile soil where individuals can thrive! Staff turnover in cross-cultural mission contexts is one of the greatest challenges that Christian leaders face.
Book review Members onlyMinistry in any context is stressful, no matter if it is the local church, the mission field, a mission agency, a seminary, or other ministry setting. Sometimes, without the proper safeguards, that stress leaves ministers and missionaries open to burnout, moral failure, and suddenly leaving ministry.
