In short, we find the faith of leap.
ALAN HIRSCHUnless the church is equipping believers to embrace the values and vision of the kingdom of God and turn away from the materialism, consumerism, greed, and power of the present age.
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We are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.
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Many church folk, in their self-conscious attempt to be overtly morally upright, emit all the wrong signals, thus messing with people’s perception of the gospel.
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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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There is no doubt that to walk with Jesus means to walk on the wilder side of life.
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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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Heroes are important not only because they symbolize what we believe to be important.
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Built squarely on a fivefold ministry, organized around mission where everyone (not just professionals) is considered an empowered agent, and tends to be decentralized in organizational structure.
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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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In a world that demands service we position ourselves as servants.
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Judgments about who belongs in the Hall of Fame are extremely subjective.
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Being the church that Jesus intended means that we must participate in God’s eternal purposes for his world.
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But herein lies the rub: Christianity has been on a long-term trend of decline in every Western cultural context that we can identify.
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The mission of God flows directly through every believer and every community of faith that adheres to Jesus.
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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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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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