Historic Protestant Missiology and the Release of the Missionary Task to Local Believers

Recent missiological debates among evangelicals have centered on "movement" 1 modes of missionary practice. 2 The relationship of movement missiology to historic protestant missiology is an aspect of those debates. 3This article will argue that historic protestant missiology consistently aspired 1 Although "movement" does not describe a monolithic missiological category, a general definition is helpful.The 24:14 Coalition says, for instance, that a "CPM (Church Planting Movement) is a multiplication of disciples making disciples, and leaders developing leaders, resulting in indigenous churches...planting more churches...spreading rapidly through a people group or population segment..."