This is another entry of book notes by David Mays on Alan Hirsch’s book “The Forgotten Ways”. For all the tossing around of the term “missional”, Hirsch does a pretty good job of giving it definition. In it he says, “A very primitive, unencumbered Christology lies at the heart of the renewal of the church.” Hirsch gives the impression that the biggest problem with the church in the West is the focus on the “attractional” standard and neglect of the “scattered” or sending aspect of the church. Though I agree with his assumption, I don’t agree that that is the biggest problem. In fact, I think the church is to operate both modes: gather and scatter. I agree with Dwight Smith that the biggest problem isn’t in the church’s gathering and scattering, it is in its accessibility. He spends too much time criticizing the current structures for my taste. But in the end he says, the journey itself is important; the risk and adventure is good for the soul. “We need to hit the road again. We are the people of the Way….” (241)
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