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What Is A Movement? Part 2

by Ken Movements

A couple of years ago a friend of mine asked: “If I were to parachute into a city where I could observe a true movement of God on a campus, where would you drop me and what would I see?” We discussed several potential locations in East Asia, then we realized we might be overlooking [...]

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Two Common Movement-Killers

by Ken Leadership

I hate to admit this. I have made this mistake three different times. Each time it happened after I had been assigned to a new campus. The first time the mistake could have been expected. The second and third times, well, that was my own fault. What was my mistake? At the beginning of a [...]

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What Is A Movement?

by Ken Movements

Here’s the best definition I’ve seen recently: “A movement is a group of people who consciously, and at their own cost, connect to change the status quo.” This simple definition applies to any type of movement that is focused on change. We’re interested in spiritual movements – movements that seek lasting transformation of hearts and [...]

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Response: Ministry or Movement?

by Ken Movements

Let’s dive in. By way of context, I’ve been doing field evaluation of local ministries/movements in cross-cultural settings for the past 11 years. I’m not saying I’ve seen everything, but I will say that common trends emerge very consistently from trip to trip and from campus to campus. Scenarios 1 (The Place to Be) and [...]

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Pop Quiz: Ministry or Movement?

by Ken Movements

Here are a few scenarios to get us started in our thinking about movements. These may seem simple at first, but can we clearly articulate where we see ministry activity, and where we see genuine movement? Take the quiz… 1. The Place to Be. At one large university of 15,000 undergraduates, 600 students regularly attend [...]

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August is Movement Month

by Ken Movements

“So, what exactly do you mean by movement?” People keep asking this question and they are serious. I believe people really want to know. We have a vague notion in our minds about movements. We’ve grown up hearing about political movements, the womens movement, the civil-rights movement, the gay-rights movement, and the Islamic fundamentalist movement. [...]

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Korea: Now It Only Takes 27 Hours…

by Ken Movements

When Hudson Taylor left England for China 140-odd years ago, the boat ride took 23 weeks. And he went alone. At 21 years old. How times have changed. That’s Keith Bubalo (check out his blog) and me waiting for bags at the Incheon airport. We were just passing through en route to Busan, South Korea. [...]

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