The Rise and Fall of Movements
A ministry is what you can do with the help of others.
A movement is what God can do when you let go of control and multiply disciples and churches
Drawing on the life and ministry of Jesus, and with reflections on the patterns of past and present movements, Steve Addison provides a roadmap for leaders who want to multiply disciples and churches to the ends of the earth. Whether pioneering on the edge, riding a wave of expansion, or stuck in suffocating decline, The Rise and Fall of Movements addresses each phase in the movement lifecycle, helping leaders to identify which stage they are at and to realign themselves with God’s purposes.
At the core of The Rise and Fall of Movements is a call to movement pioneers to make a fresh return to their identity in Jesus and from there to lead out with the .God-given strategies and methods that cause movements to not only birth but to grow and endure.
ENDORSEMENTS
“No one knows more about movements than Steve Addison! In The Rise and Fall of Movements, Addison does a brilliant job of presenting his research on movements and succinctly outlining why they grow and why they decline. In this remarkable book, you will discover what it takes to sustain movements and why they matter. I highly recommend this book to every church leader, church planter, network leader, and denominational leader.”
DAVE FERGUSON, lead pastor, Community Christian Church, Chicago; author, Hero Maker
“Movements are the way that God has filled the world with the knowledge of himself. When one movement wanes, another waxes. In this latest volume, in a series of his life’s works on movements, Addison draws conclusions that answer the “why” questions as well as the “what.” Gleaning from the past will help this generation prepare for the future. I’ve devoured each book that Addison has written, and this one was no exception.”
PEYTON JONES, author of Reaching The Unreached and Church Zero
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