Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.
ALAN HIRSCHMost churches don’t have the resources for these tricks and inducements but are still bound to the imagination that church happens on a Sunday in a building.
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And if they begin with this mistaken belief about their position in Western society, all their church planting.
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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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The appetite for adventure and risk is not exclusive to young Christians. In face.
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You can do more with 12 disciples than with 1,200 religious consumers.
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Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.
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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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We are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.
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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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Go among the people. Don’t assume you know what church looks like.
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You cannot sell a Christendom approach to a post-Christian world. They are anti-Christian.
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Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship
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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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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
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There’s no such religious force in the West as powerful as consumerism.
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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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