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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/it-s-not-so-much-that-the-church-has-a-mission-it-s-that-the-mission/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

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> [When the church is in mission, it is the true church. The church itself is not only a product of that mission but is obligated and destined to extend it by whatever means possible. The mission of God flows directly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/when-the-church-is-in-mission-it-is-the-true-church-the-church-itself/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

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## More by Alan Hirsch

> [If we are going to make the change from community to communitas, and not just end up with an unsustainable adrenaline-junkie culture, we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/if-we-are-going-to-make-the-change-from-community-to-communitas-and/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [Because we believe that somewhere in the nest of paradigms contained in the phrase "missional church" lies nothing less that the future viability of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/because-we-believe-that-somewhere-in-the-nest-of-paradigms-contained/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [A retreatist spirituality is not a spirituality that can, or will, transform the world in Jesus's name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/a-retreatist-spirituality-is-not-a-spirituality-that-can-or-will/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [Go among the people. Don't assume you know what church looks like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/go-among-the-people-don-t-assume-you-know-what-church-looks-like/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [“I have come to believe that the major threat to the viability of our faith is that of consumerism. This”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/i-have-come-to-believe-that-the-major-threat-to-the-viability-of-our/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [Christianity is an adventure of the spirit or it is not Christianity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/christianity-is-an-adventure-of-the-spirit-or-it-is-not-christianity/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [The fact is that if Jesus's future kingdom is secure, those who trust in its coming will enact it now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/the-fact-is-that-if-jesus-s-future-kingdom-is-secure-those-who-trust/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [Those of us with too much invested in the way things are will never embrace the revolutionary cause required for wholesale change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/those-of-us-with-too-much-invested-in-the-way-things-are-will-never/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [“All apostolic ministry in some sense involves this return to the founding message as well as purpose. The missional task that follows is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/all-apostolic-ministry-in-some-sense-involves-this-return-to-the/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/every-christian-is-a-sent-one-there-is-no-such-thing-as-an-unsent/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/heroes-are-important-not-only-because-they-symbolize-what-we-believe/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [There's no such thing as an unsent Christian. You have already been SENT.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/there-s-no-such-thing-as-an-unsent-christian-you-have-already-been/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [It's not so much that the church has a mission, it's that the mission of God has a church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/it-s-not-so-much-that-the-church-has-a-mission-it-s-that-the-mission/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [Being the church that Jesus intended means that we must participate in God’s eternal purposes for his world. Renewal means more than reinventing ourselves;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/being-the-church-that-jesus-intended-means-that-we-must-participate/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

> [“How did we ever get to believe that faithfulness involved simply retaining past forms and thinking? With the Creator God as our Father, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/how-did-we-ever-get-to-believe-that-faithfulness-involved-simply/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

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