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> [“In post-Christendom, the church is that community of people who look to discover what God is actively doing in the world around them and then join themselves to that work. The church is that community of people gathered around Jesus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/in-post-christendom-the-church-is-that-community-of-people-who-look/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

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## More by Tim Keel

> [“Further, in the modern story, reality is that which is observable, measurable, and repeatable - the kinds of phenomena available, accessible, and verifiable to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/further-in-the-modern-story-reality-is-that-which-is-observable/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

> [“The loss of connection between churches and neighborhoods creates a corresponding loss of localized imagination and creates an addictive-like dependence on a contextual experts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/the-loss-of-connection-between-churches-and-neighborhoods-creates-a/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

> [“We live in a culture of reductionism. Or better, we are living in the aftermath of a culture of reductionism, and I believe we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/we-live-in-a-culture-of-reductionism-or-better-we-are-living-in-the/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

> [“We imagine that our theological/conceptual systems are the means by which we know God as God is. I truly believe that such postures and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/we-imagine-that-our-theological-conceptual-systems-are-the-means-by/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

> [“In post-Christendom, the church is that community of people who look to discover what God is actively doing in the world around them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/in-post-christendom-the-church-is-that-community-of-people-who-look/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

> [“For better of for worse the church in the West bought modernity's claims. We were baptized in its story (even though it said it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/for-better-of-for-worse-the-church-in-the-west-bought-modernity-s/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

> [“. . . I realized with a growing and startling sense of clarity that the seminary was educating and training me for a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/i-realized-with-a-growing-and-startling-sense-of-clarity-that-the/)

[Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/)

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