Motus Dei: The Movement of God to Disciple the Nations, edited by Warrick Farah. William Carey Publishing, 2021. 376 pages.
One of the remarkable features of global mission today is the growth of more than 1,000 disciple-making movements including more than 70 million believers. Too good to be true? Too strange to be good? While the literature about disciple-making movements is growing, this book is a big step forward in compiling some of the best thinking and research on contemporary disciple-making movements. Definitely pro-movement but with plenty of critical thinking brought to bear.
Here some 30 contributors share biblical and historical perspectives, factors that contribute to or challenge movements, meaty and diverse case studies, and areas for further research and reflection. If academic or strategic research is on your mind, this book will give you a head start as it includes lots of references and detail on research methodology. A number of the authors also offer key points from their recent or soon-to-be-published work.
The book is one outcome of a 2020 virtual movements research symposium held by Motus Dei, an international network for the missiological study of global movements to Christ.
Get the ebook for US$9.99 or the paperback for US$26.99 from William Carey or elsewhere. There’s also an affordable, accredited online seminary course designed around this book. Check out Foundations for a Missiology of Movements (Ephesiology).
Learn more about the Motus Dei network. They are particularly interested in inviting more non-Western voices into the conversation.
