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21 " If Christianity was only about finding a group of people to live life with, who shared openly their search for God and allowed anyone, regardless of behavior, to seek too, and who collectively lived by faith to make the world a little more like Heaven, would you be interested? "
― , The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community: The Posture and Practices of Ancient Church Now
22 " Blessing requires action. It’s the essence of God’s call to Abraham to help the world—his world. It’s most often directed to a nation, family, or community, instead of for an individual. Blessing is given to God’s community, for the global community. "
23 " People aren’t stupid; they know when they’re receiving something with strings attached. Ever get an evening call telling you that you’d won a free vacation? I’ve had more than few, and there’s always a catch. "
24 " In Patch Adams, we see the missionary life in two related processes. The first we call “living out,” and the second we call “inviting in.” Living out is about what missional people do. Inviting in is about how Sojourners move into our communities. These are the two overarching processes that bring missional people and Sojourners together. "
25 " We need to start by doing some things we haven’t been doing, and we must stop doing some things that we have been doing. "
26 " By starting with Christology (the life of Jesus), which informs our missiology (how we live), we’ll have a better chance of finding common ground with our ecclesiology (how we do church). "
27 " If the leadership of the church doesn’t show the way, the church will continue to be an irrelevant subculture doomed for extinction. "
28 " One we’ll call “Jerusalem Christians” (those who see the person of Jesus through their traditions and the literal interpretation of doctrine) and the other “Galilee Christians” (those who see the Christian message through the person of Jesus and the narratives about his life). "
29 " The authors are from Australia, and in the vast Outback region ranchers are unable to control their livestock using fences. It’s just too big to keep the fences intact. The alternative approach is to simply provide accessible wells where the animals learn to find relief for their thirst. The ranchers know that if the well is the only place of refreshment and survival, the animals will naturally stay close.1 "
30 " Men responded to Shackleton’s advertisement in droves. Why? Because the mission was clear. The cost and potential loss both drew the right men and made sure the wrong men didn’t sign up. God’s mission, similarly, is not for the faint of heart. Even becoming a Christian, according to Jesus, should be weighed heavily. Luke says, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish”’ (Luke 14:28-30). "