But the standard churchy spirituality doesn’t require any real action, courage, or sacrifice from its attendees.
ALAN HIRSCHThe ultimate solution to the problem of spiritual complacency is to create a systematically embedded culture of holy urgency.
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All their reproduction will simply mirror this misapprehension.
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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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Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles.
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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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It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.
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Judgments about who belongs in the Hall of Fame are extremely subjective.
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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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The church of Jesus needs to wake up from the exile of passivity and embrace.
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In a world that demands service we position ourselves as servants.
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Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship
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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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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
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In short, we find the faith of leap.
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The ultimate solution to the problem of spiritual complacency is to create a systematically embedded culture of holy urgency.
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Because we believe that somewhere in the nest of paradigms contained in the phrase “missional church” lies nothing less that the future viability of Western Christianity.
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