Expressions of the Holy Spirit’s power, evangelism to seekers, or Bible teaching, these so-called new movements still operate out of the fallacious assumption that the church belongs firmly in the town square, that is, at the heart of Western culture.
ALAN HIRSCHThe missional church is not a new trend or the latest new technique for reaching postmodern people.
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Heroes are important not only because they symbolize what we believe to be important.
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Truth is narrow, but grace is wide.
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But because they also convey universal truths about personal self-discovery and self-transcendence, one’s role in society, and the relation between the two.
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In short, apostolic movement involves a radical community of disciples, centered on the lordship of Jesus, empowered by the Spirit.
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When the church is in mission, it is the true church.
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Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.
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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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The church of Jesus needs to wake up from the exile of passivity and embrace.
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If a can opener no longer has the capacity to open cans, what is it?
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We are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.
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More data is not always the answer.
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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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It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.
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Judgments about who belongs in the Hall of Fame are extremely subjective.
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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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