--- title: "1 Post Christendom Quotes By Michael Frost" description: "1 Post Christendom quotes by Michael Frost. Plus more from Michael Frost and more Post Christendom sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/michael-frost-32034_time_i-for-one-am-happy-to-see-the-end-of-chr_1583352.jpg" --- > [“I, for one, am happy to see the end of Christendom. I’m glad that we can no longer rely on temporal, cultural supports to reinforce our message or the validity of our presence. I suspect that the increasing marginalization of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/i-for-one-am-happy-to-see-the-end-of-christendom-i-m-glad-that-we-can/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/michael-frost-32034_time_i-for-one-am-happy-to-see-the-end-of-chr_1583352.jpg) ## More by Michael Frost > [ “Is a Can Opener a Can Opener . . . ? As we explain in The Shaping of Things to Come,\[157\] one of the “trick questions” we use… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/is-a-can-opener-a-can-opener-as-we-explain-in-the-shaping-of-things/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“It will place a high value on communal life, more open leadership structures, and the contribution of all the people of God. It will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/it-will-place-a-high-value-on-communal-life-more-open-leadership/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“While the story of Jesus is indeed the key to history, to emphasize the Gospels over the rest of the New Testament is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/while-the-story-of-jesus-is-indeed-the-key-to-history-to-emphasize/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [Discipleship is rooted in a deep belief in the universal reign of God through Christ. To be a disciple is to acknowledge that reign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/discipleship-is-rooted-in-a-deep-belief-in-the-universal-reign-of-god/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [The Missional church always thinks of the long haul rather than the quick fix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/the-missional-church-always-thinks-of-the-long-haul-rather-than-the/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [Mission is both the announcement and the demonstration of the reign of God through Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/mission-is-both-the-announcement-and-the-demonstration-of-the-reign/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“a missional church is simply any church that organizes itself around the mission of God in this world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/a-missional-church-is-simply-any-church-that-organizes-itself-around/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“important to note that the missional church combines the concern for community development normally characterized by the liberal churches and the desire for personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/important-to-note-that-the-missional-church-combines-the-concern-for/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“I, for one, am happy to see the end of Christendom. I’m glad that we can no longer rely on temporal, cultural supports to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/i-for-one-am-happy-to-see-the-end-of-christendom-i-m-glad-that-we-can/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [If your neighbors did an analysis of your life, what would they learn about the kingdom?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/if-your-neighbors-did-an-analysis-of-your-life-what-would-they-learn/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“Many exiles leave the mainstream church and engage in the kinds of things we’ve looked at already: living an authentic life, struggling for global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/many-exiles-leave-the-mainstream-church-and-engage-in-the-kinds-of/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“In his book Satisfy Your Soul, Bruce Demarest writes, A quieted heart is our best preparation for all this work of God. . . . Meditation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/in-his-book-satisfy-your-soul-bruce-demarest-writes-a-quieted-heart/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“Being more missional might actually mean doing fewer things. There is a Latin American proverb that says, “If you don’t know where you’re coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/being-more-missional-might-actually-mean-doing-fewer-things-there-is/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“The Come-To-Us stance developed over the Christendom period is unbiblical.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/the-come-to-us-stance-developed-over-the-christendom-period-is/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) > [“The missional church will take context seriously, but will also work on recovering the biblical narrative with its richness and potency for today’s world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/the-missional-church-will-take-context-seriously-but-will-also-work/) [Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/post-christendom/michael-frost/#itemlist", "name": "1 Post Christendom Quotes By Michael Frost", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I, for one, am happy to see the end of Christendom. 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