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What Starts Movements?
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Is it the right strategy? A dynamic leader? Which factors matter most?
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In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Emanuel Prinz unpacks the heart of movement-making, revealing the essential factors that spark and fuel kingdom multiplication. Whether you lead a church or minstry, plant new communities, or simply long to see God move more powerfully—this book is for you.
ALAN HIRSCH,
Emanuel Prinz has so expertly mapped out the terrain of movements. This book is a treasure trove of insights and profoundly practical. I find it deeply resonant. (from his foreword)
DAVE FERGUSON
From one of today’s foremost thinkers on church movements, What Actually Starts Movement brings together compelling research, personal experiences, and farsighted vision to show leaders how to take their ministries to the next level.
DR. DAVID GARRISON
Emanuel Prinz has done a great service to the body of Christ in researching the characteristics of church-planting movement catalysts. I’m grateful for his contribution to our understanding of the qualities that God cultivates in his servants that can contribute to movements that are reaching the world for Jesus Christ.
What Makes This Book Unique
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Breadth of research: From the broadest-ever research on movements
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Depth of analysis: Over 32,000 data points from 147 movements, analyzed with focus on actionable findings
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Comparison with non-catalysts: Identifies the factors that set effective catalysts apart from others
Who This Book is For
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Church planters
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Church and ministry leaders
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Movement practitioners and leaders
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Educators, missiologists, and thought leaders
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Anyone hungry to see God multiply disciples and churches​​
Are you ready to step into God’s design for multiplication?
The movement starts here.
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Emanuel Prinz’s What Actually Starts Movements is a groundbreaking work, providing clarity and rigor to the critical question of what fuels and sustains disciple-making movements. Backed by empirical research, Prinz identifies the essential traits and practices of effective catalytic leaders, emphasizing the importance of the right person over mere methodology. The insights offered in this book have the potential to reshape missiological strategies and empower leaders committed to the “healing of the nations” through Christ. This is an important resource for practitioners and scholars dedicated to seeing movements of disciples multiply worldwide.
DR. WES WATKINS