Forgotten Ways, The: Reactivating the Missional Church
 

The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church

by Alan Hirsch

Alan Hirsch is convinced that the inherited formulas for growing the Body of Christ do not work anymore. And rather than relying on slightly revised solutions from the past, he sees a vision of the future growth of the church coming about by harnessing the power of the early church, which grew from as few as 25,000 adherents in AD 100 to up to 20 million in AD 310. Such incredible growth is... (read more)

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An incredibly good book that is insightful and unsettling at the same time. As a church leader committed to the mission that Jesus gave us, this book will be one that I chew on for quite some time. If taken seriously, Hirsch's assesment of the current situation among most Western churches and his proposed solutions for recapturing our missional impulse will lead us to be the church in some very new and exciting ways.

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  • steve m

    steve m said:

    Been reading this for a while now. I actually love it, but it is a hard read. Alan has developed his own language it would seem.

    posted Monday, April 28 2008
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