The church itself is not only a product of that mission but is obligated and destined to extend it by whatever means possible.
ALAN HIRSCHWe are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.
More Alan Hirsch Quotes
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Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.
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It seems to be a fundamental yearning, knitted into the fabric of the human soul.
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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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In a world that demands service we position ourselves as servants.
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When there is no possibility of retreat, we will find the innovation that only the liminal situation can bring.
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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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Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship
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Many church folk, in their self-conscious attempt to be overtly morally upright, emit all the wrong signals, thus messing with people’s perception of the gospel.
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Whether we like it or not, we are all on a journey, a Quest if you will, every day of our lives, and the path we must take is full of perils, and our destiny can never be predicted in advance.
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A capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship.
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Currently, young Christians reach adulthood bored with church experience, and with little or no sense of their calling as missionaries.
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When the church is in mission, it is the true church.
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There’s no such religious force in the West as powerful as consumerism.
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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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It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.
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