In short, we find the faith of leap.
ALAN HIRSCHThis submission to the threshold of a cross is at the very root of our following Jesus; it changes the game completely.
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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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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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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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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Interestingly, it’s as though the gospel story of Jesus is the archetypal heroic journey.
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
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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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More data is not always the answer.
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Who knows what innovation, what freshness, what new insights from the Spirit will emerge.
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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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If we are going to make the change from community to communitas, and not just end up with an unsustainable adrenaline-junkie culture.
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Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship
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Our point isn’t to make an examination of popular film but to illustrate that the yearning for a heroic adventure lies just beneath.
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Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles.
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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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It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.
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