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Source: William Carey Publishing
God on the Move: Making Disciples Among the Nations, edited by Dave Coles. William Carey Publishing, 2025. 136 pages.
Five years ago, a groundbreaking book about disciple-making movements was published. Motus Dei: The Movement of God to Disciple the Nations met a critical need in the study of movements. Now we have a more accessible version.
God on the Move is designed for everyday readers, busy missionaries, and global believers. It distills key ideas from Motus Dei without sacrificing depth or credibility. With inspiring case studies, biblical reflections, and practical insights from around the world, God on the Move serves as both introduction and invitation—to witness, understand, and join in what God is doing through modern-day movements.
The Motus Dei Network has just released a statement calling the church to rediscover its biblical identity as a movement of Jesus, not merely an institution. Read Reactivating the Church as Movement. It’s powerful.
Source: Crescent Project
As followers of Christ committed to bringing the gospel to all peoples, we often look outward—to distant nations, remote villages, or unreached groups far away. But what if opportunities to engage unreached people groups are right in our own cities, neighborhoods, and courtyards? What if God has placed people with different cultures, languages, or faith backgrounds just around the corner—calling us to notice, learn and look for opportunities to bless them?
With this video tutorial (about 10 minutes long), learn a simple strategy, using Google Maps, to identify the locations in your city where people from unreached people groups can be found.
Source: The Christian Broadcasting Network
We’ve featured several reports about UniteUS in our news briefs. It’s, a national revival movement that is gaining momentum on college campuses. Five more large events are planned for this fall, including one September 25 in Tampa, Florida. Want to hear more or share the story? This may help.
The Revival Generation: Gen Z Turning to Jesus is a new documentary from CBN sharing the true story of young adults discovering identity, healing, and purpose through Jesus Christ.
At the center is Tonya Prewett, a burdened mother whose daughter’s hidden pain sparked a campus prayer meeting that became UniteUS. Through moving worship moments, life-changing testimonies, and insights from voices like Dr. Ben Carson and Jennie Allen, this film invites you to see how faith is igniting a generation.
Get a copy of the 70-minute video on DVD or stream it from CBN. Starts a bit slow and dark but will draw you in. Donation (in any amount) required.
You can also learn more about the documentary in a widely circulated article from Religion News Service.
Prewett wrote a book, too. It came out in August. See Roses to Revival: An Unlikely Beginning to an Extraordinary Ending (Trilogy Christian Publishing).
See also Study: Gen Z Now Leads in Church Attendance (Christianity Today) and other articles reporting on Barna research on this topic.
Source: Zondervan Academic
From the Rising of the Sun: A Journey of Worship Around the World, by Tim Challies and Tim Keesee. Zondervan, 2025. 192 pages.
This book is what happens when a pastor, speaker, and blogger teams up with a documentary storyteller to explore and share glimpses of the global church.
The journey starts in Fiji and follows the sun to Australia, Asia (Korea and Cambodia), Europe (Poland), Africa (Zambia and Morocco), and the Americas (Brazil, Chile, Mexico, USA). Along the way, you’ll meet brothers and sisters in Christ who worship amidst stunning landscapes, vibrant cities, and remote jungles. From the hymns sung in Korea’s bustling metropolises to the prayers offered in Zambia’s open plains and a house church in Morocco, you’ll see and feel the unity and diversity of God’s people. Each section includes interviews, background, and reflections on worship from Tim Challies with a couple of discussion questions.
When you buy the book in any format, you’ll also get a code for free streaming access to a high-quality, 12-episode series of videos (each about 20 minutes long) which are even better.
Either the book or video series could stand alone; they cover the same ground. This is not set up as a small group or classroom curriculum but wouldn’t take you much of a step to get there.
Learn more or purchase. So well done; I think you’re going to love it. Watch the trailer.
Source: Chasm Gaming
Previously, we shared about Chasm Gaming, the kingdom-minded card and board game company behind the Black Mission Legends and Pray4 – Unreached Peoples card decks. The playing cards might make a good gift for your kids, grandkids, friends, or supporters.
Now they’re giving away a couple of freebies, a simple curriculum you can use with a group to help make your game night a teachable moment and some Great Commission conversational starters. You could use these with your family, gaming buddies, homeschool group, or mission class.
See also their great new 2.5-minute video, which you can use on its own: 5 Ways to Join the Great Commission, also below.
Source: Missions Catalyst Calendar
October 1, The European Digital Missionary Summit (online). A rallying cry for those reimagining how the gospel moves, from theChurch.digital.
October 1-2, Sacred Siblings Gathering (online). How singles and marrieds work together for the sake of the Kingdom. Provided by Thrive.
October 1-4, International Wholistic Missions Conference (Durres, Albania).
October 3-4, Evangelical Missiological Society Annual Meeting (Dallas, TX, USA and online).
October 6-8, Beyond Us: From Neighborhoods to Nations (Waco, TX, USA). Regional missions conference provided by a collaborative group of local churches.
October 6-8, Frontiers’ Pastors Track (Tempe, AZ, USA). In-person missions leaders’ cohort to multiply church sending.
October 9-11, B4T Expo (Fort Collins, CO, USA). Transforming people and nations through business.
October 10-11, Missions Fest Seattle (Renton, WA, USA). Free, annual community missions conference.
October 12-18, Recalibrate! (Aurora, IN, USA). Debriefing and renewal retreat for missionaries sponsored by Paracletos.
October 13-14, Support Raising Bootcamp (Dallas, TX, USA). Provided by Via in various locations throughout the year.
October 13-17, ABIDE debriefing (Joplin, MO, USA). Provided by TRAIN International.
October 21-22, Amplify Conference (Wheaton, IL, USA). An annual event from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
October 21-23, Standards Introductory Workshop (online). Make your mission trips better with the seven standards of excellence.
October 23-25, Velvet Ashes Equip Online Conference (online).
October 27 to November 22, COMPASS (Palmer Lake, CO, USA). Language and culture acquisition provided by Missionary Training International.
View the complete calendar, updated throughout the year. Your submissions are always welcome.