Whether we like it or not, we are all on a journey, a Quest if you will, every day of our lives, and the path we must take is full of perils, and our destiny can never be predicted in advance.
ALAN HIRSCH
Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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Whether we like it or not, we are all on a journey, a Quest if you will, every day of our lives, and the path we must take is full of perils, and our destiny can never be predicted in advance.
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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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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
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You can do more with 12 disciples than with 1,200 religious consumers.
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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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I found out the hard way that if we don’t disciple people, the culture sure will.
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The kingdom of God is a crash-bang opera: the king is dramatic, demanding, and unavoidable.
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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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More data is not always the answer.
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The church of Jesus needs to wake up from the exile of passivity and embrace.
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Renewal means more than reinventing ourselves; it means rediscovering the primal power of the Spirit and the gospel already present in the life of the church.
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In short, we find the faith of leap.
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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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You plant the gospel. You don’t plant churches.
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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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