Alan Hirsch
South African-born missiologist and a leading voice in the missional movement of the Christian West.
More important, Christian community is not something about which we can arbitrarily make decisions — it is not an optional extra.
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.
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.
Because of this global uncertainty, the visionary and the adventurous amongst us will get to shape the future of the twenty-first century—the church included.
Real leaders ask hard questions and knock people out of their comfort zones and then manage the resulting distress.
Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.