Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship Alan Hirsch More Quotes by Alan Hirsch More Quotes From Alan Hirsch The fact is that if Jesus's future kingdom is secure, those who trust in its coming will enact it now. Alan Hirsch kingdoms facts jesus Heroes are important not only because they symbolize what we believe to be important, 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. Alan Hirsch hero discovery believe Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer. Alan Hirsch cancer support community If we could be freed from our aversion to loss, our whole outlook on risk would change. Alan Hirsch aversion risk loss If we can embrace the adventure and risk and equip our churches to lay down their lives and abandon their inherent loss-aversion, who knows what innovation, what freshness, what new insights from the Spirit will emerge. Alan Hirsch risk loss adventure If a can opener no longer has the capacity to open cans, what is it? Alan Hirsch ministry capacity ifs Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection or face increasing decline and eventual irrelevance. Alan Hirsch irrelevance church reflection If we are going to make the change from community to communitas, and not just end up with an unsustainable adrenaline-junkie culture, we must have a sophisticated process to form people into adventurer-disciples. Alan Hirsch community culture people Think of mission like the paddles of a defibrillator applied to the chest of a dying church. Alan Hirsch church dying thinking A missional church is a church that must live the dialectic. It must stay in the journey. Alan Hirsch missional-church church journey Go among the people. Don't assume you know what church looks like. Alan Hirsch leadership christian people At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. Alan Hirsch preoccupation safety way We have to assume now that all mission is cross-cultural. Alan Hirsch assuming leadership christian Truth is narrow, but grace is wide. Alan Hirsch wide truth-is grace There is no doubt that to walk with Jesus means to walk on the wilder side of life. Alan Hirsch doubt mean jesus In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit, a capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship, we are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary. Alan Hirsch innovation order needs When there is no possibility of retreat, we will find the innovation that only the liminal situation can bring. In short, we find the faith of leap. Alan Hirsch retreat possibility innovation The missional church is not a new trend or the latest new technique for reaching postmodern people. Alan Hirsch technique church people The appetite for adventure and risk is not exclusive to young Christians. In face, it seems to be a fundamental yearning, knitted into the fabric of the human soul. Alan Hirsch soul christian adventure More data is not always the answer. Alan Hirsch data answers
