To obstruct this is to block God’s purposes in and through his people.
ALAN HIRSCHIf we could be freed from our aversion to loss, our whole outlook on risk would change.
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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You plant the gospel. You don’t plant churches.
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If we could be freed from our aversion to loss, our whole outlook on risk would change.
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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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The embodiment of the very adventure that all people in every epoch have desired.
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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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Nowadays we raise our children in a cocoon of domesticated security, far from any sense of risk or adventure.
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We are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.
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Our preferences for stability and security blind us to the opportunities for adventure when they present themselves.
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The quest for heroic adventure then is a quest for the gospel, although it might not be seen that way by everyone.
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Interestingly, it’s as though the gospel story of Jesus is the archetypal heroic journey.
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Go among the people. Don’t assume you know what church looks like.
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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 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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The missional church is not a new trend or the latest new technique for reaching postmodern people.
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Who knows what innovation, what freshness, what new insights from the Spirit will emerge.
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