Mark Scandrette

I recently finished reading my friend Alan Hirsch’s excellent book, The Forgotten Ways. Hirsch offers a missiological reading of many of the major themes in the emerging church conversation (including the kingdom of God, Jesus as Rabbi, experience and action-based spirituality, etc). This book is especially helpful for those who may feel uneasy about emerging theological explorations yet passionate about the opportunity to rethink mission in the 21st century. This well annotated and illustrative work explores the dynamic interactions between the essential message of Jesus, the historical church and emerging culture.I will be recommending it to people as a helpful introduction to the missiological motivations of many contemporary experimental practitioners.