Al Hirsch on Attractional Church

Loved this quote from Alan Hirsch in response to Dan Kimball’s recent concerns about the direction of the missional church:

“I certainly don’t believe that attractional is not working. What I have said is that it has appeal to a shrinking segment of the population, and that persistence with a church growth style, attractionalism, is in the long run a counsel of despair.”

Alan Hirsch responds to Dan Kimball’s “Missional Misgivings” | Out of Ur

And I wanted to also share his final comment that I think typifies the motivation for many of the “emerging” crew:

“The only other thing I will say is that we as believers, live by a vision of what can be…we cannot allow ourselves to be constrained by pragmatics alone. Vision precludes that and is driven by holy discontent to see a greater manifestation of the Kingdom.”

I like it.