Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles, expressions of the Holy Spirit’s power, evangelism to seekers, or Bible teaching, these so-called new movements still operate out of the fallacious assumption that the church belongs firmly in the town square, that is, at the heart of Western culture. And if they begin with this mistaken belief about their position in Western society, all their church planting, all their reproduction will simply mirror this misapprehension. Alan Hirsch
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The “church” cannot be at the center of Western society. It is an erroneous assumption made by many people trying to reach non-Christians. The church is not in the center of the world, but in the center of God’s world.

Source: The Shaping Of Things To Come: Innovation And Mission For The 21St Century Church

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