The quest for heroic adventure then is a quest for the gospel, although it might not be seen that way by everyone.
ALAN HIRSCHThe 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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Expressions of the Holy Spirit’s power, evangelism to seekers, or Bible teaching, these so-called new movements still operate out of the fallacious assumption that the church belongs firmly in the town square, that is, at the heart of Western culture.
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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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You can do more with 12 disciples than with 1,200 religious consumers.
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There is no doubt that to walk with Jesus means to walk on the wilder side of life.
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The kingdom of God is a crash-bang opera: the king is dramatic, demanding, and unavoidable.
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If we can embrace the adventure and risk and equip our churches to lay down their lives and abandon their inherent loss-aversion.
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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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Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.
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Because we believe that somewhere in the nest of paradigms contained in the phrase “missional church” lies nothing less that the future viability of Western Christianity.
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More data is not always the answer.
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I found out the hard way that if we don’t disciple people, the culture sure will.
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Most churches don’t have the resources for these tricks and inducements but are still bound to the imagination that church happens on a Sunday in a building.
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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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In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit.
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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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