Are Church Planting Movements real, or are they just stories? How do we really know?
David Garrison, who earned his PhD from the University of Chicago, wanted answers. He dug into twenty-five years of onsite research from the Global Research Department of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board.
In this book, he shares what he found—an up-close look at twenty-eight reported movements across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The results? They’re not what you’d expect. Garrison uncovers what’s actually happening in places like Cuba, India, East Asia, Africa, and the Muslim world.
He had access to surveys and reports that had never been published before, including firsthand accounts of movements claiming hundreds of thousands of new Christians and churches among people who are often overlooked. For the first time, the International Mission Board opens its archives, letting readers see what’s really going on inside one of the world’s biggest missionary organizations. Hundreds of interviews, random samples, and stories from the ground pull back the curtain on one of the biggest debates in modern missions.
Inside Church Planting Movements brings fresh insight to a hotly debated subject. If you want to know what’s really happening in some of the most remote corners of the world, this book is for you. It’s the most thorough analysis of Church Planting Movements out there, and it’s an essential read for anyone serious about understanding or working in today’s Christian missions.