Rethinking How Movement Leadership Works
By WCP Teamon June 28, 2023
Do you want to be a part of a movement?
Then you must realize that it is about seeing what God is doing and getting involved with that. This depends upon your willingness to invest in discerning and resting in God’s presence. We cannot forget this simple, biblical principle. All other “best practices” depend on it.
Robert Reach thinks of movement fruit in terms of Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed. Christ said that the gospel is the smallest of all seeds, but it bears the largest of fruit. This is what is occurring around the world in movements, and this fact has driven Reach to ask why this is the case.
Reach wants to know how the gospel produces such fruit through movements. This question drove his research and writing of Impacting Eternity.
WCP is aware of recent controversy and confusion related to Brad Vaughn’s pseudonym and book review. As the publisher of One Gospel for All Nations: A Practical Approach to Biblical Contextualization, published in 2015, we want to inform our readers that we have removed the pseudonym “Jackson Wu” from the cover of the book, and we have replaced it with the author’s real name, Brad Vaughn. The pseudonym has also been replaced on our website and in all metadata. All previous copies of the book have been recycled.
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Dear Friends,
Are we ready to pass the torch to Gen Z? Listen to these three amazing podcasts by Jolene Erlacher and Katy White as they talk about engaging young missionaries in training and in the field of missions.
Jolene Erlacher is a next gen researcher, speaker, and consultant at Leading Tomorrow (leadingtomorrow.org; jolene@leadingtomorrow.org). She teaches graduate courses at several Christian universities, equipping ministry leaders serving in a variety of contexts.
Katy White is a mission mobilizer focused on helping members of the emerging generation find their place in God's global work. Katy currently serves with GoCorps (gocorps.org; katy@gocorps.org).
This episode will inspire and equip you to mobilize the next generation of missionaries. Jolene answers the following questions:
What motivated you and co-author Katy White to write this book?
What are some cultural influences we should be aware of when mobilizing Gen Z?
What are some unique characteristics of Gen Z as it relates to missions?
In your book, you write about a “New Mind of Mobilization.” What do you mean by that?
What are three specific strategies to mobilize Gen Z?
In this special episode, Jolene is joined by her co-author, Katy White, to discuss their new book, Mobilizing Gen Z: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Age of Missions. The new book launched August 8, 2022. In their discussion, Jolene and Katy present insights on mobilizing and encouraging Gen Zers, and they give an overview of the practical applications and resources in the book.
The generation now coming of age is fraught with anxiety and feeling isolated. What will it take for missionaries and church leaders to motivate Gen Z towards cross-cultural missions? We explore this fascinating question with Dr. Jolene Erlacher, author, speaker, consultant, leadership coach, and teacher.
Why should you read Unity Through Repentance if you did not attend Wittenberg 2017?
We thought we would share some short video testimonials to find the answer to that question.
Caroline Owens (Catholic), a Third Order Dominican quotes:
"The book is a wonderful representation of 'ordinary people' doing God's will in the moment and says God was present orchestrating the whole thing."
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Richard Harvey, a Messianic Jewish author, historian, and theologian quotes:
"It's not just a personal story of the author's journey, it's also a short history and overview of all of the issues that have separated believers of Jesus and the church from the Jewish people. The book has emphasized the need for reconciliation between individual Christians and between denominations."
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Jim MacDonald (Protestant), a patent engineer quotes:
"I've seen people have to organize family reunions, and this is very much a family reunion story that is very near and dear to the Father's heart."
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Verena Lang, a historian, and her husband Hans-Peter Lang, a forester, both Catholic living in Austria quotes:
"Jesus emphasized the importance of unity in the body of Christ. He prayed to the Father that we should be one as He is one with the Father. Follow Thomas and Amy Cogdell on an exciting pilgrimage."