In short, apostolic movement involves a radical community of disciples, centered on the lordship of Jesus, empowered by the Spirit.
ALAN HIRSCHIt’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 have to assume now that all mission is cross-cultural.
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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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Judgments about who belongs in the Hall of Fame are extremely subjective.
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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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This submission to the threshold of a cross is at the very root of our following Jesus; it changes the game completely.
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We are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.
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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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Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles.
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You can do more with 12 disciples than with 1,200 religious consumers.
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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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But the standard churchy spirituality doesn’t require any real action, courage, or sacrifice from its attendees.
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Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.
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It seems to be a fundamental yearning, knitted into the fabric of the human soul.
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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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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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