This is a paradigm-shifting series of short videos featuring Alan Hirsch, missiologist, a key figure in the missional church movement and author of Untamed: Reactivating A Missional Form of Discipleship, The Forgotten Ways and other books. From the VERGE website:
“In these 7 videos, Alan Hirsch explains and articulates the DNA of Gospel Movements, the dynamics that lead to the rapid, indigenous multiplication of the gospel. The explanation for the DNA of Movements forms the basis of his book, The Forgotten Ways, in which Hirsch defines the different elements of a movement, how they interact, and how we in the West can recover these elements in our context…”Watch the full series of (7) videos on VergeNetwork.org. See some full and partial clips below:
Intro to the DNA of Gospel Movements:
Jesus Is Lord (clip):
Disciple Making:
What are your thoughts on what Alan has to say about church, mission, culture and the Gospel? Leave your comments below.
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I’ve finished Untamed and The Forgotten Ways. I have The Shaping of Things to Come up next. Looking forward the Untamed conference at Asbury Seminary in a couple of weeks. Hirsch doesn’t pull his punches and has some creative (and likely controversial) ideas for engaging contemporary culture.
Hey Bill! If you are going take some notes for me! Seriously! – blessings! maybe we can visit again soon- I’d love to hear about how the trip to Haiti went. -J