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'Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson are an exciting fusion for a book with stories, experiments, and best practices of the innovative, frontline churches. Europe has cause for great hope on the verge of something very significant in the life of the church in the west. With this book, inspiration and encouragement is given for all existing and future churches in Europe.' -- N. D. StruplerThere is a desperate need around the world for established churches to become more effective missional ventures into their local communities. Alan and Dave are passionate about this cause and On the Verge is an outstanding resource packed full of lessons for those serious about engaging in this exciting yet challenging adventure. I highly recommend it! - Mark Conner, CityLife Church – Australia -- Mark Conner'American pastors are naturally pragmatic. As these pastors look at the church scene there is a nearly unanimous note of despair and frustration: church is not working very well. And doing the same old thing and expecting different results is not the solution. The world in which the American church finds itself is radically changing; a changing world demands a changing church. The American church at its core needs to recapture and live out an “apostolic genius.†Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson in On the Verge invite readers to re-imagine what it means to be church. They contend that any church can be missional, and every church must be missional. This is not a call to new and quick fixes, rather it is an invitation to reflect and work hard, to question old structures, and be open to emerging structures, and to do all of this with a prayerful confidence in the moving of the Lord. I highly recommend this book to pastors and church leaders who are willing to be disturbed and are eager to see the Lord work in new ways.' -- Kurt Fredrickson'This is a must read for every pastor and denominational leader. Alan and Dave have masterfully described the path to multiplication by revealing what it means to see an orchard in every seed...by activating 'the latent potentials that are already present but largely inactive in most churches.' It is seeing the potential for a church in the DNA of every believer. This is the 'both/and' approach that is desperately needed in the Church.' -- Tammy DunahooHirsch and Ferguson point the way towards an exquisitely hopeful future for the Church. They call upon it, in all of its various expressions, to rekindle and release it their essential missional DNA, and they show how the church united can be the church ignited. Brilliant. - Linda Bergquist, church planting strategist with the North American Mission Board and co-author of Church Turned Inside Out -- Linda Bergquist, Author'God is on the move and the church is On the Verge of seeing new apostolic movements in the West. This book shows us that even some of the churches considered by many to be highly successful in the US are not content with bigger and better worship services but are seriously considering ways to eventually release apostolic movements. It is encouraging to see that these high-profile churches realize that true success is becoming reproducible, empowering of the ordinary follower and measuring their success three and four generations removed out in the fields of real life. This book is a challenge to established churches to follow Jesus into the real mission fields all around us rather than expect the people to come to us. My hope for the future has been elevated.' -- Neil Cole, AuthorAs a mega-church pastor I couldn’t put this book down. A spot on approach for the mega and church growth churches of the last decades to reframe ourselves as high impact, exponentially reproducing, missional movements. - Mike Slaughter, Ginghamsburg Church and author of Change the World -- Mike Slaughter, Author'For most leaders, the words 'apostolic' and 'movement' emote fear, guilt, and a sense of hopelessness. Finally, a book of deep concepts not only connects you to the possibilities, but gives you practitioner-based principles and stories that will help you live and lead in God's Gospel wave for the future.' -- Hugh Halter, AuthorNo doubt, missional is the “word of the day†right now. The word is slapped in front of almost everything. Often when people use that word, they are simply using it as a buzzword, swapping it for another subset word – evangelism, social justice, global missions, local missions, emergent, and the list goes on. If you’re ready to go to the core of what missional actually means, then On The Verge is the next book you should read. More than that, if you’re ready to move your local church beyond conceptual conversation toward real word practice, then On The Verge is the next book you should read. - Rob Wegner - Pastor of Life Mission, Granger Community Church / Lead Catalyst, EnterMission -- Rob Wegner, PastorOn the Verge extends the powerful categories and framework established by Hirsch in the Forgotten Ways, providing “handles†and practical examples of how to move forward for churches who are in the process of making the shift to missional, incarnational ministry. Ferguson’s insights as a leader who is making this shift brings proven concepts to life with real-world application. I recommend it for anyone looking to make the transition toward's a missional, incarnational church. - Jeff Vanderstelt, Pastor, Soma Communities -- Jeff Vanderstelt, PastorThis is who I'm called to be! That was my gut reaction when I first met the missional conversation. Since then I've been on the exciting and deeply challenging journey it is to figure out what it looks like to live in God's mission. Sadly, we've far too often placed lots of churches