In a world that demands service we position ourselves as servants.
ALAN HIRSCHChristianity is an adventure of the spirit or it is not Christianity.
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
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The surface of our consciousness; film, television, literature, sports, and travel are in a sense vicarious adventures.
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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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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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Every disciple is to be an agent of the kingdom of God.
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Currently, young Christians reach adulthood bored with church experience, and with little or no sense of their calling as missionaries.
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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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Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.
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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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Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles.
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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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Go among the people. Don’t assume you know what church looks like.
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A missional church is a church that must live the dialectic. It must stay in the journey.
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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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