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Ten Movements of the Jesus Way: Shifting from Worldly Self-Interest to Radical Discipleship, By Graham Joseph Hill

Ten Movements of the Jesus Way

Shifting from Worldly Self-Interest to Radical Discipleship

by Graham Hill

Ten Movements of the Jesus Way
Paperback
$20.99
  • Length: 216 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 in
  • Published: July 28, 2026
  • Imprint: IVP
  • ISBN: 9781514015643
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Walking the Radical Path of Jesus in Today's Fractured World

In our current cultural moment, we are fractured by political polarization, performative religiosity, consumerism, nationalism, and deepening inequality. Christians need to resist these forces with the alternative spiritual and theological vision of the Jesus Way.

Ten Movements of the Jesus Way is a call to reimagine discipleship not as belief alone but as a life radically shaped by the sacrificial way of Jesus. Rooted in Scripture and global Christian traditions, theologian Graham Hill offers a prophetic invitation back to the radical, countercultural path of Jesus—a path marked by humility, servanthood, justice, and love.

Hill guides readers through ten transformative movements such as:

  • Moving from material success to spiritual riches, confronting the idolatry of wealth and status.
  • Shifting from power to servanthood, exposing the ways Christians have clung to cultural dominance instead of Christlike humility.
  • Moving from exclusion to embrace, challenging systemic racism, xenophobia, and the politics of division with the inclusive love of Jesus.


The Jesus Way is a path of deep love for God and neighbor, where discipleship isn't defined by status or success but by sacrificial love, radical generosity, and faithful commitment to justice and reconciliation. This book invites readers to walk that path, living as a people who reflect Jesus in a world desperate for his hope and renewal.

Ten Movements of the Jesus Way features:

  • Embodied practices for living like Jesus in radical love and compassionate discipleship
  • Practical ways to join God's mission to heal, reconcile, and renew the world
  • A global perspective drawn from Scripture and diverse Christian traditions from African, Asian, Indigenous, and Latin American expressions of faith
  • Questions for reflection and discussion great for book clubs or small groups


With Ten Movements of the Jesus Way, discover how you can anchor your discipleship in the life and teachings of Christ, reclaim a gospel that's been politicized and commodified, and help restore the Western church.

REVIEWS

"'The Jesus Way' sounds like an attractive road to walk, but too often we're missing a workable map. In Ten Movements of the Jesus Way, Graham Joseph Hill offers guidance that will help us pilgrims journey away from the sinful patterns that entangle us to a place of deeper and abundant discipleship. Every chapter offers an opportunity for transformation; please read this book slowly and reverently!"
Rob Dixon, senior fellow with the InterVarsity Institute and author of Together in Ministry and Allies in Ministry
"Ten Movements of the Jesus Way is a compelling and accessible guide to the Jesus Way as a way of life rather than a set of beliefs. Through storytelling, biblical reflection, and practical wisdom, Graham Joseph Hill invites readers into a lifelong journey that requires intention, practice, and courageous reimagining of how we live. These ten movements challenge and inspire, calling us toward deeper discipleship and a more faithful engagement with the world."
Grace Ji-Sun Kim, professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion and author of Invisible and When God Became White
“In a distracted and disoriented world, Graham Joseph Hill offers wise and gentle guidance along the life-giving way, marked by biblical integrity, pastoral sensitivity, and prophetic insight. Reflective, discerning, and practical for anyone who genuinely seeks to follow Jesus.”
Xiaoli Yang, research fellow and adjunct faculty with the University of Divinity and author of Chinese Christian Witness
“From my context in the Middle East, where Christian communities live as a minority and are constantly challenged to witness to the gospel with both courage and grace, Graham Joseph Hill’s reflections resonate deeply. The movements he describes remind us that the church’s strength is not found in dominance but in faithful presence, sacrificial love, and unwavering hope in Christ. I warmly commend Ten Movements of the Jesus Way to pastors, leaders, and believers who seek to follow Jesus more faithfully and to guide their communities in embodying his kingdom in our complex world.”
Jack Sara, president of Bethlehem Bible College and general secretary of World Evangelical Alliance for the Middle East and North Africa
"In a world driven by competition, power, and self-interest, Graham Joseph Hill calls us back to the simple, yet not easy, path of Jesus. Ten Movements of the Jesus Way is a wise and courageous call to discipleship marked by humility, compassion, justice, and community. Through ten formative movements, Hill reminds us that the life Jesus offers is found not in power, success, or recognition, but instead in surrender, grace, and welcome. This book offers a hopeful vision for those longing to see the church embody the way of Jesus in our time."
Lisa Rodriguez-Watson, national director of Missio Alliance
"Paul calls us not to be conformed to this age (world, culture) but to be transformed. What does that mean practically? Graham Joseph Hill perceptively exposes ten cultural temptations that are opposed to the way of Jesus, and he perceptively unpacks the wisdom of Jesus concerning ten dynamic, alternative practices. An important book for all Christians."
Michael J. Gorman, Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at St. Mary’s Seminary and University
“In a time when the church has been reduced to mumbling in corners, with nothing to say to a world in great crisis, this book offers people of faith a way to recover Scripture’s prophetic insight, compelling us in practical ways to live as Jesus lived. Like the book of Proverbs, it brings down to ground-level social life the ways and teachings of Jesus. What does it mean to be communities of grace—to be open, inclusive, and peacemaking societies in the face of racial tensions and boundary-keeping orthodoxies? This book is a helpful signpost to making our churches a palpable social context in which the saving power and love of God is made visible. In all, it shows us ways of bearing witness in the public square, the nuts and bolts of what it means to make every thought captive to obey Christ in a time of post-truth and media-constructed ways of looking at the world.”
Melba Padilla Maggay, president of the Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture
"Graham Joseph Hill has long modeled the kind of scholarship the church needs—one that listens to voices often overlooked and works toward a community where everyone can flourish. He invites us to pursue a deeper faithfulness marked by justice, humility, and mutuality. He presents a hopeful vision for a global church that more fully reflects the heart of Jesus."
Sandra María Van Opstal, pastor, activist, and author of The Next Worship
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CONTENTS

Introduction Practicing the Ten Movements of the Jesus Way


1. Moving from Material Success to Spiritual Riches

2. Moving from Competition to Compassion

3. Moving from Power to Servanthood

4. Moving from Retribution to Forgiveness

5. Moving from Indifference to Justice

6. Moving from Conflict to Peacemaking

7. Moving from Legalism to Grace

8. Moving from Exclusion to Embrace

9. Moving from Expressive Individualism to Community

10. Moving from Frenetic Activity to Slow Discipleship


Epilogue Following Jesus: The Cost, the Call, and the Joy

Acknowledgments

Questions for Reflection and Discussion

Notes

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ABOUT Graham Hill

Graham Hill

Graham Joseph Hill (PhD, Flinders University) is an adjunct research fellow and associate professor in the School of Theology at Charles Sturt University. In 2024 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to theological education. His books include Global Church, Healing Our Broken Humanity, and World Christianity, shortlisted for the 2025 Australian Christian Book of the Year. He lives in Sydney with his wife, Shyn.

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