It’s not so much that the church has a mission, it’s that the mission of God has a church.
ALAN HIRSCHThe quest for heroic adventure then is a quest for the gospel, although it might not be seen that way by everyone.
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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It seems to be a fundamental yearning, knitted into the fabric of the human soul.
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A capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship.
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Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.
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Go among the people. Don’t assume you know what church looks like.
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The kingdom of God is a crash-bang opera: the king is dramatic, demanding, and unavoidable.
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You can do more with 12 disciples than with 1,200 religious consumers.
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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 mission of God flows directly through every believer and every community of faith that adheres to Jesus.
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Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.
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In a world that demands service we position ourselves as servants.
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Reconnecting with this purpose and recovering the forgotten ways. This purpose and potential have always been there, but individuals and communities have largely lost touch with them.
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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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We are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.
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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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Real leaders ask hard questions and knock people out of their comfort zones and then manage the resulting distress.
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