An Interview with Alan & Debra Hirsch

Alan is the founding Director of Forge Mission Training Network. He is the co-founder of shapevine.com an international forum for engaging with world transforming ideas. Debra serves as part of the leadership team of The Tribe of LA, a Jesus community among artists and creatives in Los Angeles.

Known for their innovative approach to mission, Alan and Debra wrote Untamed which is about missional discipleship for a missional church, and they recently spoke at the Origins Event in Los Angeles.

Alan is a teacher and key mission strategist for churches across the western world. His popular book The Shaping of Things to Come (with Michael Frost) is widely considered to be a seminal text on mission. Alan’s recent book The Forgotten Ways, has quickly become a key reference for missional thinking, particularly as it relates to movements. His book ReJesus is a radical restatement about the role that Jesus plays in defining missional movements.

Listen below:

Alan & Debra Hirsch
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What were some of your favorite insights?  How can become better disciple-makers?

Not Like Me Release Party Winners!

Thanks for joining us for the online release party of my new book Not Like Me: A Field Guide for Influencing a Diverse World!

We will be posting the interviews we had with our guests soon. Listen to previous teleseminars here.

Our guests included: Alan & Debra Hirsch, Kevin Harney, Josh Fox, Shawn Anderson,  Rudy Carrasco, Dave and Jon Ferguson, and Erwin McManus

The resources (valued at over $1000) given away included:

1 All Access Pass to the Origins Event on July 24, 2010 in downtown L.A. (valued at $129) for Joshua from CA!

Untamed by Alan and Debra Hirsch The 10 winners include: Karen from OH, Sherry from CA, Garrett from AL, Sabrina from Ontario, Justin from TN, Janet from CA, Smitty from KY, Isaiah from KY, Karen from IL, and Matt from IL

Protest and Invest by Rudy Carrasco
The 5 winners of the book and iPad version include: Steve from NV, Daniel from FL, Josh from NV, Jerry from TX, and Kelly from CA.

Living Dangerously by Shawn Anderson
The 10 winners include: Justin from NC, Daniel from USA, Dawn from CA, Josh from IL, Kurt from CA, Caleb from WA, Bryon from MI, Brett from MI, Jeff from CA, and Gary from CA.

Josh Fox’s new cd Radiant
The 5 winners include: Molly from MN, Angie from CA, Brad from WA, Rowel from CA, and Gary from NC.

Exponential by Dave and Jon Ferguson
The 10 winners include:Damon from IN, Jenni from TX, Lori from TX, John from WV, Rowdy from OK, Mark from Australia, Brad from VA, Creighton from KS, Martin from KY, and Colby from AZ.

Organic Outreach for Ordinary People by Kevin Harney
The 10 winners include: Wally from MI, Troy from CA, Joshua from CA, Chip from MA, Travis from FL, Lon from Canada, Peter from the U.K., Judy from WA, Mario from Canada, and Renee from CA.

Stand Against the Wind by Erwin McManus
The 10 winners include: Kristine from TX, Kyle from MO, David from IL, Cline from MD, Clay from WA, Rudy from TX, Betty from MI, Kendall from NC, Chuck from VA, and Adam from VT.

“Not Like Me” sermon series I shared at Mosaic (formerly called Peppermint-Filled Pinatas)
The 4 winners include: Stephanie from TX, Tim from CA, Mike from TX, and Dave from AR.

Be one of the first to order the new book here!

“Not Like Me” Release Party Today!

Join us today for the online release party of my new book Not Like Me: A Field Guide for Influencing a Diverse World!

Tuesday, July 20th
11:00am until 2:00pm Pacific Time
(2:00pm – 5:00pm Eastern)

Sign up to win free resources (whether you can make the call or not)!

Come and go as you can!

You do not have to be present to win!

SIGN UP FOR THE “NOT LIKE ME” ONLINE EVENT HERE!

