In short, apostolic movement involves a radical community of disciples, centered on the lordship of Jesus, empowered by the Spirit.
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More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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A missional theology…appl ies to the whole of life of every believer.
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We will have to take risks, to chance failure, to be willing to walk away from the familiar paths that have brought us to this point.
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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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Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.
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The kingdom of God is a crash-bang opera: the king is dramatic, demanding, and unavoidable.
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Who knows what innovation, what freshness, what new insights from the Spirit will emerge.
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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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There’s no such thing as an unsent Christian. You have already been SENT.
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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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There’s no such religious force in the West as powerful as consumerism.
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Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.
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If a can opener no longer has the capacity to open cans, what is it?
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You cannot sell a Christendom approach to a post-Christian world. They are anti-Christian.
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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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When there is no possibility of retreat, we will find the innovation that only the liminal situation can bring.
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