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You plant the gospel. You don't plant churches.

Alan Hirsch

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Alan Hirsch
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
Author
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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Christian
Churches
Gospel
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Leadership

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Christianity is an adventure of the spirit or it is not Christianity.
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This submission to the threshold of a cross is at the very root of our following Jesus it changes the game completely.
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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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But the standard churchy spirituality doesn't require any real action, courage, or sacrifice from its attendees.
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