In 5Q, Alan Hirsch took a deep dive into the fivefold typology of ministry as articulated in Ephesians 4:1-16. Now in this User's Guide, Alan and Jessie challenge and equip you, your organization or church to live into a new way of seeing, thinking, and living. Summarizing and simplifying the key themes of 5Q, this practical guide is ideal for either individuals or groups. With practitioner examples, reflective questions, and training tools, Activating 5Q enables you to apply the principles to your particular context.
“A new and brilliant understanding of how to unleash the latent capacity within you, the church and every group for the Jesus mission.”—Dave Ferguson, lead pastor of Community Christian Church; lead visionary for NewThing; author
“I believe that there are few topics more important for the renewal of Christ’s people and the subsequent transforming of the world around us than what is addressed here.” —Neil Cole, author of Organic Church, Primal Fire, and One Thing
“Inspires, provokes and engages. It will be a catalyst for mission in the years to come!” —Danielle Strickland, international social justice advocate; author and speaker
“Provides us with a clear model showing us how Jesus is active in and through the church. Wonderful!” —Brad Brisco, co-author of Missional Essentials and Next Door as It Is in Heaven
“This book leads readers to live into 5Q so that the church might be the song, the poem sung to and for the world in order to bring all people into the dance of God.” —JR Woodward, author of Creating a Missional Culture; co-author, The Church as Movement; national director, V3 movement
“Activating 5Q offers powerful tools to help churches fire on all five cylinders as God intends.”—Paul Harcourt, National Leader, New Wine England
“Gives the whole church a place to see ourselves in the story of God in a way that invigorates passion and purpose. A must-read!”—Tammy Dunahoo, general supervisor, The Foursquare Church

Activating 5Q: A User's Guide

Religion & Spirituality

Hirsch, Alan

Cruickshank, Jessie

Christian Books & Bibles

100 Movements

The "Identity Keystones" of the Foursquare Church as a movement are as unique as its founder, Aimee Semple McPherson. By applying principles of organization research, Rockwell identified five "Domains of Expertise" of the Foursquare Church. These are: Integrated Mission, Women in Senior Leadership, Pentecostal Ethos, Indigenous Empowerment, and Moderation/Middle of the Road Policy. A group of contributors have partnered with Rockwell to cover each domain and to bring practical application. As Rockwell states in his introduction, "As we respond to a postmodern landscape and a post-Christian culture, it is more urgent than ever to consider how the Foursquare identity uniquely prepares us for this emerging and challenging era ahead...The aspects of 'who we are' and 'what we do' are more relevant than ever."

Identity Keystones: What Makes Us Foursquare

Rockwell, Sam

Payne, Leah

Friesen, Aaron

Overman, Steve

Temple, Matt

Tremper, Karen

Hernandez, Evelyn

Roper, Jeff

Independently published

God wired your brain for transformation.\nJesus told his followers, “Go and make disciples of every nation,” but a lot of us stop before we start―because we feel like we don’t have what it takes. But Jesus didn’t ask spiritual superstars to make disciples. He invited ordinary people into the adventure of following Him.\nJessie Cruickshank learned how to be a disciplemaker in the wilderness. When she connected her training in outdoor adventure ministry with her Harvard degree in neuroeducation, God showed her a pathway for ordinary disciples of Jesus to experience profound spiritual growth. 
You can help someone choose to go somewhere they have never gone before and to be brave enough to choose to change. You can model a new way of living. And you can share your own hard-fought wisdom on the journey of faith. 
Jessie Cruickshank will help you navigate the terrain, be inspired by the vast sky, and move toward the hope to which you are called. With Joseph Campbell’s iconic hero’s journey framework as a guide, you’ll discover how a spirit of adventure, brain science, and passionate faith can equip you for the greatest adventure of all.

Ordinary Discipleship: How God Wires Us for the Adventure of Transformation

NAVPRESS *

What makes us Foursquare? Find out in this 50-page booklet, which highlights five areas of who we are and what we do: integrated mission, women in leadership, indigenous empowerment, Pentecostal ethos and moderation. Written by Jessie Cruickshank, Aaron Friesen, Leah Payne, Steve Overman, Sam Rockwell, Matt Temple and Karen Tremper.

Foursquare Identity Keystones: A summary of five significant areas of identity congruence for the Foursquare Church.

Church, The Foursquare

Foursquare Church, The

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