In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit.
ALAN HIRSCHYou cannot sell a Christendom approach to a post-Christian world. They are anti-Christian.
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship
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In missional churches, the baby birds have been pushed out of the nest and are learning to fly for themselves.
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The embodiment of the very adventure that all people in every epoch have desired.
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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 quest for heroic adventure then is a quest for the gospel, although it might not be seen that way by everyone.
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In short, apostolic movement involves a radical community of disciples, centered on the lordship of Jesus, empowered by the Spirit.
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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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Every disciple is to be an agent of the kingdom of God.
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Real leaders ask hard questions and knock people out of their comfort zones and then manage the resulting distress.
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Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles.
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Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
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Judgments about who belongs in the Hall of Fame are extremely subjective.
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Think of mission like the paddles of a defibrillator applied to the chest of a dying church.
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