The ultimate solution to the problem of spiritual complacency is to create a systematically embedded culture of holy urgency.
ALAN HIRSCHBuilding community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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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 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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A capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship.
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Every disciple is to be an agent of the kingdom of God.
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Who knows what innovation, what freshness, what new insights from the Spirit will emerge.
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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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Go among the people. Don’t assume you know what church looks like.
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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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In a world that demands service we position ourselves as servants.
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The surface of our consciousness; film, television, literature, sports, and travel are in a sense vicarious adventures.
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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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Our preferences for stability and security blind us to the opportunities for adventure when they present themselves.
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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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Being the church that Jesus intended means that we must participate in God’s eternal purposes for his world.
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