Jesus invested everything he had in a team. The Bible knows nothing about solo ministry, only team ministry.

The teachings of Jesus begin in story and end in symbol - they begin in parable and end in us. These are not Bible stories that we learn; these are our stories.

People who minister worldwide to protect and conserve the environment are of no lower status than those who minister to plant churches.

Old Lights include the resurgent fundamentalists in every religion who put a freeze on history and fortify their adherents against the "new dark age" in which they are forced to live. "Back to the Bible," Old Lights shout; "back to the Koran," Old Lights thunder. But not everything Old Lights say is wrong. Much is right. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, the old adage reminds us.

I only want to write one thing over the doorpost to my heart and life: “Jesus Christ lives here.

Followers of Jesus don’t so much see different things from anyone else as they see the same things differently.

Hirsch and Ford believe that we've 'demonstrated' enough. It's now time for 'doing.' This book shows how to be missional 'Right Here, Right Now.'