---
title: "1 Post Christendom Quotes By Alan Hirsch"
description: "1 Post Christendom quotes by Alan Hirsch. Plus more from Alan Hirsch and more Post Christendom sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/alan-hirsch-8667_christendom_put-simply-the-church-finds-itself-in-a_2711969.jpg"
---

> [Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection or face increasing decline and eventual irrelevance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/put-simply-the-church-finds-itself-in-a-post-christendom-era-and-it/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/alan-hirsch-8667_christendom_put-simply-the-church-finds-itself-in-a_2711969.jpg)

## 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/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/alan-hirsch/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Post Christendom Quotes By Alan Hirsch",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection or face increasing decline and eventual irrelevance.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Alan Hirsch"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/put-simply-the-church-finds-itself-in-a-post-christendom-era-and-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/alan-hirsch-8667_christendom_put-simply-the-church-finds-itself-in-a_2711969.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/alan-hirsch-8667_christendom_put-simply-the-church-finds-itself-in-a_2711969.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/alan-hirsch-8667_christendom_put-simply-the-church-finds-itself-in-a_2711969.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection…” — Alan Hirsch",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/alan-hirsch/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/alan-hirsch/",
            "name": "Post Christendom Quotes by Alan Hirsch",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/alan-hirsch/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/alan-hirsch-8667_christendom_put-simply-the-church-finds-itself-in-a_2711969.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Post Christendom quotes by Alan Hirsch. Plus more from Alan Hirsch and more Post Christendom sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/alan-hirsch/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/alan-hirsch/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Post Christendom",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Alan Hirsch",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/alan-hirsch/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```