Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.
ALAN HIRSCHThe church of Jesus needs to wake up from the exile of passivity and embrace.
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Go among the people. Don’t assume you know what church looks like.
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The church of Jesus needs to wake up from the exile of passivity and embrace.
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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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Expressions of the Holy Spirit’s power, evangelism to seekers, or Bible teaching, these so-called new movements still operate out of the fallacious assumption that the church belongs firmly in the town square, that is, at the heart of Western culture.
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Judgments about who belongs in the Hall of Fame are extremely subjective.
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Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.
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In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit.
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
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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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Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship
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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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Liminality and adventure or continue to remain a religious ghetto for culturally co-opted, fearful, middle-class folk.
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A capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship.
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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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But the standard churchy spirituality doesn’t require any real action, courage, or sacrifice from its attendees.
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