and people who follow Jesus in the 'not missional' box, instead of taking them on that same journey. Therefore, this book is a gift to the church, and a must read for every leader. It calls every church and Christ-follower to join God in His mission, and gives framework and tools we all can use to start the journey. - Egil Elling – Lead Pastor, IMI Kirken, Norway -- Egil Elling, Pastor'There are lots of books these days on being a missional church but this one adds practical ideas and real stories of churches implementing this into their existing ministry. While pointing to a need for a new paradigm, Ferguson and Hirsch give a needed framework for getting from where we are to where we are heading.' -- Dave Travis, Managing Director'The number one question I am asked in Canada is... Can existing churches change to become more missional?' Although we do not have many mega churches like in the States, what Alan and dave have done in On the Verge is to give principles and stories that will help churches of all sizes not only understand the missional conversation, but begin to move towards changing the DNA towards a deeper more missional understanding of who we are as the people of God - joining Him on His mission. You must read it often.' -- Cam Roxburgh, Senior Pastor'A priesthood of all believers, unleashed and commissioned to impact the world everywhere they touch it – what a novel idea! Sounds a lot like something Jesus taught and expected but, sadly, something much of the western church has long forgotten. Thankfully, Alan Hirsh and Dave Ferguson remind and challenge us anew to step back and let the Jesus’ church be his church. With careful analysis, thoughtful theory, and real-life examples they paint a picture of what it looks like when pastors and leaders once again realize that expanding the kingdom is far more important than simply building a bigger church.' -- Larry Osborne, Pastor and Author'What do you do when the old ways of doing church just don’t seem to work anymore? Thousands of pastors are asking this question at a time when the Church seems to be in danger of being marginalized in our culture. There are no two people better equipped to answer this question than my good friends Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson. Their book does more than provide solutions: it gives hope that the Church’s best days are yet to come.' -- Greg Surratt, Lead Pastor'I truly believe God could use this work to usher in a whole new paradigm of thinking for thousands of pastors and ministry leaders across America. It’s time once again that we view and do church in a radically different way. I believe every church leadership team in the country should be reading this together right now.' -- Shawn Lovejoy, Lead Pastor'This book won't just make you think. It'll make you rethink the way you lead, the way you dream, and the way you do church.' -- Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor
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On the Verge is one of those pace-setting books that will cause you to think, rethink and change your paradigm for what the church can become. This is a must read if you want to transition your church into the future.- Craig Groeschel - Lead Pastor, Life Church This book does more than provide solutions: it gives hope that the Church's best days are yet to come.- Greg Surratt, Lead Pastor - Seacoast ChurchThere can never be a timelier conversation than the one God wants to have! And there could never be two more qualified voices to further the dialogue.- Reggie McNeal (from the foreword) Author of Missional RenaissanceA spot on approach for the mega and church growth churches of the last decades to reframe ourselves as high impact, exponentially reproducing, missional movements.- Mike Slaughter, Ginghamsburg Church and author of Change the WorldFinally, a book of that not only connects you to the possibilities of apostolic movement, but gives you practitioner-based principles and stories that will help you live and lead in God's Gospel wave for the future." - Hugh Halter, Author of The Tangible Kingdom, TK Primer, AND, & Sacrilege.Hirsch and Ferguson point the way towards an exquisitely hopeful future for the church...and they show how the church united can be the church ignited. Brilliant.- Linda Bergquist, church planting strategist with the North American Mission Board and co-author of Church Turned Inside OutAs you read this book, I'm sure you will find that the voices of these two great leaders become one and you hear the voice of Jesus inviting you to join his mission and love the church he is building.- Mike Breen, (from the foreword) Director of 3DM and founder of the Order of Mission
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Product details
Series: Exponential Series
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Zondervan (May 3, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0310331005
ISBN-13: 978-0310331001
Product Dimensions:
5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.2 out of 5 stars
64 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#277,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Every time I got excited about a key component of their vision and purpose, I got buried with cyclical teaching. But that isn't my greatest fault with the book. In all their talk of getting out of the box, they insisted it had to be controlled within the box. Plus they at one point claimed this method is what will turn the church around. It is a tool, not the tool. A tool can help, direct, or hinder change. It is the Holy Spirit that will bring real change. I like the tools in the book so I recommend it for the value in them. I can't give it more than three stars because of writing style and over stating it's role.
