Scary Questions

Alan Hirsch writes this on his blog:

OK, I want to return to our discussion on the new book. To get to the heart of the material, I have to introduce you to the question that obsessed me for about 3 years non-stop–the question that started my personal quest and culminated in the wrting of The Forgotten Ways. This question will serve as both the starting point AND the constant reference point for all the material in the book as well as this series of blogs. And here’s why it is so central: I am now utterly convinced that in the answer to this question is found some direct clues to the nature of the church as God intended it as well as some answers for the missional malaise of the church in our time and place. So here goes… …

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Exiles- Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture

This is a book by Michael Frost who is Professor of Evangelism and Missions at Morling College in Sydney (a Baptist Theological College). He is the guiding force behind a church called smallboatbigsea at Manly.

Since this book has really grabbed my heart about where our church is heading, I thought it would be good to write some reflections about it. I hope that I am able to communicate some of the excitement I feel at reading in words the unnamed desires in my heart for our congregation, the Church and our nation. …

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