Books by Alan Hirsch

As Christians, we can often be starved of imagination, wary of paradox, and devoid of mystery. Reframation is a passionate manifesto, calling followers of Jesus to reframe and reenchant our worldview, enlarging our perception of God and gospel. It's an invitation to stretch our minds, expand our hearts, and awaken ourselves and those around us to the grand story of God.Rooted in Scripture, and drawing on poetry, literature, the arts, philosophy, and pop culture, Reframation refuses to settle for pious platitudes, and appeals to each and every one of us to experience and articulate the good news narrative in ways that resonate with the spiritual hunger and longings of those in our contemporary culture.

In 5Q, Alan Hirsch took a deep dive into the fivefold typology of ministry as articulated in Ephesians 4:1-16. Now in this User's Guide, Alan and Jessie challenge and equip you, your organization or church to live into a new way of seeing, thinking, and living. Summarizing and simplifying the key themes of 5Q, this practical guide is ideal for either individuals or groups. With practitioner examples, reflective questions, and training tools, Activating 5Q enables you to apply the principles to your particular context."A new and brilliant understanding of how to unleash the latent capacity within you, the church and every group for the Jesus mission."-Dave Ferguson, lead pastor of Community Christian Church; lead visionary for NewThing; author"I believe that there are few topics more important for the renewal of Christ's people and the subsequent transforming of the world around us than what is addressed here." -Neil Cole, author of Organic Church, Primal Fire, and One Thing"Inspires, provokes and engages. It will be a catalyst for mission in the years to come!" -Danielle Strickland, international social justice advocate; author and speaker"Provides us with a clear model showing us how Jesus is active in and through the church. Wonderful!" -Brad Brisco, co-author of Missional Essentials and Next Door as It Is in Heaven"This book leads readers to live into 5Q so that the church might be the song, the poem sung to and for the world in order to bring all people into the dance of God." -JR Woodward, author of Creating a Missional Culture; co-author, The Church as Movement; national director, V3 movement"Activating 5Q offers powerful tools to help churches fire on all five cylinders as God intends."-Paul Harcourt, National Leader, New Wine England"Gives the whole church a place to see ourselves in the story of God in a way that invigorates passion and purpose. A must-read!"-Tammy Dunahoo, general supervisor, The Foursquare Church

Alan Hirsch's paradigm-shifting classic remains the definitive statement of the church as dynamic missional movement. The bestselling first edition ignited a conversation about how to harness the power of movements for the future growth of the church. In this major update, Hirsch shares significant insights gained along the way, provides fresh new examples of growing churches, and reflects on the last ten years of the missional movement. The new edition has been thoroughly updated and revised throughout and includes charts, diagrams, an expanded glossary of terms, new appendices, an index, a new foreword by Ed Stetzer, and a new afterword by Jeff Vanderstelt.Known for his innovative approach to mission, Hirsch is widely acknowledged as a thought leader and mission strategist for churches across the Western world. He considers The Forgotten Ways the guiding work to all of his other writings. The book explores the factors that come together to generate high-impact, exponentially explosive, spiritually vibrant Jesus movements in any time and context. This extensive update to Hirsch's influential work offers a system of six vital keys to movements that will continue shape the future of the missional movement for years to come.

In a time when the need for and the relevance of the Gospel has seldom been greater, the relevance of the church has seldom been less. The Shaping of Things to Come explores why the church needs to rebuild itself from the bottom up. Frost and Hirsch present a clear understanding of how the church can change to face the unique challenges of the twenty-first century. This missional classic has been thoroughly revised and updated.