The church needs to recover her most ancient, potent and beautiful form, that of the apostolic movement, according to Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson in this book. The book represents an attempt by the authors to articulate a dynamic learning journey called Future Travelers which is being undertaken by a group of large US churches that are reframing themselves as high-impact exponentially reproducing missional movements.Readers who are not familiar with Alan's previous books will quickly discover that there is a whole new vocabulary to learn. The new paradigm of apostolic movements arises from the convergence of church growth theory, exponential thinking, and incarnational missiology. The new paradigm, which is referred to as "Apostolic Genius", encompasses mDNA which has six elements:* Jesus is Lord* Disciple-making* Apostolic environment* Missional-incarnational impulse* Organic systems* CommunitasAlan's perspective as a missional strategist and apostolic theologian is communicated in chapters 2 to 6, with Dave providing a short response to each chapter, and then Dave's perspective as an apostolic practitioner is communicated in chapters 7 to 10, with Alan providing a short response to each chapter. The two authors have distinctly different writing styles, but it is helpful to get the interposed theoretical and practical perspectives.Most readers will find this a challenging book to read, partly because of the new vocabulary and partly because many of the ideas raised are likely to be unfamiliar to the typical church leader. However, in my view the book is well worth the struggle because of the importance of considering and thinking through the issues raised. Apostolic movements are a work in progress , so it is OK to disagree with the authors' ideas.I personally struggled with the idea that "all of God's people already have everything in them to be able to get the job done". My understanding is that God gives different people different spiritual gifts so that we need to work together with others who have complementary spiritual gifts to get the job done, and this is why a church can accomplish mission far more effectively than lone-ranger Christians, and small groups which do not have an adequate balance of spiritual gifts tend to be ineffective.I highly recommend the book to church leaders and gave it five stars, not because of its literary style or even the answers it gives but because of the critical importance to the church in Western countries of addressing the questions the book raises.
This book has some good insights into mission of the church, but I would caution about using everything in this book. If you are not a fan of social gospel, this book will rub you wrong. The main thrust of the book is to try new approaches to church that take the individual outside of the four walls to reach the 60% who our unchurched. The book also bounces back and forth between the two authors, with one writing a chapter and the other critiquing it.
On The Verge by Alan Hirsch and David Ferguson contains some great missional thoughts. The book is thoroughly thought out and well presented in format. However, the use of unfamiliar words, jargon, and words that seemed formed just for use in this book, made the reading of the book laborious at best. I would quickly tire of reading it so I would lay the book aside for a while. Then when I would return to the book, I found myself lost and had to re-educate myself on the terminology of the book.That having been said, I believe the concepts are sound. The institutional church must become far more missional and sending rather than institutional and gathering - On The Verge addresses this issue. The authors provide many examples of institutional churches working to become more missional and with some success. These churches and their success are used to validate the concepts the authors present in the book. I remain skeptical that the institutional church can make the wholesale changes Hirsch and Ferguson seem to think they need to make. In that sense, On The Verge did not convince me that the institution called church is anywhere near being on the verge of change.
If Joel Barker's famous axiom is indeed true - that, "you manage within a paradigm; you lead between paradigms", then On the Verge by Hirsch and Ferguson, is a most welcomed and greatly needed leadership resource for the North American church. It is solidly grounded in biblical theology and organizational theory, and geared towards catalyzing and facilitating ecclesiastical transformation of apostolic proportions. Through a four-fold process of: 1) Imagine, 2) Shift, 3) Innovate and 4) Move, Hirsch and Ferguson provide a detailed map for the journey away from a ministry governed by an institutional paradigm towards one governed by an apostolic paradigm. It addresses issues from the conceptual to the concrete, from the theoretical to the practical, and from the subconscious to the conscious. Matters of culture, ethos, values, practices, and ethics are tackled; and each chapter provides strategic discussion and exploration questions to help leadership teams and groups process the material. Additionally, On the Verge, is rooted in Hirsch's previous work on the structure of apostolic genius (i.e., Jesus is Lord, communitas, organic systems, etc.). I highly recommend this book!
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