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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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In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit.
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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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Go among the people. Don’t assume you know what church looks like.
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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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When the church is in mission, it is the true church.
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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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Think of mission like the paddles of a defibrillator applied to the chest of a dying church.
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It not only abandons its biblical mandate, it is rendered missionally ineffective.
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Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.
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If a can opener no longer has the capacity to open cans, what is it?
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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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The kingdom of God is a crash-bang opera: the king is dramatic, demanding, and unavoidable.
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A capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship.
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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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There’s no such thing as an unsent Christian. You have already been SENT.
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