We’ll have interviews and LIVE Q&A with the following (all times PST):

11am Alan & Debra Hirsch
11:30am Kevin Harney
11:45am Josh Fox
12:00pm Shawn Anderson
12:15pm Rudy Carrasco
12:30pm Dave and Jon Ferguson
1pm Erwin McManus

The resources (valued at over $1000) to be given away include:


1 All Access Pass to the Origins Event on July 24, 2010 in downtown L.A. (valued at $129)

Untamed by Alan and Debra Hirsch (10 copies)

Stand Against the Wind by Erwin McManus (10 copies)

Josh Fox’s new cd Radiant (5 copies)

Exponential by Dave and Jon Ferguson (10 copies)

Organic Outreach for Ordinary People by Kevin Harney (10 copies)

Living Dangerously by Shawn Anderson (10 copies)

Protest and Invest by Rudy Carrasco (5 copies of book which include iPad version)

Not Like Me: A Field Guide for Influencing a Diverse World (10 copies)

“Not Like Me” sermon series I shared at Mosaic (formerly called Peppermint-Filled Pinatas) (4 sets with 5 cds each)

SIGN UP FOR THE “NOT LIKE ME” ONLINE EVENT HERE!

We will be announcing winners throughout the phone call and posting them on my site.

Be one of the first to order the new book here!

Not Like Me Online Book Release Party (Free Resources & Interviews!)

Our next LIVE, free teleseminar will be a special event to celebrate the launch of my book Not Like Me: A Field Guide for Influencing a Diverse World!

Tuesday, July 20th
11:00am until 2:00pm Pacific Time
(2:00pm – 5:00pm Eastern)

Sign up to win free resources (whether you can make the call or not)!

Come and go as you can!

You do not have to be present to win!

SIGN UP FOR THE “NOT LIKE ME” ONLINE EVENT HERE!

We’ll have interviews and LIVE Q&A with the following (all times PST):

11am Alan & Debra Hirsch
11:30am Kevin Harney
11:45am Josh Fox
12:15pm Rudy Carrasco
12:30pm Dave and Jon Ferguson
1pm Erwin McManus

The resources (valued at over $1000) to be given away include:


1 All Access Pass to the Origins Event on July 24, 2010 in downtown L.A. (valued at $129)

Untamed by Alan and Debra Hirsch (10 copies)

Stand Against the Wind by Erwin McManus (10 copies)

Josh Fox’s new cd Radiant (5 copies)

Exponential by Dave and Jon Ferguson (10 copies)

Organic Outreach for Ordinary People by Kevin Harney (10 copies)

Not Like Me: A Field Guide for Influencing a Diverse World (10 copies)

“Not Like Me” sermon series I shared at Mosaic (formerly called Peppermint-Filled Pinatas) (4 sets with 5 cds each)

SIGN UP FOR THE “NOT LIKE ME” ONLINE EVENT HERE!

Can you make it? What questions do you want me to ask our guests?

Origins Insights

Origins was a great event! Below are some helpful thoughts from the day:

“Beauty is rarely more pure as when it passes from one culture to another.” – Alex McManus

“Do you want to BE important or DO something important?” Mark Batterson

“Who we are in crisis is who we really are” – David Arcos on chaotic leadership

“People are not looking for information. They are looking for presence and you can’t fake that.” Erwin McManus

Erwin is often asked, “How do engage the world?” The better question: “What have you done to disengage the world?”

“Church world = 1st space. Marketplace = 2nd space. We can only enter the 3rd space by invitation because of quality of your work.” – Erwin

“At Mosaic, we like people that don’t look like us.” – Erwin

“The best way to keep money from being an idol in our lives is to give much of it away, often” – Deb Hirsch

I shared in a breakout about allowing people to belong before they believe.

Some thoughts:

Cause creates community. Jesus invited us to follow Him for what we can give not what we can get (Mt. 4:19).

The early church “praised God AND enjoyed the favor of all the people” because they were know as people who met the needs of others (Acts 2:47).

For the rest of the notes, send me an email to me at eric@mosaic.org with “Belonging Before Believing Notes” as the subject