Bryan

“Movement pioneers form missionary bands that become catalysts for evangelism in unreached fields, leading to initial discipleship, church formation, and church strengthening. These bands work in partnership with new and existing local churches. Neither the churches nor the bands control the other.19”
― Steve Addison, The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders

“continuing the same things that are not bringing renewal is not going to bring renewal. Lack of commitment is not going to bring renewal. Business as usual will not bring renewal. Accumulating knowledge without putting it into practice will not bring renewal. We need our autopilot patterns interrupted.”
― Mark Sayers, Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture

“Yes, God is dangerous. He’s not a house cat; he’s a lion. You’re free to deny his existence or pretend that he’s harmless. Go ahead and pet him if you’d like; just don’t expect to get your arm back.”
― Drew Dyck, Yawning at Tigers: You Can't Tame God, So Stop Trying

“The UNDERGROUND knew we had to build something that affirmed that every Christian in every context is being called by God to proclaim the coming of his kingdom. Our work, then, should be to help people listen to and obey that call. For those who have already heard it, our job is to give them permission to pursue their call with abandon.”
― Brian Sanders, Underground Church: A Living Example of the Church in Its Most Potent Form