Alan Hirsch is my kind of writer

I read these thoughts written by Alan Hirsch on his blog which I later discovered is in his newest book coming out in just a few days called, "The Forgotten Ways" "...various recombinations of contemporary church growth theory and practice seems to be the only solution we have to draw upon to halt the decline in Christianty. It seems to be the only arrow in our quiver - this can't be a good thing...

What is becoming increasingly clear is that if we are going to meaningfully reach this majority of people we are not going to be able to do it by simply doing more of the same. And yet it seems that when faced with our problems of decline we automatically reach for the latest church growth package to solve the problem. We seem to have nowhere else to go. Simply pumping up the programs, improving the music and audiovisual effects, or re-jigging the ministry mix, won’t solve our missional crisis. Something far more fundamental is needed." You can pre-order your own copy through Amazon, you will not regret the challenge.

The Planter responds: Finally someone sees it. What about this is hard to see? Are we so blinded and or insecure in the American Church to see this reality? What will we do? When will we do it? It is high time we get our heads out of the sand and breathe in some reality. What say you?