THE CHURCH IS A "SCRATCH AND SNIFF" EXPERIENCE

Will Mancini describes himself as a "clarity evangelist." He writes a blog/website by the same name. Glenn Smith, a superb church planting coach used by my denomination pointed me towards this blog. One thing led to another and I found myself reading Will's summary of a teaching time from Alan Hirsch. Here are some powerful thoughts from Alan:

• How can you improve on Jesus’ plan of discipleship? He said, “Die.”
• If we don’t get Jesus right, we create a toxic system, that produces toxic people.
• If you want to reproduce, you have got to be “reproduce-able.”
• With disciples you can go places, with consumers you can’t.
• We must act our way into a new way of thinking not vice versa.
• We engaging a people group, we can’t preempt the gospel with our version of church (structure).
• The church is a “scratch and sniff” experience of the Kingdom.
• Incarnation is how the God engaged the world. He doesn’t overwhelm us, he invites us.

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