Alan Hirsch

This article is about the church leader. For the neurologist, see Alan Hirsch (neurologist). For the lawyer, see Alan Hirsch (professor).

Alan Hirsch in 2006.

Alan Hirsch (born 24 October 1959) is an Australian author, serial entrepreneur, thought leader in the missional church movement, key missions strategist for churches around the world, and founder of numerous global organizations.

Life

Hirsch was born into a Jewish family in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1959.[1] He moved to Cape Town, in 1963 where he spent most of his childhood and adolescence. Then, he went to university in Cape Town where he studied business and marketing and moved to Australia in 1983 with his family. Although his family was not particularly religious, he was very much influenced by his Jewish heritage. He emphasizes Jesus as the Jewish Messiah and makes distinctions between Hebraic and Hellenistic thought. He served a two-year compulsory call-up in the South African military.[2] After having moved to Australia, he had a life-changing experience with the Holy Spirit that deeply affected him.[3] Soon after moving, he married his wife Debra. They have been married and in Christian ministry together for over twenty years.[4]

Writings

  • Metanoia: How God Radically Transforms People, Churches, and Organizations From the Inside Out
  • The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church
  • The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church, co-authored with Tim Catchim
  • The Permanent Revolution Handbook
  • Disciplism
  • The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century, co-authored with Michael Frost
  • Untamed (Shapevine) : Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship, co-authored with Debra Hirsch
  • ReJEsus, co-authored with Michael Frost
  • 5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ
  • Activating 5Q: A User's Guide, co-authored with Jessie Cruickshank
  • The Forgotten Ways Handbook
  • The Leap of Faith
  • On the Verge: A Journey into the Apostolic Future of the Church
  • ReFramation: Seeing God, People, and Mission through Re-enchanted Frames, co-authored with Mark Nelson
  • The Starfish and the Spirit, co-authored with Lance Ford and Rob Wegner
  • Right Here, Right Now: Everyday Mission for Everyday People, co-authored with Lance Ford
  • Fast Forward to Mission: Frameworks for a Life of Impact

See also

References

  1. ^ Hirsch, Alan; Hirsch, Debra (2010), Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, p. 16, ISBN 978-0-8010-1343-0. Most of the biographical information that follows is found in Untamed, pp. 16-17.
  2. ^ Hirsch, Untamed, p. 16
  3. ^ Hirsch, Untamed, p. 83.
  4. ^ Hirsch, Untamed, p. 14.