Description: Movements Impact Millions
Countless stories have emerged about powerful movements of God drawing hundreds of thousands from unreached people groups into saving faith. These testimonies reflect the fresh and transformative ways God is working through movements, known as Church Planting Movements and Disciple Making Movements.
Motus Dei (2021) offered a groundbreaking, scholarly exploration of these movements--filling a critical gap in mission literature. Now, God on the Move makes that rich insight accessible to a much broader audience. Designed for everyday readers, busy missionaries, and global believers alike, this guide distills and simplifies 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.
Readable, relevant, and rooted in solid research, this timely resource is for anyone eager to see how the gospel is multiplying across the nations today.
Brief description: Dave Coles is an encourager and resourcer of Church Planting Movements among unreached groups, serving with Beyond. After ten years of pastoral ministry in the US, he served among Muslims in Southeast Asia for twenty-four years. He has published dozens of articles about Church Planting Movements, contextualization, reaching Muslims, and the nature of the church. He is co-author and co-editor of numerous books with in-depth case studies of movements. A list of these can be found at davecoles.freemin.org. He is a member of the Motus Dei network's leadership team and of the 24:14 Coalition.
Review Quotes:
Moving with God offers a compelling exploration into the essential rediscovery of the church as a dynamic movement rather than a static institution. Drawing on insights from leading thinkers and practitioners, this book is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to lead transformative Jesus-centered movements in today's world.
-Alan Hirsch, Founder of Movement Leaders Collective, Forge Missional Training Network, and the 5Q Collective, Author of several books on missional spirituality, leadership, and organization
I've recommended Motus Dei to more people than I can count. Its academic treatment of movements by reputable scholars and practitioners makes a unique contribution to movement literature. This simpler version, Moving with God, will be even easier to recommend. It will serve as an excellent guide for all readers-ranging from movement skeptics to those fully committed to movement approaches. The chapter on answering objections to CPM/DMM is incredibly valuable! I've referred to my copy of Motus Dei over and over again. I think you'll find yourself doing the same with this book!
-Chris Galanos, Pastor, Experience Life, Author, From Megachurch to Multiplication
Moving with God is a primer on movement missiology for everyone-easily readable, refreshingly free of academic jargon, and presented in accessible, bite-sized portions. Yet it overflows with profound insight on the ancient-rediscovered ways God is bringing his kingdom to earth through movements. The stories will stir your spirit. The paradigms will offer you fresh lenses to view the world. After reading it, you may find yourself seeing the kingdom in entirely new ways and feeling, deep in your gut, a desire to step into these stories or live out your own moving with God. I just love it!
-Emanuel Prinz, DMin, PhD candidate, Affiliate Professor, Telos