At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
ALAN HIRSCHWorship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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Think of mission like the paddles of a defibrillator applied to the chest of a dying church.
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The church itself is not only a product of that mission but is obligated and destined to extend it by whatever means possible.
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It seems to be a fundamental yearning, knitted into the fabric of the human soul.
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Reconnecting with this purpose and recovering the forgotten ways. This purpose and potential have always been there, but individuals and communities have largely lost touch with them.
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Built squarely on a fivefold ministry, organized around mission where everyone (not just professionals) is considered an empowered agent, and tends to be decentralized in organizational structure.
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Christianity is an adventure of the spirit or it is not Christianity.
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Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection or face increasing decline and eventual irrelevance.
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The mission of God flows directly through every believer and every community of faith that adheres to Jesus.
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You cannot sell a Christendom approach to a post-Christian world. They are anti-Christian.
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Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.
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The missional church is not a new trend or the latest new technique for reaching postmodern people.
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Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.
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It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.
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Heroes are important not only because they symbolize what we believe to be important.
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All their reproduction will simply mirror this misapprehension.
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