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ALAN HIRSCHThe church itself is not only a product of that mission but is obligated and destined to extend it by whatever means possible.
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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The surface of our consciousness; film, television, literature, sports, and travel are in a sense vicarious adventures.
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We must have a sophisticated process to form people into adventurer-disciples.
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But because they also convey universal truths about personal self-discovery and self-transcendence, one’s role in society, and the relation between the two.
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The embodiment of the very adventure that all people in every epoch have desired.
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In a world that demands service we position ourselves as servants.
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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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More data is not always the answer.
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There’s no such religious force in the West as powerful as consumerism.
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Whether we like it or not, we are all on a journey, a Quest if you will, every day of our lives, and the path we must take is full of perils, and our destiny can never be predicted in advance.
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It’s not so much that the church has a mission, it’s that the mission of God has a church.
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We are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.
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Truth is narrow, but grace is wide.
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In missional churches, the baby birds have been pushed out of the nest and are learning to fly for themselves.
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Interestingly, it’s as though the gospel story of Jesus is the archetypal heroic journey.
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Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.
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