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It's not so much that the church has a mission, it's that the mission of God has a church.

Alan Hirsch

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Alan Hirsch
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
Author
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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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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Think of mission like the paddles of a defibrillator applied to the chest of a dying church.
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The ultimate solution to the problem of spiritual complacency is to create a systematically embedded culture of holy urgency.
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A retreatist spirituality is not a spirituality that can, or will, transform the world in Jesus's name.
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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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In missional churches, the baby birds have been pushed out of the nest and are learning to fly for themselves.
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
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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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If we could be freed from our aversion to loss, our whole outlook on risk would change.
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