Movements That Change the World

Downers Grove, Illinois, InterVarsity Press, 2011. — 192 p.
scan, 300 dpi.At its heart, Christianity is a missionary movement founded by Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Like many such movements, it changed the world. Unlike most movements, which have their historical moment and then fade away, Christianity is actively, continually changing the world for the better.
From biblical, historical and contemporary case studies, Steve Addison, a church-planting specialist and lifelong student of movements that renew and expand the Christian faith, lays out the characteristics of a dynamic missionary movement. When these factors are present, Christianity expands. And where the Holy Spirit is, these factors can be found and made to flourish.